How to use the IMDG Code

Carriage of bauxite in bulk – what are the requirements today?

The current carriage requirements of bauxite cargoes in bulk

IMDG Code 2018 amendment 39 -18

Amendment 39-18 will be incorporated into the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG), 2018 Edition, and come into force on 1 January 2020.

IMO publishes changes to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has published changes to The International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG Code) Amendment 39-18.

The IMDG Code - what is it and how does it work?

BIMCO providing a brief description of what the International Maritime Dangerous Goods ( IMDG) Code is about and how the amendments come into force every two years and when there is a transition period in which either one of the two amendments can be valid.

Testing of solid bulk cargoes for corrosivity - IMO issues final guidance

BIMCO providing guidance on the corrosivity test that is applied to solid bulk cargoes under the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes ( IMSBC) Code for assessment and classification, if found to be a corrosive solid, as a cargo that is hazardous when transported in bulk ( MHB).

Revised Dangerous Goods Code - check out the amendments!

BIMCO providing information on the latest amendments made to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code for shipment of packaged goods at sea: Amendment 40-20.

CCC 4 recognises GBWG research and finalises Bauxite carriage requirements

The IMO Sub-committee for the Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC) succeeded in finalising the carriage requirements for bauxite cargoes based on GBWG's bauxite research, paving the way for safe carriage of these cargoes.

AMSA Deficiency Codes

IMO: Carriage of Cargoes and Containers - cargoes that may liquefy

BIMCO representatives from the Maritime Information Department have attended the 5th session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC 5), held at the IMO London headquarters from 10 to 14 September 2018.