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Updated guidance on bulk cargo loading and discharging
02 August 2018IACS has revised Recommendation 46 "BULK CARRIERS– Guidance and Information on Bulk Cargo Loading and Discharging to Reduce the Likelihood of Over-stressing the Hull Structure" in July 2018.
Solid bulk cargoes on barges - any regulations governing such carriage?
10 March 2017BIMCO assists a member with a query about whether there were any international regulations or recommendations governing the carriage of solid bulk cargoes on barges.
Dangers of entry into enclosed spaces for solid bulk cargoes
02 May 2019Accidents including fatalities continue to occur in the cargo holds and adjacent spaces of ships carrying solid bulk cargoes and this is a timely reminder to members about the dangers of entry into enclosed spaces.
Is your bulk cargo exempted from requiring a ship having CO2 fittings?
23 July 2019BIMCO advises on how you could check whether your solid bulk cargo is exempted from having a requirement to have a ship fitted with a fixed gas fire-extinguishing system.
Carriage of palm kernel shells – are they dangerous cargo?
07 February 2017Due to a couple of incidents in late 2015 and early 2016 shipments of palm kernel shells were were shown to emit very high levels of methane (flammable ) gas in the cargo spaces.
New bauxite cargoes in BIMCO solid cargo database
21 February 2018Members can now view the two new cargo entries, Bauxite and Bauxite Fines, in the BIMCO solid bulk cargo database. These cargoes are to be read in conjunction with International Maritime Organization (IMO) circular CCC.1/circ. 2/rev. 1.
Cargoes that liquefy – better understanding of dynamic separation and free slurry effect and how master and crew can take action
06 June 2018ClassNK and Rio Tinto issue important information on safe shipment of solid bulk cargoes relating to dynamic separation and resulting free slurry surface effect.
Amendment 03-15 to the IMSBC Code and the BIMCO Solid Cargo Database
03 January 2017Amendment 03-15 to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code becomes mandatory effective 1 January 2017.
New Bauxite circular out warning on new hazard of bauxite cargoes in bulk
22 September 2017A 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.
