Vessels come into contact when docking
THREE vessels transporting ore from Brazil made contact on November 28 when one of the vessels was attempting to dock.
The damage was reported to be minor, but the incident briefly interrupted operations at one of Brazilian mining giant Vale’s primary terminals.
Vale reported that the 400,000 DWT ore carrier NSU Carajasowned by the Japanese company NS United Kaiun Kaish was maneuvering to dock at Pier IV South, of the Ponta da Maneira Maritime Terminal, in Sao Luis, in the Northern part of Brazil.
During the docking maneuver, the vessel came in contact with two other ore carriers that were docked at Pier III of the terminal.
Vale reports that there were no injuries to the crew aboard any of the vessel or terminal personnel, but that the three vessels sustain structural damage.
The NJU Carajas, registered in Liberia, which is 1,185 feet in length, was built in 2019 as the first vessel of her size built in Japan for a Japanese owner.
What caused her to come in contact with the other two vessels remains under investigation by the port authorities along with a team from Vale.
The other two Capesize bulkers were on the dock at the time of the incident.
One of the vessels was the Star Janni, a 179,000 DWT bulker registered in Liberia and operated by Star Bulk.
The third ship was the Liberian flagged 179,000 DWT bulk carrier Korona D.