IMSBC Code circulars
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Revised Form for Cargo Information for Solid Bulk Cargoes
BIMCO providing information and guidance in relation to the revision of this cargo information and declaration form for the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes ( IMSBC) Code. The revised form is also available for easy downloading here.
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Guidelines for developing and approving procedures for sampling, testing and controlling the moisture content of solid bulk cargoes which may liquefy - MSC-1/Circ.1454 /Rev.2 - 26 June 2023
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Guidelines for Submission of Information and Completion of Format for Properties of Cargoes Not Listed in the IMSBC Code and their Conditions of Carriage - MSC.1/Circ.1453/Rev.2 - 26 June 2023
The International Maritime Organization ( IMO) providing guidelines on the type and structure of information that is required in the process of arranging for a cargo to be listed in the IMSBC Code pursuant to 1.3.3 of the said Code.
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Lists of Solid Bulk Cargoes for which a fixed gas fire-extinguishing system may be exempted or for which a fixed gas fire extinguishing system is in effective ( MSC.1/circ.1395/Rev.6) - 26 June 2023
Providing the lists of solid bulk cargoes that can be exempted from CO2 fittings as issued by the International Maritime Organization.
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Testing of solid bulk cargoes for corrosivity - IMO issues final guidance
BIMCO providing guidance on the corrosivity test that is applied to solid bulk cargoes under the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes ( IMSBC) Code. This is for testing of solid bulk cargoes as corrosive solids under the hazard classification of materials that are hazardous when transported in bulk (MHB).
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Contact names and addresses of designated national competent authorities for grain and solid bulk cargoes -BC.1/circ.74/Corr.2
