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Bauxite cargoes, trade update

Posted on: Tuesday 27th of March 2012 11:02 By: Jeroen Ebbeling , RaetsMarine Insurance B.V.

INTRODUCTION

Recent alarming developments in respect of the carriage of Bauxite.  We have learned from various industry sources that a number of vessels carrying bulk cargo consignments of bauxite, loaded in Brazil, have experienced cargo liquefaction problems after loading.

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Bulk carrier owners in new bid to cut nickel ore losses.

Posted on: Monday 19th of March 2012 12:53 By: Jeroen Ebbeling , RaetsMarine Insurance B.V.

Prompted by a seres of four bulk carrier losses in which 66 seafarers have died over the past year, the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (Intercargo) has published new guidelines intended to improve the safety of nickel ore shipments.

The guide - which comes in the form...

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The effects of the low water level of rivers for inland craft

Posted on: Wednesday 30th of November 2011 18:26 By: Pieterjan Brands , RaetsMarine Insurance B.V.

The water level of the rivers the Rhine and the Danube is very low. It is expected that the level of the rivers come close to the critical values in the last week of November 2011. The executive arm of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment called Rijkswaterstaat forecasts a...

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Problems and Precautionary Measures for Bagged Rice Cargo Carrying Vessels at Bangladesh Ports

Posted on: Wednesday 24th of August 2011 8:49 By: Zalal Uddin Ahmed , Coast To Coast P&I Services Ltd.

Topics in the attached documents:

01. Trade of rice cargo and problems.

02. Reasons for cargo shortage.

03. Reasons for cargo damage.

04. Claims( cargo and customs penalty) and vessel sailing problem.

05. Precautionary measures for discharge port.

06....

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India subcontinent Iron ore mining and export, 2011 developments.

Posted on: Tuesday 17th of May 2011 13:55 By: Jeroen Ebbeling , RaetsMarine Insurance B.V.

Sources for this article originated partly from public internet websites

 

 

India subcontinent Iron ore mining and export, 2011 developments Iron Ore industry India is endowed with significant mineral resources, India produces 89 minerals out of which 4 are fuel...
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BMT De Beer's Consolidated Reefer Manuals

Posted on: Tuesday 29th of March 2011 12:16 By: Harm de Haan , BMT De Beer b.v.

After a career at sea, Harm de Haan started working as marine/cargo surveyor in 1974 and became partner of P. de Beer & Co b.v. (in 1980) and later director of BMT de Beer b.v., Rotterdam (2002). His specialisation is the transport of perishable cargo. Over more than 35 years, he has been...

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Nickel Ore

Posted on: Thursday 17th of February 2011 16:24 By: Jeroen Ebbeling , RaetsMarine Insurance B.V.

Topics in this circular are: mining and trade, IMSBC Code, the Carriage and Prior to Loading.

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Liquefying Bulk Cargoes

Posted on: Tuesday 8th of February 2011 12:33 By: Jeroen Ebbeling , RaetsMarine Insurance B.V.

A RaetsMarine circular of the awareness of the dangers associated with the loading and carriage of bulk cargoes subject  to liquefaction.

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Cargo distribution

Posted on: Monday 4th of October 2010 11:35 By: Jeroen Ebbeling , RaetsMarine Insurance B.V.
Cargo distribution   A number of accidents have occurred as a result of improper loading and unloading of solid bulk cargoes. For further guidance refer to the Code of Practice for the Safe Loading and Unloading of Bulk Carriers (BLU Code.   It is very important to ensure that bulk...
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Ship stowage of steel coils

Posted on: Thursday 30th of September 2010 12:21 By: Jeroen Ebbeling , RaetsMarine Insurance B.V.
Ship stowage of steel coils

Steel sheet in coils is predominantly carried in "face stow", i.e. with the winding axis of the coil lying in the longitudinal axis of the ship. Gaps may be avoided in the direction of the coil axis for example by using C hooks, coil lifters or forklift...

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