Updated guidelines for the carriage of seed cake in containers have been published jointly by the CINS (the Cargo Incident Notification System) and the International Group of P&I Clubs.

The term seed cake used in these guidelines includes any type of pulp, meals, cake, pellets, expellers or other cargo where oil has been removed from oil-bearing seeds, cereals or commodities with similar properties. It should be noted that the term seed cake includes any type of seed meal that falls under the above definition.

The practices set out in the document below are intended to improve safety during the carriage of seed cake and ensure that it is properly declared, packaged and carried.

Click here to download the guidelines for the carriage of seed cake in containers»

For more information, please see Member Alert 23 June 2020:
https://www.swedishclub.com/news/member-alert/guidelines-for-the-carriage-of-seed-cake-in-containers

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