International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code Archives

Are table tennis balls considered Dangerous Goods..??

Are table tennis balls considered Dangerous Goods..?? You may wonder why is this even a question as it is a teeny tiny table tennis that many people from children … Read more..

What name should your cargo be known by in a hazardous shipment..??

November 12, 2015February 13, 2013
Hariesh ManaadiarDocumentation, Hazardous Goods dangerous goods, Harmonized System, Hazardous, International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, shipping information, shipping knowledge, UN number, World Customs Organization 2 Comments 3 minutes

Proper Shipping Name, Technical Name, Chemical Name, Trade Name are some of the names your cargo is classified into when shipping hazardous cargo.. A lot of improper declarations and incorrect … Read more..

Undeclared hazardous cargo and its consequences

May 13, 2013November 28, 2011
Hariesh ManaadiarHazardous Goods, Shipping and Freight Hazardous, International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, Maritime New Zealand, MSC, New Zealand, Rena, shipping education, shipping information, shipping knowledge 5 Comments 3 minutes

Please see below article pertaining to the grounding of the m.v.Rena off the coast of New Zealand which has now been found to have been carrying some undeclared hazardous cargo.. … Read more..

How to handle IMCO Class 1 cargo..

September 16, 2014May 10, 2011
Hariesh ManaadiarHazardous Goods, Shipping and Freight Business, cargo, Containerization, Hazardous, International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, shipping, shipping education, shipping information, shipping knowledge, south africa, Transnet Freight Rail 1 Comment 6 minutes

In my previous article Hazardous Cargo, we had a brief look into Class 1 cargoes.. Below is a guest post by Bentley Cook about how to handle IMCO Class 1 … Read more..