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<li>淡水河谷将把配备风帆的船队扩充至至少 20 艘船只</li>
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<li>风帆有助于节省燃油成本，缩小与澳大利亚竞争对手的差距</li>
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<li>该技术帮助淡水河谷抵御了伊朗战争期间的燃油价格上涨</li>
</ul><p>作者：Marta Nogueira</p><p>巴西维多利亚，4 月 30 日（路透社）- 淡水河谷（VALE3.SA）计划将其配备风帆的铁矿石运输船队规模扩大一倍以上，这项节约成本的技术将在未来三年内推广至至少 20 艘船只，从而降低这家巴西矿商对海运燃料价格波动的风险敞口。</p><p>淡水河谷航运总经理拉斐尔·费舍尔（Rafael Fischer）周二表示，这些旋转式圆柱形风帆的高度约相当于 10 层楼，在跨洋航行中利用风能，根据船只不同可节省高达 10% 的燃油消耗。</p><p>货运成本在矿业中占比较大，且在伊朗战争期间有所攀升。</p><p>“能源效率意味着我们对燃料的依赖越来越少，从而降低了重油价格任何波动的影响，” 费舍尔在停靠在圣埃斯皮里图州图巴朗港的一艘配备风帆的船上告诉路透社记者。</p><p>淡水河谷目前拥有八艘配备风帆的船只，这是其十年来专注于降低排放和提高效率的战略成果，该战略在中东冲突推高石油产品价格之际，在一定程度上保护了公司。</p><p>节省燃油是淡水河谷的一大关切，因为其主要向中国运输铁矿石，而在中国市场它面临来自澳大利亚供应商的竞争。</p><p>“与竞争对手相比，我们处于地理劣势，因此我们利用创新作为杠杆来减轻这种影响，” 费舍尔表示。</p><h3>乙醇动力船舶</h3><p>费舍尔表示，除了加装风帆外，淡水河谷还在使其船舶具备燃料灵活性。</p><p>本月早些时候，该公司宣布与中国山东航运集团达成一项为期 25 年的租船协议，建造两艘全球首批配备风帆的乙醇燃料跨洋船舶。</p><p>这些船舶还将能够使用甲醇或传统重油运行，并保留未来改装为使用液化天然气和氨气的选项。</p><p>“未来，我们将拥有至少五种燃料的选择，这使我们能够灵活适应不同的情况和市场条件，” 费舍尔表示。</p>

淡水河谷

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<li>Vale to expand sail-equipped fleet to at least 20 vessels</li>
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<li>淡水河谷将把配备风帆的船队扩充至至少 20 艘船只</li>
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<li>Sails help save in fuel costs, narrow gap to Australian rivals</li>
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<li>风帆有助于节省燃油成本，缩小与澳大利亚竞争对手的差距</li>
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<li>Technology has helped shield Vale from Iran war fuel price hikes</li>
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<li>该技术帮助淡水河谷抵御了伊朗战争期间的燃油价格上涨</li>
</ul></div><p>By Marta Nogueira</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>作者：Marta Nogueira</p></div><p>VITORIA, Brazil, April 30 (Reuters) - Vale (VALE3.SA) plans to more than double its fleet of sail-equipped iron ore carriers, with the cost-saving technology to expand to at least 20 vessels within the next three years, easing the Brazilian miner’s exposure to marine fuel price volatility.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>巴西维多利亚，4 月 30 日（路透社）- 淡水河谷（VALE3.SA）计划将其配备风帆的铁矿石运输船队规模扩大一倍以上，这项节约成本的技术将在未来三年内推广至至少 20 艘船只，从而降低这家巴西矿商对海运燃料价格波动的风险敞口。</p></div><p>The spinning cylindrical sails about as high as a 10-storey building harness wind power during transoceanic voyages saving up to 10% in fuel consumption depending on the vessel, Vale’s general manager for shipping, Rafael Fischer, said on Tuesday.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>淡水河谷航运总经理拉斐尔·费舍尔（Rafael Fischer）周二表示，这些旋转式圆柱形风帆的高度约相当于 10 层楼，在跨洋航行中利用风能，根据船只不同可节省高达 10% 的燃油消耗。</p></div><p>Freight costs are significant for the mining sector and have climbed during the Iran war.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>货运成本在矿业中占比较大，且在伊朗战争期间有所攀升。</p></div><p>“Energy efficiency means we rely less and less on fuel, which reduces the impact of any variation in bunker fuel prices,” Fischer told Reuters aboard one of the sail-equipped vessels, docked at the Tubarao port in Espirito Santo state.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“能源效率意味着我们对燃料的依赖越来越少，从而降低了重油价格任何波动的影响，” 费舍尔在停靠在圣埃斯皮里图州图巴朗港的一艘配备风帆的船上告诉路透社记者。</p></div><p>Vale currently has eight sail-equipped vessels, the result of a decade-long strategy focused on lowering emissions and improving efficiency that has shielded the company somewhat as the Middle East conflict drives up oil product prices.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>淡水河谷目前拥有八艘配备风帆的船只，这是其十年来专注于降低排放和提高效率的战略成果，该战略在中东冲突推高石油产品价格之际，在一定程度上保护了公司。</p></div><p>Saving on fuel is a major concern at Vale, as it mainly ships iron ore to China, where it faces competition from suppliers in Australia.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>节省燃油是淡水河谷的一大关切，因为其主要向中国运输铁矿石，而在中国市场它面临来自澳大利亚供应商的竞争。</p></div><p>“We have a geographic disadvantage compared with our competitors, so we are using innovation as a lever to mitigate that effect,” Fischer said.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“与竞争对手相比，我们处于地理劣势，因此我们利用创新作为杠杆来减轻这种影响，” 费舍尔表示。</p></div><h3>ETHANOL-POWERED SHIPS</h3>
<div class="lb-trans"><h3>乙醇动力船舶</h3></div><p>Beyond adding sails, Vale is also making its vessels fuel-flexible, said Fischer.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>费舍尔表示，除了加装风帆外，淡水河谷还在使其船舶具备燃料灵活性。</p></div><p>Earlier this month, it announced a 25-year charter agreement with China’s Shandong Shipping Corporation for the construction of two of the world’s first ethanol-fueled transoceanic vessels equipped with sails.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>本月早些时候，该公司宣布与中国山东航运集团达成一项为期 25 年的租船协议，建造两艘全球首批配备风帆的乙醇燃料跨洋船舶。</p></div><p>The ships will also be able to run on methanol or conventional bunker fuel, with future conversion options for liquefied natural gas and ammonia.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>这些船舶还将能够使用甲醇或传统重油运行，并保留未来改装为使用液化天然气和氨气的选项。</p></div><p>“In the future, we will have the option of at least five fuels, which gives us the flexibility to adapt to different situations and market conditions,” said Fischer.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“未来，我们将拥有至少五种燃料的选择，这使我们能够灵活适应不同的情况和市场条件，” 费舍尔表示。</p></div>

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