Cargo Handling Instructions
Version 1.5
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Terminal
Introduction
Safety Requirements
Terminal
Cargo operations
During sea voyage
Prevention and damage handling
Appendix
Updates
Unitised cargo combinations
Receiving of cargo
Cargo measurement procedures
Measuring company/entity
Measurement tools
Measurement guidelines
Type of cargo to be measured
Measurement times
In stow position dimension vs operational dimensions
Labelling
Labelling of factory new cars
Labelling of high and heavy units
Labelling of breakbulk cargo
Port Stickers / Mirror hangers
Labeling IMDG cargo
Biosecurity and BMSB (brown marmorated stink bug) labeling
Marking of cargo
Label specification
Receiving of factory new units (vehicles / high and heavy)
Allowed items in used units
Not-allowed items in used units
Requirements for shipping used motorhomes
Allowed standard items for used motorhomes
Motorhomes - Items not allowed
Used yacht & boats
Receiving of used units
Receiving of break bulk (B/B)
Unitised cargo/ piggyback cargo
Steel products
Steel coils
Wire rope coils
Steel pipes
Metal plates
Rubber products
Forestry products
Paper rolls
Baled wood pulp in units
Plywood
Veneer
Yacht & Boats
Stuffing of cargo carriers
Stuffing/ pre-loading of multipurpose bogie (MPB)
Stuffing/ pre-loading of samson trailer
Clean cargo instructions
National and international requirements
Contamination
Animal material (live or dead)
Plant material
Dirt (mud, soil, gravel, and sand etc.)
Food
Water
Oil and grease
Mould
Special Considerations
Cargo Carriers
Removal of snow and ice
New Vehicles
New machinery/equipment
Used machinery/equipment
Special national requirements
Used tank trucks/fuel tanks etc. (inc. Those not used for propulsion)
New motorhomes
Used motorhomes
Wax coated cargo
Covered cargo
Pre-treatment of cargo due to national and international requirements
Responsibilities
Shipper / Cargo Owner
Load Region
Customer care and sales support/commercial
Vessels
Clean cargo exceptions
ISPM requirements (biosecurity check of wooden dunnage)
Dangerous goods (IMDG Cargo)
Not Accepted IMDG
Limitations
Approval of dangerous goods
Documentation to vessel and port offices
Military cargo
Acceptable military cargo
Non-acceptable: ammunition, arms, explosives, nuclear components or similar items
Requirement criteria for military cargo shipment
Working procedure – military cargo process mapping
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13 July 2026
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