The Club has become aware of an ongoing issue with the export of fertiliser from China.
Over the last four years, which appears to be about the time when China started exporting fertiliser on a grand scale (having previously been a net importer), the Club has dealt with numerous cases involving different types of fertiliser (such as urea, DAP, MAP and ammonium sulphate) and different load ports all over China.
The standard way of loading fertiliser in China is quite different from most other loading countries. The cargo is delivered to the vessel in bags, either jumbo bags or 50kg bags. For loading, the hatch covers are cracked open by about one metre and the gap is then covered with a 1-inch steel mesh. The bags are lifted onto the grid and then cut open to bleed them into the hold.
See attached file: Export of Chinese Fertilizer.pdf
从中国出口肥料
协会注意到关于从中国出口肥料持续存在的问题。
过去的4 年是中国开始大量出口肥料的时期(在此之前，中国一直是肥料净进口国)，在此期间，协会处理了众多在中国各地涉及不同种类肥料(比如尿素、邻苯二甲酸二烯丙酯(DAP)、磷酸一铵(MAP)及硫磷铵)的案件。
在中国标准的装载肥料货物方法与大多数其它国家不同。肥料货物均以大袋或50公斤袋包装运送到船。装船时，舱口盖不完全打开，留有约1 米宽的空隙，并以网格约为1 英寸的钢丝网覆盖。然后将袋装肥料置于钢丝网上，并将包装袋剪破使肥料货物流入货舱。
详细信息请参阅附件。
