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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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Friday, 13 October 17
U.S. COAL EXPORTS FOR THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF 2017 TOTALED 51 MMST; UP 62% YOY, EIA DATA SHOWS
COALspot.com – U.S., the world’s second largest coal producers have produced approximately totaled an estimated 15.2 million shor ...
Thursday, 12 October 17
THERMAL COAL PRICES IN EUROPE AND ASIA PUSHING HIGHER - DANIEL HYNES
Coal markets took the lead from the oil market, with thermal coal prices in Europe and Asia pushing higher says Daniel Hynes,Senior Commodity Strat ...
Wednesday, 11 October 17
2020 DEBATE AT IBIA'S LISW EVENT: COMPLIANCE & ENFORCEMENT – IT'S COMPLICATED : IBIA
There is no doubt about the start date for the 0.50% marine fuel sulphur limit in MARPOL Annex VI, but questions remain around how it will be enfor ...
Wednesday, 11 October 17
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - TIMOS PPADIMITRIOU
With the majority of second-hand tonnage transactions taking place in the dry bulk sector it’s easy to lose sight of what is happening over a ...
Tuesday, 10 October 17
DELIVERY OF CARGO WITHOUT ORIGINAL BILLS OF LADING - UK P&I CLUB
KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
- It is common in a lot of trades, whether bulk or oil, to accept a Letter of Indemnity (“LOI”) for non-produ ...
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- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Planning Commission, India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- The University of Queensland
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
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