Tag: dangerous cargo

Gard Club highlights the issue of serious scrap metal fires and whether the IMSBC Code is adequately addressing the risks. 

COSCO SHIPPING Lines (COSCO) and Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) have launched a pilot initiative aimed at improving the digital sharing of documents and certificates for the transportation of dangerous and critical cargo.

WSC, IGP&I and TT Club created a guide to ensure shippers are well informed about IMDG Code changes regarding charcoal.

Britannia P&I Club highlights the updated CINS guidelines for the safe carriage of charcoal in containers, reflecting the updated IMDG Code.

The Port of Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire decided to keep a vessel carrying ammonium nitrate offshore while it addresses safety concerns.

The supply chain for charcoal cargoes leading up to sea transportation is about to change with the onset of amendments agreed at the IMO.

After two days of firefighting, a cargo fire aboard a freighter at a port in the Canary Islands has been contained.

A cargo ship loaded with Norwegian weapons en route to a Polish logistics hub that distributes military aid to Ukraine ran aground off Norway's coast.

A man was arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging that he exported to North Korea shipments of firearms, ammunition and other military items.

The Swedish Club’s Monthly Safety Scenario for November highlights a fire on a container ship caused by the failure to declare charcoal as dangerous cargo under the IMDG Code.