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BHP Billiton in ship charter record
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BHP Billiton in ship charter record
By a staff reporter
BHP Billiton has pushed ship charter rates to new records as rival Rio Tinto feels the brunt of a Chinese boycott of its iron ore sold on the spot market, The Australian reports.
Last week, the China Iron and Steel Association called on the nation's steel mills and industry associations to boycott iron ore mined by Rio Tinto and sold on the spot market, saying it suspected the mining giant was intentionally diverting ore to the higher-priced spot market.
BHP is believed to have last week booked 17 ''Capsize" bulk carriers -- the biggest in regular use -- to carry ore between the Pilbara and China.
Over the same period, Rio Tinto chartered only one, The Australian reports.
According to paper, the large miners usually charter about nine each a month, but April was a particularly busy month - with BHP chartering 13, and Rio 16.
The paper reports BHP might be pondering selling stockpiled ore on a spot basis to collect prices of around $US200 a tonne. |
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