Created by Gratia Publications. Released: 6 October 2020 Bulk Carriers: For dry cargoes with a high weight to cost ratio such as coal, grain and ore, economies of scale have produced the modern bulk carrier. Where fan-assisted mushroom or grill type vents are fitted, mechanical surface ventilation should be carefully monitored, and never used if there is an imminent risk of fire. Positive ventilation can be adopted when the outside air is more than 3°C cooler. Compared with not breached and that the exemption certificate is maintained on board each ship transporting the solid bulk cargoes in accordance with the exemption. Dear visitor, London Solid bulk cargoes (Ventilating cargo spaces) This could drip onto the cargo surface and cause spoiling as a result of mould growth. Phone: +44 (0) 20 8106 8480 This pocket guide will help you understand the IMSBC Code’s key requirements and give you greater confidence in managing the risks of carrying solid bulk cargoes and achieving compliance with SOLAS. Chemical tankers are cargo ships constructed or adapted and used for the carriage of any liquid chemicals in bulk. The seafarers’ guiding rule, where only natural surface circulation is involved – and where the nature of the cargo itself demands – is stated simply in four parts. There are limitations in stating things so simply, but, in the instance of many bulk cargoes, such general guiding rules could be expected to produce a satisfactory out-turn of cargo where such cargo was loaded in a sound carriage condition to start with. About Wärtsilä Wärtsilä is a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions for the marine and energy markets. Ships that carry this sort of cargo are called general cargo ships. All of us will have come across liquid bulk cargoes in everyday life in one from or another. Nowadays, we can see that dry bulk transportation is expanding rapidly, there are more and more trucking companies in the U.S. that are specializing in this kind of load transportation. Liquefaction is a frequently occurring problem taking place when transporting wet granular solid bulk cargoes on board bulk carriers. It also contains a quick reference checklist and flowchart summarising the steps you need to follow. INTERCARGO-Annual-Review_2020 (3 MB). The BLU Code does not apply to: Ships which are not bulk carriers, by definition, ships which are loading, carrying or unloading grain and ships which are being loaded or unloaded using shipboard equipment only. Some bulk cargoes should not be ventilated at all if they are in a sound state at time of shipment, and only be ventilated with extreme caution when adverse cargo conditions are identified. Ventilation of general cargoes is normally achieved by surface or through ventilation or a combination of both. This Code applies to cargoes carried on board ships (other than solid and liquid bulk cargoes and timber stowed on deck) and, in particular, to those cargoes whose stowage and securing have proved in practice to create 1.2 Email: info@intercargo.org, Copyright © by Intercargo. This first relates to the cargo surface temperature: Ventilate only when the dew point of the air being admitted to the cargo compartments is lower than the temperature of the cargo surfaces. The best that can be done is to operate surface ventilation – either by natural or mechanical means – so that the warmer foul air is exhausted from immediately above the cargo, replacing it positively with fresh air from outside, so that warmer foul air may continue to ascend through the cargo, and be replaced with a controlled input of fresh air, and so on. Bulk Carrier Incidents in 2021 and Concerns From Jan to 4 Mar 2021, there were 53 bulk carrier (over 10,000 dwt)... You need to login to view this content. If you are interested in ordering copies of this report, please contact INTERCARGO at info@intercargo.org. Carrying solid bulk cargoes involves serious risks, which must be managed carefully to safeguard the crew and the ship. In the early stages of a voyage a cargo, such as expellers – the normal fibre residues after pressing. For cargoes that are offered for transport in accordance with an exemption as described above, the loading, carriage and safety procedures must be … These risks include reduced ship stability, and even capsizing, due to cargo liquefaction; fire or explosion due to chemical hazards; and damage to ship structures due to poor loading procedures. clicking a category or use the alphabetical index. Bulk cargo is commodity cargo that is transported unpackaged in large quantities. 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