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…
Questions to answer before you agree to load dangerous goods
Are the Codes fully comprehensive? What should we know before loading dangerous goods?
Two died onboard bulk carrier off Navlakhi port
MV Feng Hui Hai, was anchored at Navlakhi port, Gujarat, India, awaiting berthing to discharge her coal cargo. On Sunday,…
Rapeseed- IMDG Code and IMSBC Code
After palm and soybean rapeseed is the third largest source of vegetable oil in the...
Do ships have specific holds for Dangerous Goods?
Do ships have specific holds for Dangerous Goods?
Stowage and Segregation of Dangerous Goods on General Cargo Ships
When feeds or other edible substances intended for consumption by humans or animals, foodstuff, is loaded it will require segregation…
Danger of cargo liquefaction – Bulk Carriers
International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargo (IMSBC) Code categorizes cargoes into three groups, A, B &...
ALUMINIUM SMELTING BY-PRODUCTS
Aluminium is made mainly from bauxite ore. Australia is one of the biggest suppliers of...
IMSBC CODE – SHIPPER’S DECLARATION
Before loading of Solid Bulk Cargo the shipper must furnish information to the master or...
Angle of Repose
Bulk granular materials when poured on a flat surface will create a conical pile. The...