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- 16:12, 29 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+419) N Red Lead (Created page with "A bright red powder usually shipped in drums. Used in the manufacture of storage batteries, metal protective paints and in pottery. Is toxic as a dust and precautions should ...")
- 16:11, 29 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+207) N Red Kidney Beans (Created page with "Usually shipped in bags. May be subject to loss in weight if shipped soon after harvesting. If wetted will quickly absorb moisture, increase in weight and rot.<br> See also [[Be...")
- 16:07, 29 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+479) N Rags (Created page with "Pressed bales of usually cotton material.<br> Used clothing shipped in this way occasionally may be subject to spontaneous combustion, as a result of contamination with oil. Bal...")
- 16:05, 29 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+264) N Quebracho Extract (Created page with "A wood-derived tannin, used in the leather industry. Shipped in powder form in bags. If subjected to heat may arriva with packing rotted, contents damp and bags often stickin...")
- 16:04, 29 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+263) N Propane Gas (Created page with "Colorless gas with an added natural odor.<br> Etremely flammable. Gas is heavier than air. Distant ignition possible. Gas-air mixtures (2-9.5%) are explosive. See BUTANE GAS.<b...")
- 16:01, 29 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+4) Pollard Pellets
- 16:01, 29 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+1,120) N Pollard Pellets (Created page with "Wheat-bran pellets, in bulk.<br> These pellets are pressed from bran while steam and an inhibitor agent are added. It is used as cattle fodder and the composition may va...")
- 15:19, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+1,072) N Plants (Created page with "Plants easily suffer from desiccation which, although often not immediately visible, can have serious subsequent effects. It is essential to protect particularly the roots of pla...")
- 15:04, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+669) N Pigments (Created page with "Pigments are used for coloring paint, ink, plastic, fabric, cosmetics, food and other materials. Most pigments used in manufacturing and the visual arts are dry colourants, usual...")
- 14:58, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+2,969) N Pig Iron (Created page with "Pig iron is the intermediate product of smelting iron ore with a high-carbon fuel such as coke, usually with limestone as a flux. Charcoal and anthracite have also been used as f...")
- 14:57, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+12) Phosphates and Superphosphates
- 14:56, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+1,828) N Phosphates and Superphosphates (Created page with "Bulk shipping is the usual transport for these commodities. Single and triple superphosphate tend to be shipped in granular form. Are highly corrosive if packed too fresh or if h...")
- 14:53, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+1,791) N Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Created page with "When carried in liquid form in bulk are liable to damage by contamination and by loss of volume.<br> Contamination may occur by way of the remains of a previous cargo or by tank...")
- 14:51, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+621) N Petrol Coke (Created page with "A by-product of petroleum distillation and thermal cracking used in the production of carbon electrodes. Usually shipped in bulk, but occasionally in paper sack.<br> Loss of volu...")
- 14:48, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+1,110) N Paraffin Wax (Created page with "A white, transparent solid shipped in bags, barrels and cases. The melting point of hard paraffin wax is between 50°C and 60°C and that of soft paraffin wax between 45°C a...")
- 14:46, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+584) N Paraffin (Created page with "Shipped as a liquid in heated tanks.<br> Loss of volume may occur due to the relatively high freezing point of paraffin. Solidified paraffin will adhere to pipelines, walls and f...")
- 14:45, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (0) Palm Kernels
- 14:44, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+1,009) N Palm Kernels (Created page with "Shipped in bags. Used for the extraction of oil and the manufacture of cattle feed. Accoridng to the degree of freshness, this commodity loses a variable percentage of oil, which...")
- 14:27, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+8) Ores
- 14:26, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+61) Ores
- 14:23, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (-14) Ores
- 14:22, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+2,688) N Ores (Created page with "<i><b>In (Bulk)vessels</i></b> Ore shipments are transported from mines to the loading vessel by various means, including rail, road transport or by craft, and a certain loss may...")
- 13:50, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+864) N Olives (Created page with "Shipped in kegs or drums. Olives arriving with a shriveled appearance due to the loss of brine in which they are shipped should be replenished with brine of proper strength and a...")
- 12:39, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+504) N Oil Well Casing (Created page with "Threads on ends are particularly liable to damage by rough handling, even though thread protectors are fitted. Threaded ends so damaged may be cut and re-threaded in the oil-fiel...")
- 12:34, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+8) Oil Cake
- 12:34, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+1,421) N Oil Cake (Created page with "The residue obtained after the expression of vegetable oil from various seeds, beans and nuts. When ground is known as meal. Shipped in bags or in bulk. Used as cattle feed a...")
- 12:32, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+4) Nitrogenous Fertiliser
- 12:31, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+3,650) N Nitrogenous Fertiliser (Created page with "Over the last few years various problems have been encountered, associated with coagulation and compaction of prilled nitrogenous fertilizer in bulk. The majority of fertilizer c...")
- 12:27, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+4) Naphtalene
- 12:27, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+4) Naphtalene
- 12:26, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+2) Naphtalene
- 12:26, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+772) N Naphtalene (Created page with "White crystalline, volatile flakes with strong coal-tar odor.<br> A petroleum product which gives off an unpleasant camphoric scent and may release inflammable gases. Above 80°C...")
- 12:23, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+858) N Myrabolans (Created page with "The berry-like fruit of a tree of the maple family, usually shipped in pockets or bags. Used in the tanning and dyeing industries and in the manufacture of ink. The oil extra...")
- 12:21, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+343) N Myrabolan Extract (Created page with "Shipped in bags or cases.<br> Normally carries well, but will run and melt if subjected to heat. An excess of moisture will cause bags to coagulated and form a solid block, diff...")
- 11:06, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+370) N Mustard Seed (Created page with "An oil bearing seed usually shipped in bags. If packed in a moist state there is a risk of fermentation. Contact with water, whether fresh or salt, results in the immediate deter...")
- 11:03, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+478) N Molasses (Created page with "The residual liquor after crystallization and separation of sugar crystals from the cane or beet juice, usually shipped in bulk in tanks and requiring heating on discharge to all...")
- 11:02, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+157) N Mohair (Created page with "The hair of the Angora goat used for weaving cloth. Shipped in bags or bales. Subject to loss in weight due to drying. Liable to heat. Category:Products")
- 11:01, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+676) N Mimosa Extract (Created page with "An extract of mimosa or wattle bark, usually shipped in bags. Used in the tanning industry. Absorbs moisture when the air is humid. Absorption of moisture does not in itself caus...")
- 10:57, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+2,307) N Mica (Created page with "A soft, translucent solid which may be shipped in sheet, powder or crystal form. Widely used as an insulating material and as a dusting powder for rubber.<br> Must be protected ...")
- 10:55, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+368) N Methyl Bromide (Created page with "Bromomethane, commonly known as methyl bromide, is an organobromine compound with formula CH3Br. This colorless, odorless, nonflammable gas is produced both industrially and part...")
- 10:53, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+398) N Mercuric Sulphide (Created page with "A red or black powder, a form of mercury, usually packed in steel drums. Used as a pigment.<br> Highly toxic by ingestion, inhalation and skin absorption. Cases have been kn...")
- 10:50, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+4) Mercury
- 10:50, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+437) N Mercury (Created page with "Very heavy, silver liquid.<br> General Shipped in welded iron bottles with a screw-cap which is supposed to be sealed. Seals must be checked upon loading. Mercury vapors are tox...")
- 10:47, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+1,297) N Menthol (Created page with "Usually shipped as white crystals in tins inside cases. Used in the perfumery trade and as a flavouring agent.<br> Menthol is slightly soluble in water and melts between 41°C an...")
- 10:46, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+16) Meatbone Meal (from Argentine)
- 10:45, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+8) Meatbone Meal (from Argentine)
- 10:45, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+4) Meatbone Meal (from Argentine)
- 10:45, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+1,559) N Meatbone Meal (from Argentine) (Created page with "Non-edible remains of slaughtered cattle<br> General Not the same product as bone meal, there are different kinds of meatbone meal similar to examples as under : The non-edible ...")
- 10:39, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+954) N Manioc Root (Created page with "The root of a shrub from whicht the starch is extracted. Used in the manufacture of tapioca, laundry starch and adhesive. Shipped in sacks and bags. Manioc roots should be white,...")
- 10:37, 24 August 2011 (diff | hist) (+4) Mangrove Bark
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