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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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Thursday, 14 September 17
KOMIPO INVITED BIDS FOR 5700 NAR BITUMINOUS COAL FOR BORYEONG POWER PLANT; 390K MT FOR NOV LOADING
COALspot.com: South Korea state-owned utility Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO) issued an another new tender for 390,000 Metric Tons of Bituminous coal ...
Wednesday, 13 September 17
U.S. COAL EXPORTS FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2017 WERE 55% HIGHER COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2016 - EIA
COALspot.com: EIA expects the share of U.S. total utility-scale electricity generation from natural gas to fall from an average of 34% in 2016 to a ...
Wednesday, 13 September 17
SOME THOUGHTS ON NORTH KOREA, US & CHINA - THEODORE NTALAKOS
The trade volume between North Korea and China is more than $5 billion per year. 83% of North Korea's exports end up in China; similarly, about ...
Tuesday, 12 September 17
NEWCASTLE FOB PRICES ROSE STRONGLY AND ARE NOW THREATENING TO BREAK THROUGH US$100/T - DANIEL HYNES
COALspot.com: The rise in crude oil market supported further gains in thermal coal, says Daniel Hynes Senior Commodity Strategist at ANZ.
Acco ...
Tuesday, 12 September 17
KOMIPO TO IMPORT 2.5 MILLION TONS OF 5700 NAR COAL FOR 5 YEARS
COALspot.com: South Korea state-owned utility Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO) issued an another new tender for total 500,000 Metric Tons of Bituminous ...
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- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Parliament of New Zealand
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- PTC India Limited - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- The University of Queensland
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
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