Marine Cargo Handling Sheet IPA Isopropyl Alcohol

Cargo Handling Sheet 

IPA Isopropyl Alcohol 

Document date: 1 March 2012 

Revision 2

Cargo handling Sheet: IPA 


Revision 2 

Product Details: 

Product Name: 

IMO Shipping Name: 

Chemical Family: 

Product Code: 

Isopropyl Alcohol 

Isopropyl Alcohol 

Alcohols 

S1111 

MSDS: 

http://www.euapps.shell.com/MSDS/GotoMsds?loc=shellchemicals 

Physical Properties: 

Density: 0.785 kg/l @ 20 deg C. 

Specific Gravity: 0.78 – 0.79 @ 20 deg C. 

Viscosity: 2.4 (mPas) @ 20 deg C. 

Vapor Pressure: 4,100 (Pas) @ 20 deg C. 

Boiling Point: 82 Deg C. 

Melting Point: -88 Deg C. 

Flash Point: 12 Deg C. 

Notes: 

Transshipments are not permitted unless the responsible Shell Chemical charterer has been 

consulted and the operation approved by the t 

Regional Marine Technical Advisor. 

Marpol Details: 

Marpol Annex: 

II 

IMO Ship Type: 3 Shell Chemicals requires a ship type 2 

IMO Pollution Category: 

Oil Like: 

High Viscosity: 

Solidifying: 

Z 

No 

No 

No 

USCG: USCG compatibility group 20, not compatible with group 12 

Isocyanates. 

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Cargo Handling Requirements: 

All shore and ship cargo lines and tanks are to be presented clean (residual free), dry, odor free, 

and rest free, with good gaskets and pressure tested heating coils. 

Prepurging of Vessel’s Tanks: 

N2 Blanket Required: 

Percent Oxygen in Nitrogen Blanket: 

Loading Temperature Range: 

Transit Temperature Range: 

Discharge Temperature Range: 

Maximum Heating Coil Temperature: 

No 

No 

No 

Ambient 

Ambient 

Ambient 

Blanked off 

Adjacent Maximum Cargo Temperature: 30 Deg C. 

Regional Requirements: 

None noted at this time. 

Notes: 

Tank Acceptance Requirements: 

Stainless or Coated: 

Wall Wash Required: 

Wash Notes: 

Coated. Carrier to verify suitability of coating for 

product. 

May be required depends on previous product. 

Wash with product against sales specifications 

cGMP Prohibited Adjacent Cargo and Prior Cargo List 

Isopropanol (IPA) - USP/EP Grade 

This list applies to USP/EP product shipments in non-dedicated transportation equipment to protect 

end-users from either adulteration or contamination of the cargo. It is based in part on the NIOP 

Unacceptable Prior Cargo List, the FOSFA List of Banned Immediate Previous Cargoes, and the 

Codex Code of Practice for the Storage and Transport of Edible Fats and Oils in Bulk (Codex 

Alimentarius), and the Chapter 5.3 Criteria of the CEFIC Guidelines for Handling and Distribution 

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of Propylene Glycol USP/EP. In addition, the USP General Chapter 467 for Organic Volatile 

Impurities (now known as Residual Solvents) is cited, subject to the compositional limits therein. 

PLEASE NOTE: This is not an exhaustive listing; it is intended to be a reference guide. Any prior or adjacent cargo 

substances not shown on this list which have the potential risk of a hazardous exposure need to be thoroughly reviewed 

by the consignee or shipper with Shell Chemical prior to presentation of transport equipment for loading to determine 

any HSSE impact. These restrictions are applicable to 3 (three) cargos prior to loading IPA-USP grade product. 

SUBSTANCE 

Acetone cyanohydrin 

REASON TO BE ON THE LIST 

Reactive with water. 

Decomposes to form Hydrogen Cyanide 

Acetonitrile 

Acrylates such as: 

Subject to USP General Chapter 467-Residual 

Solvents limits; Class 2 Solvents to be Limited 

Sensitizer; harmful by all routes of exposure 

butyl acrylate 

ethyl acrylate 

ethyl hexyl acrylate 

methyl acrylate 

methyl methacrylate monomer 

Acrylonitrile Carcinogen cat 2 

Adiponitrile 

Aldehydes, e.g.: 

Acetaldehyde 

Formaldehyde 

Gluteraldehyde 

Allyl compounds, e.g.: 

Allyl alcohol 

Toxic by ingestion. 

Carcinogen cat 3 

IARC 2 A carcinogen 

Toxic by inhalation and if swallowed, sensitizer, high 

aquatic toxicity 

Toxic; harmful by all routes of exposure; irritating to 

eyes, respiratory system, and skin; lacrymator; high 

aquatic toxicity 

Allyl chloride 

Allyl ligands 

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Allyl palladium chloride 

Amides, e.g. 

Acrylamide 

Dimethylformamide (DMF) 

N,N-dimethylacetamide 



Carcinogen cat 2, sensitizer 

Reproductive tox cat 2 

N,N-dimethlyformamide 

Amines, e.g.: 

Dibutylamine 

Diethanolamine 

Diethylenetriamine 

Diisopropylamine 

Ethanolamine 

Ethylenediamine 

n-propylamine 

Harmful by all routes of exposure 

Form nitrosamines, harmful if swallowed (R 48) 

Corrosive, sensitizer 

Corrosive 

Corrosive, harmful by all routes of exposure 

Corrosive, sensitizer 

Low odor threshold 

Corrosive 

hexamethylediamine 

Animal-origin products including lard, tallow, etc. 

Non-Kosher 

BSE/TSE “mad cow” exposure 

Aniline 

Carcinogen and mutagen cat 3, sensitizer 

Anisol 

Aromatic Hydrocarbons e.g. 

Benzene 

Ethylbenzene 

Naphthalene 

Toluene 

Xylene (mixed isomers and o-, m-, p-) 


IARC 2 B 

Carcinogen cat 3, toxic to aquatic organisms 

Reprotox cat 3, neurotox effects 

Harmful by inhalation/skin contact, contains EB 


Solvents limits; Class 1 Solvents to be Avoided 

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Aromatic Hydrocarbon Solvents (> 8% aromatics) 

May contain benzene 

Bisphenol A 

1,3-butadiene 

Caprolactam 

Chlorinated compounds, e.g.: 

Carbon tetrachloride 

Ethylene dichloride 

Epichlorhydrin 

Chlorobenzenes 

Chloroform 

Chloroprene 

1,2-dichloroethane 

1,2-dichloroethene 

1,1-dichloroethene 

1,1,1- trichloroethane 

1,3-dichloropropene (“TELONE”) 

Methylene chloride 

Perchloroethylene 

Trichloroethane 

Trichlorethylene 

Suspected carcinogens; discussion on hormone 

disrupting effects 

Carcinogen cat 

Harmful by all routes of exposure. 

Dioxins, PCBs 

Carcinogen cat 3; toxic by inhalation, 


Carcinogen cat 3, corrosive, sensitizer 

Harmful by inhalation, aquatic toxicity 

Carcinogen cat 3, harmful by inhalation 


Toxic; environmental hazard 




Fumigant, reference NIOP list 


Carcinogen cat 3, aquatic toxicity 

Harmful by inhalation, ODC properties 


Vinyl chloride monomer 

Coal tar and coal tar pitch, e.g.: 

Creosote (coal tar or wood) 

Cresol (o,m,p and cresylates and cresylic acids) 



Corrosive, toxic if contact with skin 

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Cyclohexane 

Di-glycidyl ether of bisphenol A 

1,2-dimethoxyethane 

1,4-dioxane 

Divinylbenzene 

Epoxy resins (uncured) 

Ethylene dibromide 

Ethylene glycols, e.g.: 

monoethylene glycol MEG 

diethylene glycol DEG 



Di-glycidyl ethers are suspected carcinogens; 

discussion on hormone disrupting effects 





Intermediate, associated with styrene 

Asthmogenic 

Carcinogen cat 2, environmental toxin 

Harmful if swallowed; toxic by ingestion 



triethylene glycol TEG 

ethylene glycol-based de-icing fluids 

ethylene glycol-based antifreeze 

Ethylene glycol ethers, e.g.: 

Ethylene glycol ethyl ether (ethoxy ethanol), 

Ethylene glycol ethyl ether acetate (ethoxy ethyl 

acetate), 

Several health hazards including reproductive toxicity 



Ethylene glycol methyl ether acetate (methoxy 

ethylacetate), 

Ethylene glycol methyl ether (methoxy ethanol), 

Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether (butoxyethanol), 

Ethylene glycol monoalkyl ether) 

Ethylene oxide Carcinogen and mutagen cat 2 

Furfuryl alcohol Harmful by all routes of exposure; IARC review – 

inadequate data 

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n-Hexane 

Isoprene 

Isocyanates such as : 



Carcinogen cat 2, mutagen cat 3, aquatic toxicity 

Asthmogenic, very reactive 

Cyanates 

Methylene diisocyanate (MDI) 

Methyl isocyanate 

Diphenyl methane diisocyanate (MDI) 

Polymethylenene polyphenylisocyanate 

Toluene diisocyanate (TDI) 

Lecithin 

Methanol 

Methyl n-butyl ketone (MBK) 

Methylcyclohexane 

Methyl styrene monomer 

n-Methyl Pyrrolidone 

Morpholine 

Morpholine ethanol 

Derived from plant/animal material, non-Kosher, 

BSE/TSE exposure 







Odor threshold 



Corrosive, harmful by all routes of exposure, IARC 

group 3 

Reference FOSFA list 

Nitrobenzene Carcinogen and reproductive toxin cat 3 

Nitromethane 

Nitropropane 

Noxious cargoes 

Harmful if swallowed, explosive upon heating 

Harmful by all routes of exposure 

Reference NIOP List 

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Pesticides- 

Reference CEFIC and FOSFA guidelines 

including biocides, insecticides, fungicides, 

herbicides, and rodenticides 

Petroleum Products other than De-aromatized 

Hydrocarbon Solvents (e.g. ShellSol D-grades) 

Phenol 

Phthalates,e.g.: 

Dioctyl phthalate 

May contain benzene 

Mutagen cat 3, toxic by all routes of exposure, 

corrosive 

Although some suspect as a human carcinogen; 

IARC concluded not a human carcinogen (group 3) 

(effects in lab animals related to peroxisome 

proliferation) 

Propylene oxide Carcinogen and mutagen cat 2 

Pygas 

Pyridine 

Resins, Curing Agents, Hardeners, Modifiers, and 

Tackifiers 

Sulfolane 

Styrene Monomer 

Tall Oil and Tall Oil Fatty Acid 

Tetrahydrofuran 

Tetralin 

Toluidine 

Trichloroacetic acid 

Trifluoroacetic acid 

Tricresyl phosphate 

Contains benzene 

Harmful by all routes of exposure, IARC group 3, low 

odor threshold; Subject to USP General Chapter 

467-Residual Solvents limits; Class 2 Solvents to be 

Limited 

Skin irritating and sensitizing properties 



IARC 2B, tainting, low odor threshold 

Reference NIOP list 

Irritating, mutagenic/carcinogenic effects observed in 

animals 



IARC 2 B 

Corrosive 

Corrosive 

Under NTP review (carcinogen, reproductive toxin) 

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Vinyl acetate monomer 

IARC 2 B 

Maintenance of heating coils is to be verified in the ship’s log. If product is to be heated, heating 

coils are to be confirmed leak free. If Product is not heated, heating coils are to be drained, dried 

and blanked off. 

Safety Information and Incident Reporting. 

Safety Information: 

For more detailed information, refer to the MSDS or e-SDS for reportable spill/release quantities 

whether in the water, air or ground. 

Incident Reporting: 

If an incident occurs outside the territorial limits of the USA, call Shell International Trading and 

Shipping in London on (44) 207-934-7777. If the spill/release marine incident occurs within the 

territorial limits of the USA, call the Shell 24 hr. incident number at 713-241-2532. The USA 

National response center telephone number is 1-800-424-8802 

For additional marine cargo handling advice or information, contact Captain Eddie Trotter at (+1 

713 241 3535) 

Shell Chemical LP 

PO Box 4407 

Houston 

Texas 77210 

USA 

Tel +1 866 897 4355 

Internet http://www.shell.com/chemicals 

Disclaimer 

The information contained in this publication is, to the best of our knowledge, true and accurate, but any recommendations or suggestions that 

may be made are without guarantee, since the conditions of use are beyond our control. Furthermore, nothing contained herein shall be 

construed as a recommendation to use any product in conflict with existing patents covering any material or its use. 

Shell Chemicals 

The expression “Shell Chemicals” refers to the companies of the Shell Group of companies that are engaged in the chemical businesses. 

Each of the companies that make up the Shell Group of companies is an independent entity and has its own separate identity. 

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