Japan P&I Club has cautioned its owners against transporting nickel ore cargoes that are deliberately classified as iron ore to evade Indonesian government export restrictions. In a circular to members, it said: "The club has been advised of two cargoes of nickel ore that were allegedly being prepared for shipment under the bulk cargo shipping name of iron ore. "In an attempt to circumvent the current ban on nickel ore exports in Indonesia and in contravention of the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code, these two cargoes were being offered for shipment as iron ore.
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