New Lessons Learnt Video: Mooring Injury

Under the IMSBC Code, a Group A cargo is one which may liquefy if shipped at a moisture content in excess of its transportable moisture limit

The animated video depicts a mooring accident that occurred when a bulk carrier was discharging cargo alongside a mineral terminal.

We are living in a digital age where information can be transmitted instantaneously and yet progress towards a fully digitalised international trade remains slow

Damon Hartley looks at how mooring line incidents occur and the methods to prevent them