Does Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean ship products classified as hazardous cargo?
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean will only ship products classified as hazardous cargo when these products are part of or accompanying a larger piece of equipment. If in doubt, please contact our local Customer Service department for further advice.
Please note: Based on the IMDG Code - Special Provisions 961, High and Heavy products such as excavators, forklifts etc... or any other product with a combustion engine are NOT regarded as a hazardous cargo when loaded on Ro/Ro (Roll-on/Roll-off) vessels.
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Based on the IMDG Code - Special Provisions 961, regular passenger vehicles or any other product with a combustion engine are NOT regarded as a hazardous cargo when loaded on Ro/Ro(Roll-on/Roll-off) vessels.
Important notice: For carrying such products inside a container, it will still be considered hazardous cargo (UN 3166, Class 9) unless a number of conditions can be met. Some of which may be technically very difficult to comply with.
Based on the IMDG Code - Special Provisions 961, High and Heavy products such as excavators, forklifts or any other product with a combustion engine are NOT regarded as a hazardous cargo when loaded on RoRo (Roll-on/Roll-off) vessels.
Important notice: For carrying such product inside a container, it will still be considered hazardous cargo (UN 3166, Class 9) unless a number of conditions can be met. Some of which may be technically very difficult to comply with.