CINS Recommends a 20 kg Per-Container Cap on SP188 Lithium-Ion Battery Relief
CINS wants Special Provision 188 tied to a container-level limit, not just a package-level one — capping lithium-ion battery relief…
The MSG Jar We Hid Before Marmugao Port
Why a product tanker crew hid a jar of Ajinomoto before reaching Marmugao — and the deeper story behind that…
A ₹20 “Fruit” With a Toxic Profile: The Datura Listings Ban, Explained
Karnataka suspended the food licences of Amazon, Swiggy Instamart, and BigBasket over Datura fruit and seed listings. A look at…
Hong Kong Dangerous Goods Regulations: A Ready Reference for Shippers, Forwarders, NVOCCs and Vessel Operators
A working reference to Hong Kong's dangerous goods regime at Kwai Tsing and the wider port — manifests, permits, the…
SOLAS VI/2 Cargo Information: Packaged vs Bulk Flowchart
A quick-reference flowchart mapping SOLAS VI/2 cargo information requirements — from packaged vs. bulk carriage through to VGM and the…
When Firefighting Water Becomes the Hazard: Inside the Tainan Waste-Site Explosion
Fast facts Explosion: 2:47 a.m., August 22, 2026, Annan District, Tainan, Taiwan 15 injured (3...
Bulk Carrier Ocean Winner Sinks in Bay of Bengal After Paradip Departure; 22 Crew Missing
MV Ocean Winner, a Panamax bulk carrier carrying iron ore fines from Paradip to Singapore, sank in the Bay of…
Voluntary Code, Mandatory Carriage: The Cyanide Code Meets IMDG Code
The International Cyanide Management Code is voluntary; IMDG Code isn't — but they meet at the water's edge. A look…
Maersk Wins $13.3 Million Judgment Over 2015 Calcium Hypochlorite Explosion on Maersk Seoul
An English Commercial Court judgment traces the 2015 Maersk Seoul explosion to a calcium hypochlorite packaging failure under the IMDG…
TPO: Banned From Your Nails, Marked as a Marine Pollutant
TPO's phase-out from UK gel nail products traces back to a single GHS/CLP reclassification. The same molecule also carries its…