In collaboration with Oldendorff Carriers, Vale is starting its maiden biofuel journey aboard a bulk carrier. The trial takes place on an Oldendorff tanker sailing from Brazil to Asia with a cargo of iron ore.
On October 16, the Hinrich Oldendorff (with a 209,113 deadweight, constructed in 2016) loaded the biofuel in Singapore for the ballast journey to Brazil. The vessel then loaded Vale’s iron ore at Guaiba Island Terminal on November 28 and will use the combined biofuel on...