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Tuesday, 26 September 17
REDUCING THE RISK OF LIQUEFACTION - IUMI
 KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
Liquefaction is a phenomenon that can take place in granular materials, such as soil or fine ore, where the behaviour of the material changes quickly from a dry solid state to a pseudo-liquid state and starts to flow like a fluid.
It can be caused by external forces such as vibrations or rapid loading which affect the internal pore water pressure causing the granular particles to lose contact with each other and initiate ‘flow’ due to reduced strength.
Commonly known as a consequence of earthquakes, liquefaction poses a very serious stability risk for bulk carriers. The international regulations that govern cargoes that are likely to liquefy, Group “A” according to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code, are regularly reviewed and updated at the International Maritime Organization in order to safeguard the shipping industry.
There are five basic checks that a vessel should make before loading a cargo to mitigate this risk;
1. Cargo should be correctly identified in all documentation using the Bulk Cargo Shipping Name as outlined in IMSBC Code regulations. Commercial or trade names may lead to confusion and inadequate action taken to reduce the risk of liquefaction.
2. Test analysis certificates should be reviewed before loading. The shipper must declare the average moisture content and the transportable moisture limit value for cargoes that are likely to liquefy (Group “A” according to the IMSBC Code). These certificates must be dated within the limits of validity as referenced in the IMSBC Code.
3. Visual inspections should be carried out in order to check whether any portions of the cargo appear different from the rest of the consignment in composition or characteristics. The shipper is responsible for ensuring that a test to determine the transportable moisture limit (TML) value is conducted again after it is reasonably assumed that such a variation has taken place.
4. Iron, nickel, bauxite, and other mineral ores, are most heavily mined in areas which experience heavy seasonal precipitation. Heavy rain will unavoidably increase moisture levels during loading, therefore loading should not take place during periods of rainfall, snow or precipitation to minimise saturation. If the cargo has been exposed to significant rain or snow between the time of testing and the date of completion of loading, the shipper is responsible for ensuring that the moisture content of the cargo is still less than its TML, and evidence of this must be provided to the master as soon as practicable.
5. Finally, the crew can perform a complementary test at the port. The ‘can test’ is described in the IMSBC Code in order to provide the crew with a means of checking the behaviour of cargo samples under small dynamic forces before loading.
Source: International Union of Marine Insurance
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Tuesday, 17 October 17
SULPHUR 2020: COMING, READY OR NOT - ALIBRA SHIPPING
Some 70% of shipping companies surveyed say they do not believe the industry is ready for IMO’s 2020 deadline, when a global limit of 0.5% su ...
Tuesday, 17 October 17
U.S RECORD EXPORTS OIL TO EAST HAS HELPED THE TANKER TRADE - GEORGE LAZARIDIS
There was a flood of fresh news this week which clouded the overall prospects of the crude oil market. Just one week prior Saudi Arabia and Russia, ...
Monday, 16 October 17
INDONESIA TO INDIA COAL FREIGHT RATES STAY FIRM
COALspot.com: The daily average earnings for Supramax, for the route Indonesia to India passing through Singapore has stayed firm, week over week, ...
Friday, 13 October 17
INDIKA ENERGY SIGNS SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS FOR AN ADDITIONAL 45% STAKE IN KIDECO
PT Indika Energy Tbk. and its wholly-owned subsidiary PT Indika Inti Corpindo (collectively, “Indika Energy”) has entered into separate ...
Friday, 13 October 17
THE SHORT-TERM OUTLOOK FOR THE PANAMAX MARKET REMAIN POSITIVE - FEARNLEYS
Supramax
The market has picked up strongly since last week with the Chinese holidays. In the Pacific rates are increasing with some strong number ...
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- GMR Energy Limited - India
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- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
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- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
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- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
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- Economic Council, Georgia
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- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
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- Parliament of New Zealand
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- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
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- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
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- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
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- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
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- Sical Logistics Limited - India
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- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
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- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
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- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
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- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
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- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
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- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
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- The University of Queensland
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- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
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- White Energy Company Limited
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- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
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- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Australian Coal Association
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- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
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- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
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- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
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- MS Steel International - UAE
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- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
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- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
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- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
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- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
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- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Planning Commission, India
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- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
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