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How to use the IBC Code
03 December 2020SOLAS Chapter VII part B - Construction and equipment of ships carrying dangerous liquid chemicals in bulk - made the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk, in short - the IBC code - mandatory for chemical tankers constructed on or after 1 July 1986.
IMSBC Code group B cargoes
03 January 2017A Group B cargo is one which possesses a chemical hazard which could give rise to a dangerous situation on a ship.
IMSBC Code group C cargoes
03 January 2017A Group C cargo is a cargo which is neither liable to liquefy (Group A) nor to possess chemical hazards (Group B).
IMSBC Code group A and B cargoes
03 January 2017A Group Group A and B cargo is one which may liquefy and possess chemical hazards
Preventing pest container contamination
16 June 2017Preventing pest container contamination was one of the many items discussed at IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 98). Cyber risk management, autonomous ships, security and adoption of amendments to mandatory instruments were also on the agenda.
SOLAS amendments to enter into force on 1 January 2020
20 December 2019The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has issued a set of important amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), as well as various codes mandatory under the Convention. The changes will enter into force on 1 January 2020 and can be viewed below.
IMO: Non hazardous ammonium Nitrate-based fertilisers discussion split into two schedules
14 September 2018Progress was made at the Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC 5) largely due to contributions made by various delegations providing information and data on the different types of ammonium nitrate based fertilsers (ANBF) that are carried as non-hazardous, a Group C classification in the IMSBC Code.
IMO publishes changes to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
30 August 2018The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has published changes to The International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG Code) Amendment 39-18.
4th BIMCO report on the IMSBC Code Amendments - Re-classification of dangerous goods
09 November 2020BIMCO started reporting from 30 September 2020, a series of articles, informing members of what to expect in the revised International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code (Amendment 05-19), which will come into force on 1 January 2021. This is the 4th article in the series. Today, BIMCO reports on the re-classification of Group B cargoes in the IMSBC Code.
