CHINALCO¡¯s first shipment from Boffa Bauxite project arrives in China

The discharge ceremony for the first shipment of bauxite from Chinalco’s Boffa bauxite project in Guinea was held in the Rizhao port in Shandong province on 26th February’20.

The company announced that the transportation mission was completed by M.V. QU SHAN HAI under COSCO Shipping bulk, which has marked a new milestone of achievement by Chinalco’s Boffa Project.

The ceremony was held online via video conference so as to prevail the standards of COVID-19 prevention and control policies. The relevant executives of COSCO SHIPPING Bulk, CHINALCO, and Shandong Port Group attended the ceremony in Guangzhou, Beijing, and Rizhao, respectively.

The successful berthing and cargo discharging of M.V. QU SHAN HAI marked the first achievement made jointly by COSCO SHIPPING and CHINALCO under their strategic cooperation in Africa. In 2020, COSCO SHIPPING Bulk will continue to deepen cooperation with CHINALCO and Rizhao Port.

On 6th January’20, M.V. QU SHAN HAI, a handy-size vessel under Cosco Shipping Bulk, started the voyage back to China from Boffa, Guinea, fully loaded with 54,000 tonnes of bauxite.

The vessel navigated 10,000 sea miles crossing over three big oceans and two continents before it finally arrived in Rizhao port.

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