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Liquid cargo
Liquid cargo database
The information in the liquid cargo database aims at providing an easy to use guidance and reference tool, primarily for shore-side staff and for newcomers on board tankers, supplementing the relevant Conventions, Codes and supplementary guidance published by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and is intended for use solely as a reference tool providing general information relating to the most commonly transported liquid cargoes.
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General liquid cargo information
- Carriage of energy-rich fuels and their blends
- Cleaning of cargo tanks - oil tankers and chemical tankers
- Acronyms relevant for oil- and chemical tankers
- How to use the IBC Code
- BIMCO Liquid Cargo Database. How to use - step by step
- Marine Diesel Oil (MDO), Intermediate Fuel Oil (IFO) and heavy Fuel Oil (HFO)
- The liquid cargo regulations
- MARPOL Annex II - Overview of Noxious Liquid Substances, categorisations and disposal requirements.
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