China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation
The "Vale Rio de Janeiro " is considerably larger than the previous record-holder, "Berge Stahl", in every respect. Both her gross tonnage and deadweight tonnage are larger than those of the Norwegian ship, 175,720 and 364,767 tons, respectively. While the draught of both ships is the same, the "Vale Rio de Janeiro" is also longer and wider than the "Berge Stahl". In addition the "Vale Rio de Janeiro" is larger and slightly longer than the four new 388,000-ton, Chinamax bulk carriers Berge Bulk has ordered from China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation. Had the "Vale Rio de Janeiro " not been built, these ships would have become the largest bulk carriers in the world.