The bulk carriers Asian Forest and Black Rose both capsized and sank in 2009 while carrying iron ore fines cargoes that are believed to have liquefied. These incidents and several others led to recognition in the international shipping community that there was a need for a specific schedule in the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code (IMSBC) covering the carriage of this potentially dangerous cargo.
Four years after the incidents of bulk carriers capsized and sank, at the September 2013 session of the IMO Dangerous Goods, Solid Bulk Cargoes and Containers Sub-Committee (DSC), a new draft schedule for iron ore fines was finally agreed, and Members can expect the new Code and test to be adopted by shippers from January 2016.
See attached file: ALCO20140006 Iron Ore Fines Categorised as Group A Cargo under IMSBC Code.pdf
在《国际海运固体散货规则》中，铁矿粉属于A类货物
2009年，装运铁矿粉的散货船Asian Forest轮和Black Rose轮都发生了倾覆并沉没，确信是货物发生液化导致的。这两起事故连同其它类似事故，使国际航运界认识到，有必要在《国际海运固体散货规则》 (IMSBC Code) 中对此类潜在危险货物的运输制定特定条目。
在上述船舶倾覆事件发生后的第四年，2013年9月，国际海事组织危险货物、散装货物和集装箱分委会召开会议，最终通过了一份有关铁矿粉条目的新草本。预计从2016年1月开始，发货人将需要采用新规则和检测方法。
详细信息请参阅附件。
