Abstract Brazil's Vale, the world's second-largest mining company, has set up transshipment centers and distribution centers in the Philippines and Malaysia to transport iron ore imported from China. On November 30, Zhang Shouguo, executive vice president of China Shipowners Association, said in an interview with reporters that fresh water...
Brazil's Vale, the world's second-largest mining company, has set up transshipment centers and distribution centers in the Philippines and Malaysia to transport iron ore imported from China. On November 30, Zhang Shouguo, executive vice president of China Shipowners Association, said in an interview that Vale's series of measures does not meet the principle of optimal allocation of resources, involves monopoly and unfair competition, and does not have the management of professional shipping companies. Experience and level.
Violation of resource optimization configuration principles
It is understood that in September this year, Vale and the Philippine Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) signed a memorandum of understanding to build an iron ore transshipment center in Subic Bay. Vale can use a specially designed floating terminal port in Subic Bay to transfer iron ore from very large ore vessels to small vessels, with China, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan being the main destinations. At the same time, an iron ore distribution center is established in Malaysia.
Regarding the above measures of Vale, Zhang Shouguo pointed out that this is not in line with the principle of resource optimization allocation. The current fleet of the market has fully met the needs of iron ore transportation. There is no need to waste resources to build transshipment centers and distribution centers, and increase the transit links. The result is waste of resources and reduced efficiency; Vale is an ore producer with little experience in ship safety management, ship pollution prevention and shipping management. It is difficult to manage its own fleet like a professional shipping company, which is easy to cause safety and environment. Risk; Vale owns the source of supply and controls the ship's capacity. This involves monopoly and unfair competition, which not only damages China's interests, but also damages the shipping interests of South Korea, Japan and Taiwan; the current shipping market is sluggish, fresh water No matter where the river valley is built, the cost of the distribution center will not be reduced, and it will not be worth the loss for them.
Make the excess capacity situation worse
When talking about the current shipping market, Zhang Shouguo said that the current world capacity surplus is an extremely serious problem for a long time now and in the future. This situation is particularly evident in the dry bulk shipping market. Not long ago, at the International Maritime (China) Annual Conference 2011 held in Boao, Hainan, experts and scholars from all over the world agreed that due to the slowdown of the world economic recovery and the serious excess of transportation capacity, it is expected that the world shipping market will Full recovery at least until 2014. At this time, Vale built a 400,000-ton iron ore transport fleet, which made the situation of excess capacity worse, which is not conducive to the recovery and healthy development of the shipping market.
The specialization of social division of labor enables the rational allocation and utilization of market resources. The development of shipping by shipping companies is more effective and efficient than the development of shipping by enterprises in other industries. It is also more in line with the division of labor and the development of the market.
Zhang Shouguo believes that shipping is a very professional industry, involving professional, professional, professional, professional, professional, professional, professional, professional, professional, professional, professional, professional, professional, Requirements, and even if a fleet already has the above elements, accidents such as navigation safety and ship pollution may occur. If shipping is done by other industries, it is likely that there will be more hidden dangers such as navigation safety and ship pollution because of the lack of professional requirements.
Iron ore transportation is to promote steel trade and develop steel production. Vale has a large advantage in China's iron ore trade. If it is involved in shipping, it will have greater control over China's iron ore imports, which makes China's steel and shipping industry very worried.
Zhang Shouguo said that at present, the competent departments of various levels of government have no plans to build 400,000-ton ports, dock berths and waterways. In the current economic downturn, sluggish consumption and a large excess of global shipping capacity, the bulk berth capacity of China's ports has been seriously over-resourced, and a large amount of funds will be invested to build a 400,000-ton berth and its supporting waterway and its facilities. In an untimely manner, the Chinese shipping industry is firmly opposed to this.
Zhang Shouguo said at the end that a series of measures in Vale may put a heavier burden on him, cause greater losses, and cause concern and vigilance in other Asian ore importing countries and regions. It is imperative for Vale to stop its huge fleet development plan immediately, especially to stop the construction of 400,000 tons of super-large mines and other tonnage bulk carriers as soon as possible so that he can minimize losses.
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