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The UK P&I Club has reported a case which highlights the importance of considering innovative solutions and the exercise of prompt and decisive action in reaching the best possible outcome. It also demonstrates the effectiveness of combining the Club expertise, in both the Singapore and London offices with that of the appointed consultants and surveyors.

The Japan P&I Club has issued report on how to carry safely nickel ore cargoes as there has been an increase of nickel ore shipment from Philippine as Indonesia banned this shipment in 2014 and due to rainy season now at local, it appears that some vessels have faced liquefaction problems

IMSBC Code Group A - Nickel Ore - Iron Ore Fines - Bauxite Cargo liquefaction may result in cargo shift and loss of stability; this has been the cause of a number of serious casualties during the last years and now liquefaction is being considered as a major hazard for bulk carriers.Liquefaction occurs when a cargo (which may not appear visibly wet) has a level of moisture in between particles. During a voyage, the ship movement may cause the cargo to liquefy and become viscous and fluid, which can lead to cargo flowing with the roll of the ship and potentially causing a dangerous list and sudden capsize of the vessel. Special consideration and precautions should be taken when loading a cargo which may liquefy.DNV GL has recenlty published an informative guideline for the design and operation of vessels with bulk cargo that may liquefy. The main risk for a vessel carrying cargo that may liquefy is shifting of the cargo.The following cargoes are subject to liquefaction:1. IMSBC Code Group AIn the IMSBC Code, the cargoes have been divided into three groups. Group A consists of cargoes that may liquefy. Group B are cargoes with a chemical hazard. Group C ...

Unsafe cargo and unsafe anchorage resulted in the loss of ship The Nautical Institute has issued Mars Report regarding an accident occurred due to unsafe loading of nickel ore and unsafe anchorage which resulted in the loss of ship. The IncidentA bulk carrier was to load a cargo of nickel ore from barges intofive holds. During loading, which took approximately three weeks,intermittent rainfall caused interruptions in loading. The ore on thebarges had to be covered over with tarpaulins and the holds on thevessel had to be closed. The crew of the vessel carried out a 'can test'of the ore on each barge before transfer to the vessel.If the test failed,an 'oven drying test' was done to determine the moisture content ofthe ore. If the moisture content was found to exceed the TransportableMoisture Limit (TML was 34.80%), the cargo in the barge wouldnormally be rejected.However, records indicate that on at least two occasions cargo wasaccepted with moisture contents of 35.54% and 37% respectively.Oncethe loading was completed, the holds were trimmed and pressed bymeans of cargo grabs; each cargo hold was about half-full. Calculationsshowed the vessel's intact stability met the requirements of theInternational Code on Intact Stability, 2008. About a week after ...

The Hong Kong Marine Department has issued information note to draw the attention of the operator for the safety precautions on loading cargo elements which are prone to liquefaction, such as nickel ore.

The UK P&I Club has issued notice to advise of the process when loading nickel ore cargoes from ports in Indonesia or the Philippines

The UK P&I Club issued a bulleting informing of two cargoes of Nickel Ore that were allegedly being prepared for shipment under the Bulk Cargo Shipping Name of Iron Ore

The UK P&I Club has issued circular to inform its members that there have been the following changes to clauses relating to the terms of entry of relevant ships during this year:

Assessment of acceptability for safe shipment Lloyd's Register (LR) issues statutory alert No. 26/2013 regarding amendments to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code that will enter into force on 1 January, 2015, and may be implemented voluntarily from 1 January, 2014.There are two key changes which relate to cargoes which may liquefy (Group A cargoes), as follows. 1. Assessment of acceptability of consignments for safe shipmentThe amendments to the Code include a more robust assessment of acceptability of Group A cargoes for safe shipment. This is detailed in new section 4.3.3 and involves extra approval from the competent authority of the port of loading before Group A cargoes can be transported. It specifically applies as follows:The shipper must establish procedures for sampling, testing and controlling the moisture content of the cargo to ensure that it is less than the transportable moisture limit (TML) when it is on board the ship.The competent authority of the port of loading must confirm that the procedures comply with the provisions of the IMSBC Code and the Guidelines for Developing and Approving Procedures for Sampling, Testing and Controlling the Moisture Content for Solid Bulk Cargoes which may Liquefy (MSC.1/Circ.1454) before granting approval.The competent ...

MV Harita Bauxite Confirmed to be Carrying Nickel Ore at Time of Loss