Vehicle Carriage by Sea: IMDG Code, Carrier Acceptance and Ro-Ro Safety Requirements
A diesel car, an LPG van and a lithium-ion EV are accepted very differently depending on whether they travel by…
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…
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…
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…
Radioactive Cargo by Sea: When IMDG Compliance Is Not Enough
When a charterer offers radioactive cargo, IMDG compliance is only half the question. The half that determines whether your P&I…
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…
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…