The International Chamber of Shipping is seeking to change the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code to make the transportation of cargoes liable to polymerise safer for crew.
Polymerisation has previously been raised as a possible cause of the 2012 fire onboard the 6,732-teu containership MSC Flaminia (built 2001) that claimed the lives of three crew.
The ICS says the shipper or consignor is not currently required to ensure that a polymerising substance is stable enough for transportation.
