The Chinese port of Ningbo-Zoushan has been given permission to build berths sufficiently large to accommodate the 400,000dwt iron ore vessels owned by CVRD. However, a spokesperson for the port said that these will not be ready for at least two years. The problem could be further exacerbated if additional permission for construction to go ahead is not received from either the local government or the central government's National Development & Reform commission. If these berths are completed on time, the port will be the first able to access the so-called Valemax bulk carriers.