FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin With Indonesia’s export restrictions on nickel ore and a recent decline in exports from the Philippines, shipping activity for nickel ore to the South Pacific islands, including the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia, has increased. The Skuld P&I Club notes in a recent update the urgent need for rigorous risk assessment and proper loading procedures in the region following a recent liquefaction incident. The Solomon Islands, near the equator, have a tropical climate with heavy rainfall nearly every month. This can cause cargo to retain water when exposed to rain, increasing the risk of liquefaction. RelatedNews Marine lubricants: A hidden seaworthiness risk Britannia: Key safety tips for overside work var jnews_module_21336599_0_6a0246cf0187c = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21336599","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"263,71,3242,1029,541","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ad