 The transshipment operations ended in 2017 and both "Ore Fabrica" and "Ore Sossego" were sold for scrap.In May 2012, the largest Chinese operator of dry bulk carriers, state-owned China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO), claimed that Vale had refused to use the company's ships since March as a protest against banning the "Valemax" vessels from Chinese ports.Vale has refused to give comments on the issue.