Arrival Ceremony for the First Capesized Vessel from Nacala Port, Mozambique, at Kimitsu Works

Jun. 14, 2016

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation

Arrival Ceremony for the First Capesized Vessel from Nacala Port,
Mozambique, at Kimitsu Works

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (President Kosei Shindo, “NSSMC”) purchases high quality hard coking coal for cokemaking produced in Mozambique from Vale.
At the end of last year, Nacala Port in Mozambique, which can handle large vessels, started commercial operations. Recently, the largest capesized vessel ever loaded at this port, “SHINING DRAGON” (operated by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha) made her first shipment and arrived at Kimitsu Works. To celebrate this first arrival, our headquarters and Kimitsu Works staff held a ceremony on the vessel on June 13 together with First Secretary Ilda Raivoso from the Embassy of the Republic of Mozambique in Japan and President Fidel Blanco from Vale Asia.

Left: First Secretary Raivoso holding the panel on the left and President Blanco from Vale          Asia on the right Right: “SHINING DRAGON” entering Nacala Port

During the ceremony, Mr. Kazuo Tanimizu, the Managing Executive Officer of NSSMC, expressed thanks to everyone who attended, and he emphasized the importance of high quality hard coking coal produced in Mozambique and of the development of large ports that can decrease transportation costs. President Blanco from Vale Asia introduced the project including the development of Nacala Port and First Secretary Raivoso gave a complimentary speech about the first shipment by a large vessel.
Additionally, roughly 120,000 tons of rail made by NSSMC are used for Nacala railway, approximately 900km long, that connects the coal mine and Nacala Port.

NSSMC is committed to procuring resources stably including a diversification of suppliers through the purchase of high quality hard coking coal from Mozambique.

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