Environmentally Hazardous Bulk Cargoes and the IMSBC Code

The BIMCO Marine Department has received some enquiries regarding mineral concentrates and metal sulphide concentrates in the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code. The enquiries centered on whether these cargoes are considered environmentally hazardous substances (EHS) and thus should be IMO-classed 9 (i.e. miscellaneous hazardous substances that are not classifed elswhere in the IMDG Code) and having UN 3077 listing.
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Source: Bimco