The IMSBC Code and Supplement, 2025 Edition is the International Maritime Organization's International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code, incorporating Amendment 08-25, with its supplement. The Code sets the standards for safely stowing and shipping solid bulk cargoes, other than grain.

Edition at a glance

What's inside

• The IMSBC Code, with an individual schedule for each listed cargo, grouped as Group A (may liquefy), Group B (chemical hazards) or Group C (neither)
• The Code of Practice for the Safe Loading and Unloading of Bulk Carriers (BLU Code) and the BLU Manual
• Recommendations on the safe use of pesticides in ships, as they apply to fumigating cargo holds

Amendment 08-25 includes

• 11 new cargo schedules, including Fish Meal (Stabilized), Iron Ore Briquettes and Zinc Slag (Coarse)
• 11 amended schedules, including Iron Ore Pellets and Ferrosilicon
• Updated references to IMO's revised recommendations on the safe use of pesticides in ships
• Amendments to the segregation table in section 9.3.3

Why it matters

The IMSBC Code was adopted in 2008 by resolution MSC.268(85) and has been mandatory under SOLAS since 1 January 2011.

Who uses it

Masters and chief officers of bulk carriers, shippers, terminal operators, surveyors and maritime administrations.