Giant Ore Ship in Service of Vale Arrives at Tubarão Port in ES; Vessel Is the First in the World Capable of Generating Power with Rotating Sails

Written by Valdemar Medeiros

Published on 28/07/2021 at 19:48

Updated on 28/07/2021 at 19:53

primeiro navio de minério a navegar com energia gerada das velas rotativas. Crédito: Anderson Bibico/Divulgação

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Docked this Tuesday at the port of Tubarão in ES, the giant iron ore ship at the service of Vale uses rotating sails to generate energy. In total, the vessel will reduce up to 3,4 thousand tons of carbon dioxide per year

The world’s first large-capacity iron ore ship, which generates energy using a system composed of five rotating sails (rotor sails), at the service of Vale, docked at the Porto de Tubarão in Vitória this Tuesday (27). The vessel was named Sea Zhoushan.

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The world’s first mineral carrier equipped with rotating sails, aimed at increasing efficiency and reducing fossil fuel consumption, in one of the initiatives planned by the mining company in the coming years to reduce emissions – credits: Instagram ES port

Vale’s Sea Zhoushan docked around 11:30 PM last night, requiring the assistance of five tugboats: Camorim Topázio, Brucutu, Itabira, Timbopeba, and Hélio Ferraz I. The Vale iron ore ship left China a few weeks ago and is a Guaibamax of the VLOC category with a transport capacity of 325 thousand tons of iron and pellets.

In total, as mentioned before, there are five rotating sails that generate energy, installed along the ship and functioning as cylindrical rotors. The structures, which generate energy, have a diameter of four meters and a height of 24 meters, and during their operations, they rotate at different speeds, varying according to environmental and operational conditions to create a pressure difference and propel the iron ore ship.

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According to Vale, the rotating sails will allow for an 8% gain in efficiency and will also reduce emissions by up to 3,4 thousand tons of carbon dioxide per year.

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Ship - Vale - iron ore - ES - port of tubarao — First iron ore ship to sail using energy generated from rotating sails. Credit: Anderson Bibico/Disclosure

First iron ore ship to sail using energy generated from rotating sails. Credit: Anderson Bibico/Disclosure

This will be the Sea Zhoushan’s first operation from Vale, which will return to China full of ore by the end of this week. The vessel takes about two days to be loaded. For now, it is a pilot project, but if the technology proves efficient, Vale plans to form a fleet composed of at least 40% of this type of sail, impacting a reduction of nearly 1.5% of emissions per year from Vale’s iron ore vessels.

It is worth noting that this type of system has existed since the 19th century, but only in recent years has it been used on large vessels such as oil, passenger, and cargo ships.

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According to Guilherme Brega, executive manager of Navigation at Vale, the operation is part of the Ecoshipping program, which is aimed at meeting the company’s goals for reducing its carbon emissions.

Last year, the company announced an investment of around R$ 6 billion to reduce up to 33% of its carbon emissions, referred to as scopes 1 and 2, by 2030. The company also announced plans to reduce scope 3 emissions by 15% by 2035, related to the value chain.

The executive states that this initiative is bringing the company various positive news. The arrival of the ship is an important milestone for Vale and it was interesting to bring it, primarily, to the Porto de Tubarão in ES, as it is a port with an innovative character designed to receive large ships. According to Guilherme, the rotating sails fold and almost lie down on the deck, reducing fuel use and generating entirely natural “energy.”

Giant Ore Ship in Service of Vale Arrives at Tubarão Port in ES; Vessel Is the First in the World Capable of Generating Power with Rotating Sails

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