Huge Vale Ship Arrived in Qingdao with 300,000 Tons of Iron Ore

(Beijing) – A large ship owned by Vale SA recently anchored in the eastern port of Qingdao, spurring speculation the world's leading iron ore producer will for the first time unload in the eastern port.

The very large ore carrier (VLOC) called Shandong Da Ren arrived with 300,000 tons of iron ore on October 2 and departed two days later. It is unclear if it was allowed to unload its cargo.