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…
China’s Yangtze River Chemical Ban: A Plain Guide for Shippers and Forwarders
A breakdown of China's Yangtze River Protection Law — which chemicals are banned outright, which are bulk-restricted, what the penalties…
Podcast Episode: Dangerous Goods Shipping Failures
Pip: Welcome to the IMDG Code Compliance Centre podcast, where the gap between what the...
The Colleferro Incident: Fire and Explosion at KNDS Ammo Italy, 13 August 2026
A fire in the powder-pressing department of the KNDS Ammo Italy plant near Rome escalated into a major explosion on…
IMDG Compliant. Carrier Refused. Twenty Years of IMO Guidance on Class 7 Radioactive Cargo and Why It Has Not Worked
In December 2018 I wrote about carriers and ports refusing IMDG-compliant Class 7 radioactive cargo despite advisory guidance from the…
Book It Right and Pack It Tight: The Free IMDG Guide Every DG Stakeholder Should Read
A plain-language breakdown of who owes what duty under the IMDG Code, and why "Book It Right and Pack It…
End User Certificate in International Trade: When It’s Required, Who Demands It, and How It’s Verified
When an end user certificate is required, who demands it, the formats used across the US, EU, UK and India,…