Bellzone Mining PLC announced the shipment of iron ore from the 50:50 Forecariah joint venture operation in the Republic of Guinea, West Africa. The ship, a Panamax, left the coast off Konta Port in Guinea carrying some 63,000 tonnes of iron ore. In the short term, the transhipping performance will be addressed by chartering geared ships capable of loading from the barges while work continues to redesign and re-engineer the loading and offloading configuration.