Dangerous cargo declaration
North has received information regarding the mis-declaration of containerised dangerous goods cargoes which have been loaded on board container vessels.
Please see below information on two separate incidents, both of which involved cargoes originating in China:
One cargo was described as Clear Aqua Agent from Tianjin Ruifuxin Chemical Co. Ltd and is believed to be a form of Calcium Hypochlorite.
A second cargo described as Organic Surface from Qingdao Shunda Chemical Co. Ltd is listed in Material Safety Data Sheet as Cyanuric acid or isocyanuric acid.
There have been fires in cargo holds where both of these cargoes were loaded. The cause of each fire is yet to be determined.