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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (62243)	3/28/2010 4:47:29 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 218922

Why buy VLOCs? last time Australians (always the Anglos) leased all carriers, denied Vale the means of transport and sold Australian iron ore at extortionary prices. Therefore this time Vale will have its own fleet. Gurantees delivery. It still takes Vale’s iron ore on average 45 days to travel from Brazil to Chinese ports and by contrast, it only takes around 15 days on average for iron ore to travel from Australia to China. To minimize these disadvantages, Vale has embarked on a thoughtful strategic plan that effectively shortens the distribution channel for end users while growing market share organically and gaining greater access to smaller regional markets. The company is acquiring land in strategic forward locations closer to the end users and developing massive regional storage and distribution and pelletizing facilities. These facilities will have the potential to produce various blends to meet the specific needs of each client. For example, the Malaysian facility will be capable of handling 30 mtpy with an expandable capacity of 90 mtpy. Like Qingdao seekingalpha.com