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Category: Cargo handling

🚢 Cargo Calculations on Gas Tankers: A Complete Guide

December 20, 2025 admin Cargo handling Leave a comment

Gas tankers—whether carrying LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) or LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas)—transport some of the most complex cargoes in the

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Liquefaction

October 9, 2025 admin Bulk Carrier, Cargo handling Leave a comment

Liquefaction – it’s a term used as a ‘catch-all’ phrase to describe at least two moisture-related cargo failure mechanisms. The

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BITUMEN SHIPS – LOADING OPERATION

March 10, 2025 admin Cargo handling Leave a comment

Prior Arrival Port: Pre-Transfer Meeting: Manifold Connection: Heightened level of alertness and caution must be exercised when entering and operating

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Bitumen Tanker Discharging Operations

March 8, 2025 admin Cargo handling Leave a comment

SFO (Seal Flush oil) Unit: SFO unit is used to heat the cargo pump seals to the required temperature. The

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BITUMEN OPERATIONS

March 7, 2025 admin Cargo handling Leave a comment

Bitumen is a mixture of organic liquids that are highly viscous, black, sticky, entirely soluble in carbon disulphide, and composed

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Cargo Record Book

July 3, 2024 admin Cargo handling Leave a comment

Records of the operations done with noxious liquids are to be maintained to provide evidence of the processes that were

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Carriage of Timber Cargo

June 13, 2024 admin Cargo handling Leave a comment

•Timber – means sawn wood or lumber, cants, logs, poles, pulpwood and all other types of timber in loose packaged

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AUTOMATIC CARGO STRIPPING  SYSTEM

September 17, 2023 admin Cargo handling Leave a comment

System as per my present vessel The automatic cargo stripping system is provided to improve the efficiency of stripping the

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DISCHARGING CARGO

September 14, 2023 admin Cargo handling Leave a comment

System described basis my present vessel FULL DISCHARGE The following factors are to be considered prior to a full discharge:

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LOADING CARGO

September 13, 2023 admin Cargo handling Leave a comment

Below loading is explained basis my present vessel. See the diagram for better understanding. The cargo oil tanks are divided

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