 Largest bulk carriers ever built, the "Valemax" vessels have seven cargo holds with a total gross volume of almost .In addition to increasing the strength of the hull special attention has also been paid to improve the speed and efficiency of the loading and discharging operations.Each cargo hold can be fully loaded by a shiploader in a single step with a loading rate of 13,500 tonnes per hour and can carry almost as much iron ore as a small Panamax carrier.