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Concerns on bulk carriersWet damage – mainly caused by:

• Leaky hatch covers (coamings/rubber seals).• Leaky cargo hatches

• Heat damage.• Flooding of holds
• Contamination (cargo hold cleaning).• Pipes and valves in poor condition

• Shortage (common, depending on cargo and geography).

• Maintenance of sounding and vent pipes.Concerns on container vessels
• Not securing containers according to the cargo manual • Liquefaction.

•Charterer’s loading plan differs from the vessel’s cargo • Inherent vice.

plan• Flooding of cargo holds (manhole covers for ballast and
• Cargo manifest is not correct and does not include all bunker tanks not secured correctly after yard visit).

International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) cargo

•Reefer containers need to be monitored during the Container vessels
voyage because small changes in temperature can ruin
Physical damage – mainly caused by:
cargo• Incorrect cargo handling shore-side

• Crew ignoring bilge alarms in cargo holds• Heavyweather
• Bilge alarms not maintained and tested properly

• Notavoidingheavyweather

•Excessive speed in heavy weather

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