Tag: cargo handling

The UK P&I Club informed about a bunker fuel contamination incident onboard a general cargo ship, during loading a bulk cargo, providing a description of what happened and important lessons learned, to prevent similar accidents from occurring in the future.

The Port of Gdansk Authority announced that the 1st half of 2017 was a record in terms of transshipments, achieving a value several percent higher than in the same period of 2016. The increase was noted in fuels and general cargo, particularly containers and ro-ro type cargo.

The West P&I Club informed that it has recently experienced a cargo liquefaction case, involving a full cargo of Ball Clay loaded in Lumut, Malaysia for discharge in Chittagong, Bangladesh, similar to another case experienced in 2013. In view of this, the Club urges operators to pay attention when loading a clay cargo.

On July 6, Abu Dhabi Ports inaugurated Delma Port, strategically located on the eastern side of Delma Island, that is expected to serve as an upgraded multipurpose port, capable of handling cargo, passenger ferries and fishing vessels. This is aligned with the 2030 vision plan, calling for an effective transportation system and sustainable sea transport.

T-Mining is currently working on a pilot project that will make container handling in the port of Antwerp more efficient and secure. Using blockchain technology, processes that involve several parties – carriers, terminals, forwarders, hauliers, drivers, shippers etc. – are securely digitised without any central middleman being involved.

The Ports of Indiana announced that the country’s oldest stevedoring company, Metro Ports, will become the new bulk terminal operator at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor. Starting July 1st, Metro Ports will manage the loading and unloading of shipments along the port’s East Harbor for port tenants and outside companies shipping bulk cargoes.

Port of Tauranga marked a new record of more than one million twenty foot equivalent units processed in a year, cementing its position as the busiest container port in New Zealand. Port of Tauranga handles more than 20 million tonnes of cargo annually, including 41% of the country’s exports.

The UK P&I Club says that it has received a number of claims concerning damaged grain cargos due to cargo sweat and provides advice on the benefits of ventilation. Cargo sweat can be caused primarily by either cargo heating up or from a vessel transiting from a warmer to cooler environment.

ABS has introduced a new service and analysis tool, that is expected to allow atypical cargoes on bulk carriers. The software streamlines loading analysis and provides a safer approach to loading atypical bulk cargo.