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发表于 2011-12-12 16:55
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来自: 中国北京
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Vale reiterates plan to sell 19 VLOCs
VALE’S president Murilo Ferreira has publicly confirmed it intends to sell its 19 VLOC newbuildings – but only if the iron ore giant retains control of their employment. Speaking to Brazil’s newspaper O Globo, Ferreira declined to comment on whether the VLOC acquisition strategy of his predecessor Roger Agnelli was a “mistake”. But Ferreira said that he decided fleet ownership was too costly and that Vale must instead focus its investments on production of iron ore, nickel, copper and coal. Ferreira told O Globo that Vale was in “advanced negotiations” with a buyer for the ships, but he stressed that the sale would be concluded only if the ships were placed on long-term charter to Vale. In September, Vale confirmed to Fairplay that it was considering the sale of its VLOCs, but questions have since arisen on whether the deal would go forward. During an investor day event in London this week, Vale executives stressed that they have not changed their overall strategy of controlling freight costs through vessel control. “The name of the game is logistics,” affirmed its strategy chief Juan Carlos Martins at the event. He pledged that Vale would continue its plan to keep freight rates stable via control of its shipping component. Martins explained that carrying ore on a 400,000dwt bulker from Brazil to China, versus aboard a 200,000dwt bulker, is the equivalent of shaving five days off the distance from a cost perspective. |
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