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Recently a fire broke out on board the vessel which had loaded charcoal in Walvis Bay, Namibia. The lumpy charcoal was loaded inside bags which were then stuffed inside a container.
Despite its contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, global coal consumption climbed to an all-time high in 2022 and is on track for a record-breaking 2023 and 2024. In this article, we focus on the safety measures needed to reduce the risk of fire and explosion when dealing with coal cargoes.

The NW England & N Wales Branch explores the burning issue of self-heating bulk cargoes.

Many marine cargo fires and explosions are due to self-heating in some form. Bulk coal and direct reduced iron (DRI) are high-risk cargoes that our Loss
Members will be aware of the issues involving self-heating and methane emitting coal cargoes and the enclosed articles provide advice on how to avoid such situations occurring in the first place and how to deal with problems arising during the voyage. Coal cargoes: Problems prior to and during loading Members will be

Home News and Resources News News 20 Aug, 2014 Loss Prevention Bulletin - Monitoring of Self-Heating Coal Cargoes Prior to Loading A new Loss Prevention Bulletin has recently been published: Monitoring of Self-Heating Coal Cargoes Prior to Loading Share this

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 P&I Associates (Pty) Ltd warning on self-heating coal at Maputo. Mozambique 3 October 2008 P&I Correspondent in South Africa and