International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code

So hopefully this podcast will be useful for listeners who are in those industries and for those who are interested.

So for listeners who may be unfamiliar with the topic, could you start by explaining the difference between the IMDG codes and the IMSBC code and why that distinction matters for the biocarbon industry?

That's probably the best place to start because many people understandably confuse these two codes.

So we have the IMDG code, or International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, governs dangerous goods transported in packages, which this includes the containers, drums, bags, FIBCs, IBCs, and like similar packaging.

And then we have the IMSBC code, also International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargo's code, governs the safe carriage of most solid bulk cargoes loaded directly into a ship cargo hull, such as coal, iron ore, bauxite, mineral concentrates, and wood pellets.

And I said most solid bulk cargoes because it does not include the grains.

So the grain has its own code, international grain code, because it presents different stability considerations for grains.

And that distinction is extremely important because the applicable regulations depends entirely on how the cargo is transported.

Uh, you've got some, uh, regulations, some that... such as the SOLAS Uh, the safety of life at sea.

You've got, uh, the, uh, uh, IMDG about the, uh, the hazardous m-material, uh, and you also have got all that is related to, I would say, physical security and protection of, of, of human life.

So that's, uh...

I, I would say here it's, uh, much more than simply a little hazardous environment.