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IMDG Code
  • 10 mar 2023
  • Charles Hays
Summary of Changes to IMDG Code Amendment 41-22 Edition

The newest IMDG Code 41-22 Edition has been released in print form and contains several small changes and a new chapter. Find out more with our bri...

Get Your Copy of MARPOL Consolidated Edition, 2017
  • 23 sept 2019
  • Monique Dean
Get Your Copy of MARPOL Consolidated Edition, 2017

The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (MARPOL Convention) is now available for purchase. What’s it for? Th...

  • 13 ene 2015
  • Charles Hays
What's new in the IMDG Code 37-14 edition

    Important New Regulations For Radioactive Dangerous Goods: IMDG Amendment 37-14 Shippers and ocean carriers of radioactive goods should be awa...

  • 30 may 2013
  • Tim Gossett
IMDG Code e-Learning and Future Plans Discussed at IMDG/ADR Event

The Nautical Institute organized a one-day event in Kent, England, last November, held to discuss the IMDG/ADR interface. As HCB reports, the event...

  • 2 mar 2012
  • Tim Gossett
Class 4 isn't only for solids

When generalizing the 9 hazmat classes, Class 4 is typically described as “Flammable Solids,” which is actually a misnomer. Each of the three Class...

  • 17 feb 2012
  • Tim Gossett
Tricky Segregation Your Software May Not Catch

Your staff are trained, you've installed some expensive hazmat software, and operations are rolling along. Out of the blue, a load that your so...