Vale says first Valemax ship to discharge in Malaysia in March

BEIJING: Brazil's Vale SA will launch in March the first phase of its iron ore storage and distribution centre in Malaysia that will improve its access to China, its biggest customer, a company official said on Tuesday.

The world's top iron ore miner, whose huge Valemax vessels are banned from Chinese ports, built the Malaysian terminal to better compete with Australian rivals Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton.