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BIMCO often get enquires where there is confusion surrounding the carriage of solid bulk cargoes that are grain cargoes and the uncertainty of how the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes ( IMSBC) Code and the International Grain Code should apply. BIMCO provides the necessary guidance.
Providing guidance and the course of action required when you cannot find the cargo and its carriage requirements in the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code.
To inform members on coming changes to the online BIMCO Solid Cargo Database.
BIMCO 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 6th article in the series. Today, BIMCO reports on how a Bulk Cargo Shipping name (BCSN) is assigned to generic dangerous goods carried in solid bulk cargo form as a result of Amendment 05-19.
View the latest IMSBC Code webinar presenting the general difficulties on shipment of solid bulk cargoes, together with some BIMCO recommendations to improve the situation.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) issues a list of solid bulk cargoes that may be carried on ships that do not have CO2 fittings, as per SOLAS regulation II-2/10.7.1.4. The IMO has just released its latest list of these exempted cargoes.
A valuable supplement to the IMSBC Code, containing cargo information and carriage requirements of solid bulk cargoes commonly transported. Amendment (Amdt) 06-21 (2022 edition) is the current Code in force effective 1 December 2023. Amdt 07-23 is in voluntary application effective 1 January 2024 and will enter into mandatory force on 1 January 2025.
In our solid bulk cargo section, we give an overview of these statutory obligations as well as the detailed requirements which you as a shipper need to comply with .
Providing information about the BIMCO Solid Cargo Database and responsibilities of the Master and Shipper as required under the SOLAS convention.
BIMCO 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.
