Welcome to CargoHandbook

Welcome to CargoHandbook.com, the world's largest database on transportation of cargoes in the marine industry. Knowledge about cargoes and their specific transportation requirements is the key to the cargo arriving in an undamaged condition and to prevent casualties from occurring. Extensive research on storage and transportation of cargo has been carried out and is still ongoing. Knowledge improves with every shipment. However, every year millions of cargo related casualties still occur. This website is aimed at providing a platform acceptable for everyone to provide and share the best knowledge available on cargo transportation, thereby hoping to contribute to awareness and prevention of loss. This website provides information on over 750 commodities with emphasis to those characteristics which may be relevant during overseas transportation. The guidelines are general in nature and the amount of information largely depends on availability and level of transport-related research done. Specific information provided by manufacturers, shippers, authorities and shipping lines may differ and the user of this website may therefore wish to make further enquiries. In no circumstance, the information on the website replaces the transport regulations as stipulated in IMO publications, Safety Data sheets or by any other International / Governmental body, etc. This website has been developed by BMT de Beer, part of the BMT Group and one of the leading cargo specialist surveyors in North West Europe.

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