An alert addressing a situation on board one of their members’ vessels concerning a coal cargo shipment from the East coast of the USA. The cargo is emitting dangerously high levels of methane.
The shipper’s cargo declaration, failed to include information about the methane emissions of the cargo, potentially violating the requirements of the IMSBC Code.
The least two other incidents in the past year involving coal cargoes shipped from the East coast of the USA. Although these cargoes were correctly declared, they exhibited exceptionally high levels of methane emissions.
Shipowners who have loaded coal cargoes from the East coast of the USA and have concerns regarding methane emissions to contact the Underwriters immediately.