In collaboration with the cargo experts at CWA International The Swedish Club has produced cargo advice to assist its members in the daily operation of their vessels.
This month the Club has highlighted hazardous chemical cargoes.
It noted that a large range of chemical commodities was carried on board chemical tankers, totalling more than 5,000 different chemical products and grades. These chemical products often had a high minimum purity due to their intended end uses.
Therefore any contamination of chemical cargoes could often affect the suitability for their intended end use, and this could play a significant role in the cargo’s value. As a result, the Club said that “special consideration should be given towards these sensitive cargoes in order to ensure their proper carriage”.
Most voyages with hazardous chemical cargoes will be uneventful, but sometimes things go wrong. To minimise the risk of a claim of contamination resulting from the mishandling of the cargo, it is important that correct measures as described above are taken during loading, voyage and discharge, Swedish Club said.
