To the LCL Operator: This Is What You’re Actually Signing Up For When You Mix Dangerous Goods
The carrier's DG Desk tells you what can travel together — but Box 20 carries your signature, not theirs. Here's…
Kenya’s New ACD Rule: No Reference Code, No Entry From August 3, 2026
KRA's Advance Cargo Declaration platform goes live 3 August 2026 for all containerised cargo to Kenya. Full process, ACD number…
Oman Mandates Palletization for All Imports: Regulatory Requirements, Exemptions, and Action Items for Shippers
Oman Customs has rolled out one of the Gulf’s toughest new cargo-handling rules: no compliant...
The Making of the IMDG Code: A History of Maritime Dangerous Goods Regulation
A practitioner's history of how fragmented, voluntary rules for shipping hazardous cargo became today's mandatory global framework — SOLAS Chapter…
The Reverse Battery Problem: Shipping Spent Electric Vehicle Modules Under IMDG Code and Basel Convention
Getting the IMDG classification right on a spent EV battery module is only half the compliance picture. The other half…
Battery Management Systems: The Engineering Layer Behind Lithium Battery Safety at Sea
A battery management system is the first line of defence against lithium battery fires at sea. Here's what a BMS…
From Bedroom to Bulk Carrier: What Lithium Battery Fires Are Really Teaching Us
Thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries has killed people from a London bedroom to a Pacific cargo ship. This fact-checked article…
The 80/20 Rule Isn’t Just for Dangerous Goods
Surge doesn't check the UN number. Why the IMDG Code's 80/20 degree-of-filling principle applies equally to non-regulated liquids in portable…
Fumigated Cargo Transport Units at Sea: IMDG 5.5.2, UN 3359 and the Ventilated/Non-Ventilated Divide
Following on from our ISPM 15 wood packaging article — what happens once the container itself, not just the pallet…
ISPM 15 Explained: What Every Shipper, Freight Forwarder and Port Operator Needs to Know About Wood Packaging Material
A practitioner's guide to ISPM 15 — scope, exemptions, debarking, approved treatments, marking, and where import rejections actually come from.