Shipping bagged rice: Guidance notes for cargo officers
Publisher: Nordik Academia
Publication date: 7 Oct 2025
Language: English
Print length: 197 pages
ISBN: 9798268774108
Item weight: 358 g
Dimensions: 15.24 x 1.14 x 22.86 cm
This book provides detailed guidance to cargo officers involved in the trans shipment of bagged rice products. The book provides insight into the methods of cargo arrangement, packing, security and prevention of cargo spoilage due to sweat, temperature changes, and pilferage.
Preface
Foreword
Contents
Definitions
Abbreviations and acronyms
Chapter 1 Introduction
General
Hazards to bagged rice
Damages to bagged rice
P&I claims profile for bagged rice (2000 to 2025)
Objectives of the transport of bagged rice
Summary
Chapter 2 Condition of the vessel
General
Hatch covers and ventilation
Use of Ramnek tape
Cleaning of vessel cargo holds
Summary
Chapter 3 Dunnage
General
Use of dunnage
Bamboo materials
Timber dunnage
Allied Maritime’s approach: Styrofoam, plastic/polythene sheets and kraft paper
Use of bagged saw dust
Summary
Chapter 4 Stowage of bagged rice
General
The stowage plan
Condition of cargo upon arrival onboard ship prior to and during stowage
Preparation of holds for stowage
Importance of ventilation for proper stowage
Crew role in ensuring proper stowage
Surveyor role in ensuring proper stowage
Use of fumigants
Interlocking of cargo bags across ventilation channels
Documenting the condition of cargo upon arrival onboard ship
Summary
Chapter 5 Ventilation of bagged rice
General
Purpose of ventilation
Condensation due to “sweat”
Comparison of dew points
Systems of ventilation
Ventilation of bagged rice
Cargo humidity and ventilation testing: Example of best practices
Summary
Chapter 6 Precautions during loading, transit and discharge
General
Cargo operations procedures
Summary
Chapter 7 Cargo surveying
General
Cargo surveying
Cargo hold conditions
Tally surveying
Draft surveying
Cargo stowage
Cargo condition
Summary
Chapter 8 Charter party and bill of lading considerations
General
Charter party considerations
Bill of lading considerations
Summary
Chapter 9 Liaising with the vessel’s P&I club
General
Precautionary preload survey arrangements
Precautionary discharge survey arrangements
Cargo claims
Demands for security
Anti-suit injunctions
Summary
Example of a bill of lading
Ananda Chaiyapong
