FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Charcoal is described in the IMDG Code as “black material originating from organic sources. Particularly includes carbon blacks, of animal or vegetable origin other non-activated carbon materials and charcoal produced from materials such as bone, & bamboo, coconut shell, jute and wood.” The Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS) in conjunction with the International Group of P&I Clubs and the TT Club has recently released comprehensive Guidelines for carriage of charcoal in containers, including recommendations about packing, among others. According to the guidance, charcoal shall only be shipped in packaged form. Packaging should be in good condition and must not be torn. The IMDG Code defines what packaging can be used for Charcoal classified as UN 1361. RelatedNews Pilbara Ports: Best practices for gangway related activities Liberia issues advisory highlighting hazards of fumigation using phosphide var jnews_module_21324689_0_6a0484120b131 = {"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":"21324689","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"263,1282,4057,829,201","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_