IMDG Code

Carriage of Seed Cake & Third Version of IG/CINS Guidelines

  • CINS (the Cargo Incident Notification System) and the International Group of P&I Clubs had jointly published updated guidance on the carriage of seed cake in containers.
  • The third version of this guidance has now been published. It replaces and supersedes the previous versions.
  • Version 3 of the Guidelines notes that it is vital that Seed Cake which is not classified in Class 4.2 of the IMDG Code should be declared by the shipper to the receiving carrier.

A Standard Club news report reveals...

https://mfame.guru/carriage-of-seed-cake-third-version-of-ig-cins-guidelines/

Organisations To Collaborate On Improved Container Safety Guidance

  • Global groups to collaborate on container safety improvements.
  • Collaboration aims to promote awareness and wider use of the CTU Code.
  • Changes in regulatory requirements to improve their clarity, implementation and enforcement and the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code.

International organisations collaborate on the production of new guidance for safety improvements in freight containers and other cargo transport units, says a press release published in...

https://mfame.guru/organisations-to-collaborate-on-improved-container-safety-guidance/

AI Based Screening Software Deployed To Root Out Misdeclared Cargoes

  • AI based screening deployed to root out misdeclared cargoes, the source of boxship fire accidents. 
  • ZIMGuard system scans shippers’ cargo declarations at early stages and flags potential cases of misdeclared cargo.
  • The system is already in use in major ports in China, the US and Israel, and all ZIM routes are expected to be equipped by the end of the year.
  • Zim is ready to licence its new technology to its peers.
  • 5-10% of an average containership’s cargo is declared hazardous goods and 12% of...

https://mfame.guru/ai-based-screening-software-deployed-to-root-out-misdeclared-cargoes/

Maritime Advisory Released on Carriage of Dangerous Goods

  • Directorate General of Shipping has released a maritime advisory.
  • The advisory deals with safe preparation, storage, handling & shipment of dangerous goods.
  • SOLAS provides provisions for the carriage of dangerous goods in packaged form and in bulk on ships
  • SOLAS & IMDG Code requires the issuance of instructions on emergency response procedures.
  • IMDG Code for the safe preparation, storage, and handling of cargo must be adhered to by all stakeholders.

The Directorate General of Shipping has...

https://mfame.guru/maritime-advisory-released-on-carriage-of-dangerous-goods/

Guidelines launched for safe carriage of seed cake

CINS, together with the International Group of P&I Clubs published guidelines for the carriage of Seed Cake in containers. The practices set out in this document are intended to improve safety during the carriage of Seed Cake and to ensure that it is properly declared, packaged and carried.

Seed Cake used in these Guidelines includes any type of pulp, meals, cake, pellets, expellers or other cargo where oil has been removed from oil-bearing seeds, cereals or commodities with similar properties.

Tr...

https://safety4sea.com/guidelines-launched-for-safe-carriage-of-seed-cake/

Misdeclared Lithium Battery Cargo Causes Fire in Container Ship

According to an article published in World Maritime News, the cause of the fire in one of the cargo holds of the giant containership Cosco Pacific is the spontaneous combustion of a lithium battery cargo, which was not properly declared, China Cosco Shipping said in an update.

What happened?

As indicated in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code), batteries, regardless of the chemistry they use, alkaline, lithium etc, are characterized as dangerous goods due to their corrosive...

http://mfame.guru/misdeclared-lithium-battery-cargo-causes-fire-in-container-ship/

Charcoal cargo at the centre of discussions as container ship fires increase

Cargo-related container ship fires are on the rise in 2019, with reported incidents averaging every 30 days and bucking the twenty plus year frequency of roughly every 60 days, which highlights the need to galvanise actions to improve safety, according to data provided by insurer TT Club.

While full details of the incidents this year will take time to be confirmed, too many have been reliably reported to concern shipments of charcoal, the Club said, which has proved troublesome for the shipping...

https://safety4sea.com/charcoal-cargo-at-the-centre-of-discussions-as-container-ship-fires-increase/

SeaSense – Expert Thinking on IMDG Code

This time, our special column, in association with The North of England P&I Club, sheds focus on the IMDG Code asking industry experts whether its implementation has been effective in preventing container fire incidents so far. In this regard, we asked global experts to share their views on the following question: Is the IMDG Code effective in preventing container fire incidents?
John Southam
Loss Prevention Executive
The North of England P&I Club		Aslak Ross
First Chairman of the...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-seasense-11/

Year in Review: Top priorities of the 2018 Regulatory Agenda

In 2018, once again new regulations took place in order the maritime industry to stay on the pulse and remain sustainable. Namely, the latest regulatory impacting the industry within the year include the following updates:
  • IMO published changes to IMDG Code, incorporating the Amendment 39-18 which came into force on 1 January 2020 for two years and may be applied voluntarily as from 1 January 2019.
  • ISO updated the international guidelines for the effectiveness of sea anchors for rescue boats in...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-year-in-review-top-priorities-of-the-2018-regulatory-agenda/

UK MCA publishes notice on transport of dangerous goods and marine pollutants

The UK MCA published a Merchant Shipping Notice regarding the transport of dangerous goods and marine pollutants in packaged form by sea on ships within UK waters and on UK ships.

The IMO has adopted the amendment 39-18 to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code. It will enter into force globally on 1 January 2019, with a twelve month “transitional period” until 31 December 2019.

From 1 January 2019, until 31 December 2019 dangerous goods and marine pollutants in packaged form...

https://safety4sea.com/uk-mca-publishes-notice-on-transport-of-dangerous-goods-and-marine-pollutants/