The dangerous goods experts at Hapag-Lloyd safeguard the well known high service level and ensure a safe transport of dangerous goods to almost any destination worldwide.
The secret for being the market leader in the transportation of dangerous goods is based on our great expertise. For nearly 50 years Hapag-Lloyd dangerous goods experts have been taking care of your valuable dangerous goods transports. Procedures and handling of dangerous goods are being harmonized globally and remain under constant review.
Hapag-Lloyd dangerous goods experts support you with planning and execution of your dangerous goods transports - by sea, road, rail and inland waterways. In addition, our experts, vessels command and respective persons participating in the dangerous goods transport chain are regularly being trained - in accordance with the IMDG-Code, GGVSee, 49CFR and Hapag-Lloyd internal requirements.
For many years, undeclared or not properly declared dangerous cargo has been a known problem in the shipping industry. In the past, no shipping line could provide detailed figures in order to proof the dimensions of this topic.
It was Hapag-Lloyd who eventually in 2011 started to tackle the undeclared DG cargo and tried to visualize this problem. Hapag-Lloyd have pioneered the development of a cargo-detection software capable of finding undeclared dangerous cargo – the Hapag-Lloyd “Watchdog” was born.
This Watchdog programme scans the entire Hapag-Lloyd booking environment in order to detect undeclared dangerous or other suspicious items. After the development of the Hapag-Lloyd watchdog, the first trial run detected nearly 6000 suspicious shipments globally. The Hapag-Lloyd DG experts intensively reviewed each finding in order to optimize the search routines and to adjust the keywords accordingly.
Today, the Hapag-Lloyd watchdog is detecting between 300 and 500 potential hits per day that require further investigations. Our system supports this task by hosting nearly 7000 search terms.
In 2014, Hapag-Lloyd shut out more than 2600 shipments from transportation not properly being declared as dangerous goods.
Undeclared dangerous goods is not only a Hapag-Lloyd problem, but concerns the whole transport industry. Therefore Hapag-Lloyd is not getting tired to create awareness with other carriers, the Hamburg Water Police, the US Coast Guard and other organizations in order to reduce the risk emanated from undeclared dangerous goods.
Hapag-Lloyd is supporting several other shipping lines with the aim to implement a similar system in order to enhance the overall safety of dangerous goods transportation.
The Hapag-Lloyd Watchdog Programme for detection of non-declared dangerous goods is recognized as leading solution in the shipping industry. With its introduction, Hapag-Lloyd has significantly reduced the risk to crews, vessels, customers cargoes and the environment through early detection.
Hapag-Lloyd maintains a list of particular dangerous commodities which are restricted for transportation on Hapag-Lloyd owned or operated vessels.
The Hapag-Lloyd restricted list is – because of nearly 50 years of expertise in the transportation of dangerous goods - comparatively small and clearly arranged.
There is a handful of commodities which Hapag-Lloyd will not accept under any circumstances, i.e. Class 4.1 and 5.2
(in case an additional hazardous label of class 1 is required), class 6.2 or substances known to cause cancer (like Asbestos and PCB).
In addition, there are other commodities we only accept under particular circumstances i.e.:
- Calcium Hypochlorite will only be transported in Reefer containers.
- Bromine will only be accepted for shipment in tank containers or packed in steel cylinders.
Our restricted list of dangerous goods is being updated from time to time in order to obtain the best possible protection for our crews on board, our vessels and the environment.
CINS as alert system for cargo related incidents was founded in 2011 by Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk Line, MSC, Evergreen and CMA-CGM in order to enhance the safety of the people on board and ashore.
CINS is a non-profit organization and the board is represented by the 5 founding members. Today the CINS member lines account for more than 60% of today’s entire slot capacity on the market. In addition, the following honorary and advisory members are supporting CINS:
- International Group of P&I Clubs
- COA
- TT Club London
- WNTI (World Nuclear Transport Institute)
- EXIS technology
CINS is collecting information on operational cargo related accidents and particular incidents . All members strictly adhere to the anti-trust rules. The exchange of any commercial data is strictly prohibited. Based on regular data analyses, the safety in the transport chain is continuously being improved.
Within CINS, established working groups develop best practice guidelines based on the incidents/accidents reported (i.e. Steel coils). Furthermore the CINS members evaluate future changes in legal requirements and the practical effects on the member lines.
Topics of concern will be addressed to IMO and/or other relevant authorities in order to formulate relevant changes in legislation, recommendations or advice. This may relate to recommendations for amendments to the IMDG-Code, training issues or packing and securing of cargo inside the container.
It is the intention of CINS to foster a continuous improvement model and knowledge sharing to enhance the safety of carriage of cargo in the supply chain and reduce the risk to people involved at sea and ashore, assets and the environment. Further information is available at CINSNET.COM
