UK P&I Club - Carriage of millscale: Instability caused by liquification at very low moisture levels

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Bulletin 151 - 8/00 LP Initiatives

Carriage of millscale: Instability caused > Benchmarking

by liquification at very low moisture > Carefully to Carry
levels > Dangerous Goods
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When loading a cargo of millscale in bulk from Rotterdam a
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Member discovered that about 1,100 mt had been in an open
storage area since March 2000 following part shipment on the > eSurveys

IUGO. That vessel unfortunately sank shortly after sailing and it is > Experts Database
thought it became unstable once in the seaway due to the > Good/Bad Posters
movement of the cargo in the holds. > Human Element
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Millscale has a very low moisture flow point and can readily develop
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fluid-like properties. It is difficult to obtain representative samples
as each bucket-load can be different and can take about 48 hours > Loss Prevention
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to analyse each sample. Cargo which has been stored in the open
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is likely to have a moisture content in excess of the low levels
required for this commodity and the appointed surveyors in the > LP FAQ

Netherlands, being well aware of the problem after the IUGO, were > LP Links
not prepared to put their name to a Safe to Carry Certificate. > LP News
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In view of the dangerous nature of this cargo, Members intending
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to carry it should ensure that adequate precautions, including a full
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pre-loading inspection, are carried out. UK Club Educational
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