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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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Monday, 09 October 17
INDONESIAN COAL PRICE REFERENCE HITS NEW HIGH FOR 2017
COALspot.com: Indonesian coal benchmark price surges 2.13% in October month over month, the latest ministerial decree showed.
The benchmark pr ...
Monday, 09 October 17
INDIA'S COAL IMPORTS UP 10% IN SEPT AS POWER PLANTS FACE FUEL SHORTAGE - PTI
Coal imports rose by 9.5 per cent to 18.33 million tonnes (MT) in September, after having registered year-on-year decline for five months in a row, ...
Friday, 06 October 17
U.S. WEEKLY COAL OUTPUT HAS REBOUNDED AFTER DECLINING 5 WEEKS IN A ROW
COALspot.com – U.S., the world’s second largest coal producers have produced approximately totaled an estimated 15.3 million short tons ...
Wednesday, 04 October 17
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - GEORGE ILIOPOULOS
During the past couple of months the dry bulk market has displayed particularly strong momentum and we have been witnessing steady appetite and act ...
Tuesday, 03 October 17
VIETNAM'S COAL-FIRED THERMAL POWER DEPENDENT ON CHINA - VIETNAMNET BRIDGE
A report from the Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID) showed that, as of the end of last year, of 27 coal-fired thermopower plants, 1 ...
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- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
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- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
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- Economic Council, Georgia
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- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
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- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
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- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
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- Eastern Coal Council - USA
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- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
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- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
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- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
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- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
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- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
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- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
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- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
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- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
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- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- The University of Queensland
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- Siam City Cement - Thailand
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- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Parliament of New Zealand
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- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
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- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
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- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
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- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
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- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
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- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
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- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
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- VISA Power Limited - India
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- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
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- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
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- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
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- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
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