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Beware the Beans!
The new season for south american soya beans will be starting shortly.
In 2017 a number of our Members suffered claims for damaged soya beans which, on investigation, turned out to be more likely caused by inherent vice rather than any fault of the ship but, because of the jurisdictions in which the claims were brought, the Owner and North had to settle rather than fight.
The problem is almost inevitably self-heating due to excessive moisture content. The usual sales specification is that average moisture content should not exceed 14%. This raises two problems: individual parcels could contain more than 14% and, in any event, soya beans are not ‘stable’ even at 14% and may begin to self-heat during the voyage. If the voyage proceeds normally, it is more likely that the cargo will not suffer damage as a result of the heating but it there is any sort of delay, the likelihood of damage increases.
Find Out More
Any Member thinking of loading or fixing to load South American soya beans should refer to the Club’s Loss Prevention materials, www.nepia.com/LP-Briefings
