Amendment to SOLAS chapter VII – Regulation 4
At 90thsession held from 16 to 25 May 2012 Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) adopted amendment...
Spillage control of substances having hazard of Spontaneous Ignition
Substances having spontaneous Ignition hazard assigned with EmS spillage code S-M in IMDG Code do...
Time and Temperature Sensitive Label Now Mandatory for Select Healthcare Cargo Shipments
Mandatory Time and Temperature Sensitive Label
Rio+20 & IMO
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) took place at Rio from 20-22nd June...
HYPERGOLIC ROCKET PROPELLENTS
Hypergolic propellants are used in space shuttles and rockets. The main advantage of hypergolic propellant...
Who must sign the Dangerous Goods Declaration?
IMDG Code states “The certification shall be signed and dated by the consignor.” The text...
STEEL PIPE LASHING – ACCIDENT
Warning some images are very gruesome. On Thursday 28th June driver of a trailer carrying...
Tracking and monitoring equipment
Electronic cargo tracking is sometimes used in the multimodal transport. This is being done by...
Port of Singapore – Dangerous Goods Regulations
Click here for Port of Singapore Dangerous Goods Regulations.