Tag: IMSBC Code

NorthStandard P&I Club has published a guide on "Bulk Cargo Liquefaction and Dynamic Separation", exploring the phenomenon and presenting best practices to mitigate its impact. 

The West P&I Club has been advised that iron ore exports are expected to restart from Goa and other west coast ports in India with first shipments expected in early October 2024 after the ending of the SW monsoon.

A  Safety Bulletin by the Tokyo MoU focuses on the risks associated with the carriage of solid bulk cargoes and provides a summary of the steps operators must follow before accepting a cargo for shipment, explaining the responsibilities of the master and the shipper. 

BIMCO has issued a timely reminder regarding the risks involved in the sea transport of palm kernel shells in solid bulk form, following a relevant incident in Japan. 

NorthStandard P&I club warns against the dangers of loading coal cargoes with temperatures in excess of 55°C, after noticing many instances, with Indonesia being a particular hot spot.

The Nautical Institute presents an incident where, a small bulk carrier was carrying a load of soil which had been loaded, in bulk, into the single hold.

UK P&I Club informs about the new IMSBC Code amendments, which were adopted in the form of a consolidated version of the whole IMSBC code and will enter into force on 1 January 2025.

Attention should be given to the potential liquefaction risk and structural stress issues arising from extraordinary growth in spodumene shipments, say John Southam, Loss Prevention Senior Executive, NorthStandard (Greece) and Lee Stenhouse, Managing Director, Roxburgh.

According to Lloyd’s Register, new amendments to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code will enter into force on 1 January 2025 with voluntary implementation from 1 January 2024.

In June 2023, IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee adopted Resolution MSC.539(107), setting out the latest (07-23) amendments to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code, West of England highlights.