Dangerous goods

Our company basically carries out sea transportations of dangerous cargoes (by ferries through port in Kiel, Germany)

Dangerous cargoes are such substances and materials which are dangerous to people, live organisms, property and environment at transportations. Flammable, corroding, radioactive, oxidizing, explosive, toxic and pathogenic materials concern dangerous cargoes.

The international transportation of dangerous cargoes is strictly regulated process: loading, storage, marks, the documentation etc. The International transportation of dangerous cargoes can be carried out only with the permission of shipping company. The consignor is obliged to give the necessary documentation (the IMO declaration) in a navigable line on approval. International transportation of dangerous cargo (import or export of dangerous cargo) process more labor-consuming and expensive in comparison with transportations of harmless cargoes. The consignor completely is responsible for trustworthy information granting in a line: cargo classification, identification, reliability of a class of danger of cargo. Some cargoes demands the special equipment.

Designations and Classes of dangerous cargoes in international transportation.

IMO – International Maritime Organization.

PACKING GROUP - the Packing Group – specifies level of protection of materials necessary during transportation.

Group of Packing I is the greatest protection of cargo – the big danger;

Group of Packing II – average danger;

Group of Packing III – the minimum danger.

UN Number – the United Nations Number it is international recognized number which is appropriated to each class of danger.

FFLASH POINT – the Ignition Point - temperature at which cargo can ignite or evaporate forming a flammable mix in air.

The UN Model Regulations use a classification system in which each dangerous substance or article is assigned to a CLASS, depending on the nature of the danger it presents. There are 9 Classes:

Class 1 – Explosives

Class 2 – Gases

Class 3 – Flammable liquids

Class 4 – Other flammables

Class 5 – Oxidising agents; organic peroxides

Class 6 –Toxic and infectious substances

Class 7 – Radioactive materials

Class 8 – Corrosives

Class 9 – Miscellaneous

The IMO dangerous goods declaration form you can find in USEFUL INFORMATION