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A new Bauxite circular warning about a new hazard of these cargoes relating to moisture has been issued by the IMO following the meeting held by its Sub-committee on the Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC) last week. This new IMO bauxite circular supersedes CCC.1/Circ.2 and issues new guidance on the carriage of bauxite cargoes.
A Group B cargo is one which possesses a chemical hazard which could give rise to a dangerous situation on a ship.
The newbuilding front was monopolized by container deals for another week with neo panamax sizes having the lion's share followed by four 2,800teu feeder boxhips. More specifically, French owner CMA CGM ordered four 7,700teu units at Samsung for a price of $123,3 million each.
Palm kernel shells are not to be confused with palm kernel expellers which is listed in the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes ( IMSBC) Code under the generic entries of the various categories of seed cakes. Palm kernel shells are not listed in the IMSBC Code at the moment due to ongoing investigation about the actual properties of the cargo which does not in any way mitigate the dangers that these cargoes carry should one decide to go ahead and fix a shipment on it.
In our solid bulk cargo section, we give an overview of these statutory obligations as well as the detailed requirements which you as a shipper need to comply with .
A cargo that is extremely highly reactive in the presence of water, reacting with air to produce hydrogen, a flammable gas and heat. The explosion and tragic loss of life on "Ythan" in 2004 as well as the deliberate sinking by the French Authorities of the “Adamandas” (2003) with her cargo and bunkers on board culminated into a new cargo entry called Direct reduced iron ore fines in the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes ( IMSBC ) Code.
Following on from our recent 15+15 webinar " Navigating EU ETS in contracts " which provided an overview of the available BIMCO clauses on emission trading schemes and how to understand the difference between various contractual solutions (you can watch the recording here ). This 15+15 webinar will look at the status of the three first months with EU ETS clauses - and what is ahead with BIMCO's Deputy Secretary General, Stinne Taiger Ivø. Find out more about BIMCO's four ETS Clauses Want to learn more about the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) and how it affects the operation of ships trading to EU ports? Register for one of our online training courses .
A Group C cargo is a cargo which is neither classified as group A nor group B. Note : Group A cargoes which possess a hazard due to moisture that may result in liquefaction or dynamic separation if shipped at a moisture content in excess of their transportable moisture limit. Group B cargoes are those which possess a chemical hazard that could give rise to a dangerous situation on a ship.
