Search for ships currently entered in the London P&I Club by their name or I M O number Search Search for correspondents in our global network by country/area or port/city Search Liquefaction Risks - Iron Ore from Indonesia 20 February 2013 Members will be aware of the dangers associated with the carriage of cargoes that can liquefy from the various Circulars, News Alerts and Stop Loss articles issued by the Club over recent years. The principal concern has been in respect of the carriage of iron ore fines from India and Brazil as well as nickel ore from the Philippines and Indonesia. More recently, the Club has highlighted problems associated with the carriage of iron ore fines from Sierra Leone.   The Club now has recent experience of shippers in Indonesia presenting cargo declarations which describe cargo as Group C iron ore (ie a cargo that is not liable to liquefy) when tests conducted upon samples of the cargo presented for loading firmly indicated that it was more accurately to be designated as a Group A cargo (ie a cargo liable to liquefy if the moisture content exceeds the Transportable Moisture Limit (TML)). In that particular case testing on the cargo confirmed that the cargo had a Flow Moisture Point (FMP) and that as the moisture content of the cargo exceeded the TML and the FMP, the cargo was not fit for carriage. Click here to see an example of a failed can test on the cargo. Fortunately on that occasion it was possible to persuade the charterers to present an alternative safe cargo for loading.   This experience highlights the need for Members to remain vigilant at all times. In particular, Members should ensure they do not take the shipper's cargo declaration at face value (either as regards the description of the cargo, its categorisation under the IMSBC Code as a Group A or Group C cargo, or the moisture content, TML or FMP of the cargo). If Members are in any doubt as to the authenticity of the cargo declaration or any of the detail