New IMDG amendments: what actually changes on the dock

The IMDG Code updates on a regular amendment cycle, and every time it does, a lot of words change that a stuffing team will never feel. The parts that do matter are the same parts that always matter: segregation between incompatible goods, and what has to appear on the unit.

The desk’s take: dangerous-goods compliance fails on the dock, not in the regulation PDF. A segregation rule you can’t see while you’re planning the load is a rule you’ll break under time pressure. The fix isn’t a thicker binder — it’s putting the check where the decision is made, so an incompatible pairing is flagged before the two pallets end up next to each other.

What to do with it: when an amendment lands, confirm your planning actually reflects the current segregation table, and treat “we’ll catch it at loading” as the risk it is.

LoadingMCP checks IMDG segregation as the plan is built — alongside the CTU Code, lashing and axle limits — so the rules cargo ships under are in the plan, not in a document nobody reopens.