Classify the product
UN number, packing group and IMO class established from your safety data sheet before we approach a line. Wrong classification is the most common reason a booking dies.
Specialized cargo · ISO tanks
Bulk liquids move on paperwork.
ISO tank containers for bulk liquid movement, including the dangerous goods declarations, tank suitability and cleaning documentation that stop most of these shipments before they start.
IMO DG declarations
T-CODE Tank suitability
OCEAN Port to door
FMC Licensed NVOCC
The problem
The tank is the simple bit.
A rejected booking, a container refused at the gate, a shipment held because the last cargo carried isn't documented, or a tank that turns out not to be rated for what you're putting in it. Lines refuse dangerous goods bookings routinely, and once you're refused on one, the next one is harder.
Almost every ISO tank failure is a documentation failure. The liquid was fine. The declaration wasn't.
What we do
Get the paperwork right before booking anything.
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Match tank to cargo
T-code, lining, heating, pressure rating and valve configuration checked against your product. A tank that can't legally carry it is a tank you're paying to reposition.
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Prove the cleaning
Last-three-cargoes and cleaning certificates assembled up front. Contamination claims are expensive and they're won or lost on this paperwork.
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Declare properly
The IMO dangerous goods declaration prepared correctly the first time. Ocean shipments of dangerous goods require it, and lines reject on detail.
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Book with the right carrier
Not every line accepts every class on every service. We go to the ones that will, rather than burning a week being refused by the ones that won't.
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Handle the destination
Customs entry, any additional agency filings, and drayage by an operator equipped and permitted to move a loaded tank.
To quote
What we need from you.
- Safety data sheet — the single most useful document you can send
- UN number and packing group — if already established
- Volume and specific gravity
- Temperature requirements — heated, insulated or ambient
- Origin and destination — including whether the site can receive a tank
- Tank ownership — yours, leased, or to be arranged
Send the SDS first. Most of the questions above answer themselves from it.
Send the safety data sheet.
We'll tell you what class it is, what tank it needs, which lines will take it and what it costs — before you commit to a shipping date.