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SEED CAKE CARRIAGE IN CONTAINERS – UPDATED GUIDELINES PUBLISHED
The International Group of P&I Clubs and CINS, the Cargo Incident Notification System, has jointly published guidelines for the carriage of seed cake in containers.
The carriage of these cargoes continues to cause confusion and the potential for mis-declaration remains high with the consequent risk of fire on board container ships. Seed cake is the term used for pulp, cake, pellets, expellers or other cargo where oil has been removed from oil-bearing seeds, cereals
In 2019, the international liner shipping industry transported approximately 226 million containers, with cargo transported valued at more than $4 trillion.
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or commodities with similar properties, including all such types of seed meal. It is principally used as an ingredient in animal feeds.
The guidelines provide advice about container selection, packing and stowage on board ship.
For seed cake carried in packaged form, the packaging of cargo within the container should be in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 4.1 of the IMDG Code.
It should be noted that there is some confusion between ‘bulk shipments’ and shipments that use ‘bulk containers’. In case of shipment of seed cake carried in bulk in closed bulk containers, the IMDG Code applies on the basis that such are packaged goods, BK2, under Chapter 4.3. The IMSBC Code is not applicable to such shipments.
Under Special Packing Provision PP20, any sift-proof, tear-proof receptacle may be used for seed cake UN 1386 and UN 2217. For seed cake UN 1386 or UN 2217 carried in bulk in closed bulk containers, the containers should be suitably lined to prevent spillage.
Inspection of containers prior to carriage It is recommended that, prior to carriage, carriers satisfy themselves by means of a photo story or container inspection, for example, that the cargo has been packed and secured with a method that allows proper ventilation and safe transportation.
Ship loading It shall be transported in compliance with the stowage and segregation requirements set out in the IMDG Code. These requirements vary in detail for seed cake presented for shipment under UN 1386(a), UN 1386(b) or UN 2217. In all cases containers of such cargo should be protected from sources of heat and kept dry.
These guidelines recommend to stow containers of seed cake on deck only where they are accessible to allow fire fighting procedures to be carried out.
Read the guidelines in full at
https://bit.ly/2Z5JZya.
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It has been reported that, on average, a containership suffers a major fire every 60 days. However, in 2019, there were nine major containership fires, suggesting that the frequency of incidents is increasing.
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