UK P&I Club, Lloyd's Register and Intercargo have produced a pocket guide & checklist for ship's officer and agents who arrange cargoes for loading. The P&I Club explains that when bulk cargoes shift, ...
Think of a dangerous cargo and toxic waste or explosives might come to mind. But granular cargoes such as crushed ore and mineral sands are responsible for the loss of numerous ships every year. On ...
Several hundred sailors lost their lives in these casualties. The known or suspected cause of these tragic losses has been liquefaction of cargo. In all but one case, the lost ship was carrying one of ...
The safe maritime transport of bulk cargoes has increasingly attracted attention due to the potential for liquefaction—a process whereby dry, granular cargo may suddenly behave like a fluid under ...
Loading of the latest bulk cargo switched for the first time from a conveyor belt to Qube Holdings’ rotabox, more commonly used to load mineral concentrates. ADM Trading Australia and New Zealand ag ...