Charcoal

Downplaying The Risk Of EV Battery Fires Poses Serious Concerns

Lithium batteries and the potential fire hazard they pose in electric vehicles (EVs) during transportation by sea, have become a “hot topic” in the industry, says an article published gard.

A rising trade

The rapid increase in demand for EVs is a game-changer, not only for the car industry itself but also for shipping segments involved in transportation.

As far as we know, there is no research suggesting that EVs are more likely to catch fire than other vehicles. To the contrary, some research...

https://mfame.guru/downplaying-the-risk-of-ev-battery-fires-poses-serious-concerns/

TT Talk: Why Proper Cargo Packing Is So Important?

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TT Talk – Cargo packing matters, reveals a TT Club news source.

Mandatory application on 1 January 2024

The biennial cycle of maritime Dangerous Goods regulations, the next Amendment of which enters mandatory application on 1 January 2024, provides a valuable opportunity to consider the trajectory of  changes or improvements in safety for the freight supply chain.

The provisions relating to the transport of Dangerous Goods are revised regularly. While the overall...

https://mfame.guru/tt-talk-why-proper-cargo-packing-is-so-important/

How To Deal With Charcoal Fire And Self-Heating In Containers

Case 1

A container vessel had just left port when the OOW noticed smoke being emitted from the forward part of the vessel. He informed the Master at once, and the Master requested that the Chief Officer investigate.

The Chief Officer identified that it was from a container in the forward part of the vessel. A fire team was assembled and fire hoses were used to spray the container and also for boundary cooling of the containers which were directly adjacent.

The container that was alight was at the...

https://mfame.guru/how-to-deal-with-charcoal-fire-and-self-heating-in-containers/

Unexpected Fire Caused By A Lack Of IMDG Indicators

Charcoal is imported for a variety of purposes, including barbecues and shisha pipes (water bubble pipes).

Self-heating potential

Because charcoal is porous, a lot of surface area is available for reactions with oxygen and/or air. Therefore, charcoal has the potential to self-heat. This has mostly been observed in containers in recent years. Some charcoal tablets used in shisha pipes are not made entirely of charcoal; instead, they may also contain impurities like metal filings and hydrocarbon...

https://mfame.guru/unexpected-fire-caused-by-a-lack-of-imdg-indicators/

Shisha Causes Containership Fire

  • Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation reports the fire on-board the Yantian Express.
  • Smit Nicobar reached the operation site and took over the firefighting operations with the help of their extinguishing monitors. The firefighting operations were taken over by Maersk Mobiliser.
  • One of the containers was laden with Coconut Charcoal which was believed to be the accelerant.

Germany’s Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation (BSU) reports of the fire on-board the 7,200 teu...

http://mfame.guru/shisha-causes-containership-fire/

Charcoal Shipping Comes Under IMO Radar For This Reason

  • A number of fires in recent years have been come about from the shipping of charcoal within containers.
  • Special Provision (SP925) exempts the shipment from the rigours of the dangerous goods regulations.
  • The German submission is recommending that the IMDG Code1 no longer permit the transport of charcoal as non-hazardous and that additional steps are taken in relation to stowage onboard ships.

Major containership fires are on the up this year, averaging one a month in 2019, bucking this...

http://mfame.guru/charcoal-shipping-comes-under-imo-radar-for-this-reason/

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