Container fires conference – The Nautical Institute

The World Shipping Council is fed up with ship fires caused by dangerous cargo that has not been declared, or that has been incorrectly declared or labelled

The “Lithium-ion Batteries in Containers Guidelines” from CINS seek to mitigate the increasing risks created by transport of lithium-ion batteries by sea

The Netherlands-based developer of maritime software solutions has released an EDI validation tool for shipping dangerous goods by sea

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed by ICHCA International and the International Vessel Operators Dangerous Goods Association (IVODGA)

The Cargo Integrity Group has published its Quick Guide to the Code and its accompanying Container Packing Checklist all official UN languages – Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish

This question is raised by The Nautical Institute, following a “challenging lesson” from a recent MARS report