Millions of tonnes of cargo (iron ore fines, coal, manganese ore fines
and nickel ore) that are known to be prone to liquefaction have been
successfully transported without any incident.
Despite an improvement in the awareness of carrying such cargoes, incidents where cargoes have been known to liquefy unfortunately continue and sometimes with catastrophic/tragic1 results. Therefore the liquefaction phenomenon continues to be as relevant today in 2025
