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Old 19-02-2013, 08:03 PM
Rob P
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They didn't discuss the VALE class of bulkers. They are built for the Chinese/Brasil run: up to 360 metres long; 65 metres wide and a summer draft of around 23 metres and around 400,000 dwt. Big buggers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valemax

To put that in perspective, in Hay Point we're handling up to 300 metres x 50 metres x 20 metres and a dwt around 200,000 tonnes. And they take at least a nautical mile (1.852 km) to stop. Can get a bit twitchy if the engines don't fire astern!
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