Dangerous Goods

DANGEROUS GOODS

SDG LINES practices its own reliable Dangerous Goods Teams. Our regions of Europe, Mediterranean  and Asia Pacific, all have their own handling procedures for DG application and approval procedures.
Our DG coordinators offer shippers all the advice that is required. A shipper's or customer's Dangerous Goods cargo will be checked promptly and accurately. Legal requirements concerning all the countries/regions and ports related to transport are taken into account.

In addition, SDG LINES ensures safe transport by observing the relevant stowage and segregation requirements of dangerous goods. This gives additional safety to the cargo, the vessel, the crew, cargo handlers and the overall environment. SDG LINES's DG teams are also available to discuss all issues regarding the different international and domestic regulations and help customers find solutions for special arrangements and exemptions via our relations to the Coast Guard and marine authorities in countries/regions around the world.

IMDG code

Today there is a long list of Dangerous Goods, charted under the IMDG code (International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code). This list includes such commodities as propane gas lighters, ordinary wall paint, fireworks, liquor, garden weed-killer are divided into 9 main groups.

  • Class 1: Explosives
  • Class 2: Gases
  • Class 3: Flammable Liquids
  • Class 4: Flammable Solids
  • Class 5: Oxidizing Substances and Organic Peroxides
  • Class 6: Toxic and Infectious Substances
  • Class 7: Radioactive Material
  • Class 8: Corrosive Substances
  • Class 9: Miscellaneous Dangerous Substances and Articles

SDG Blue Skills

Users of SDG Blue Skills, enjoy the following benefits:
  • In collaboration with the Escola Europea -  Intermodal Transport, Blue Skills provides an internet-based portal as a one-stop Dangerous Goods transportation information system to improve efficiency of DG related process.
  • SDG Blue Skills acts as a multi-carrier common flat for DG related data management to achieve the synergy benefits.
  • SDG Blue Skills enables various value added service for global user that could best meet user needs.
  • SDG Blue Skills promotes DG knowledge-sharing at low cost.

Ask us for Blue Skills

Vessel owners, container liners, port authorities, international organizations, etc., all set various requirements concerning safe transport of DG. Information and knowledge need to be shared and a large amount of documents and certificates need to be granted and delivered among different parties. All of these requirements lead to complex and demanding operations. 
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