IMSBC Code

Float on

INLAND WATERWAYS It might be thought that keeping a vessel the right way up is a fundamental aspect of maritime operations, whether at sea or upriver. The ADN experts have, though, felt it necessary to introduce prescriptive requirements to improve standards

Ludwigshafen inland port

NK revises nickel ore guidelines

Class NK has published a revised edition of its Guidelines for the Safe Carriage of Nickel Ore, first issued in May 2011.

Embrace the change

CONFERENCE REPORT The transport of hazardous materials is generally a safe business but improvements can always be made. This year’s DGAC conference heard from the US regulators on the plans they have for

Bill Schoonover

Solids to liquids

DRY BULK An increasing number of vessel losses involving the same few dry bulk cargoes have led to urgent calls for action by shipowners. The new IMSBC Code provides some ammunition for change and a benchmark for safety

Loading crane on jetty

DRI cleaning

BULK CARGO IMO has come down hard on shippers of direct reduced iron, with specific restrictions on loading conditions. Shipowners still need to be alert to attempts to circumvent those rules, warn underwriters

An opportunity missed

CONFERENCE REPORT Taking a lead in sub-Saharan Africa as far as dangerous goods are concerned, RPMASA convened its second transport and environment conference earlier this year.

Coping with the new code

The International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code became mandatory as of January 1, 2011, replacing the Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes (BC Code).

More deaths from ore cargoes

The UK P&I Club has issued two Loss Prevention Bulletins drawing attention to continued safety problems during the carriage of metal ores in bulk by sea.

IMO amends IMSBC

At its 15th session this past September, the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers (DSC) Sub-committee agreed some amendments to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code.

Days of plenty

MULTIMODAL As was to be expected, the UN transport experts had plenty to deal with at their June meeting. Some major changes were adopted but others will have to wait until the final session of the biennium.

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