Handling of toxic and infectious substances requires understanding the risks they pose to human health and the environment. The International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code is a uniform ...

Uniform, global rules for the safe transport by sea of dangerous goods and marine pollutants in packaged form are now compulsory, following the entry into force on January 1, 2004 of the 2002 ...

BOSTON - Ninety percent of traded goods are shipped by sea and 10% contain what is called dangerous goods, according to the World Shipping Council. Dangerous goods or hazmat cargo can be anything from ...

The International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code is a uniform international code that regulates the transportation of dangerous goods by sea. Handling of toxic and infectious substances requires ...