Hazardous Materials – TOTE Shipping Requirements

TOTE will not accept the following items under any circumstances in addition to those items listed in the table below:

  1. Any Medical Specimens or Bio-Specimens
  2. Any material classified as “extremely flammable”
  3. Any material that has a formal shipping name of “Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB)”
  4. Any material that has a number “18” in column 10B of 49 CFR, 172.101

TOTE may accept the following items only with prior approval of Terminal Operations:

  1. Any Hazardous Materials requiring temperature control
  2. Explosives, 1.5
  3. Any bulk shipments of flammable, non-flammable, or poison gas
  4. Oxidizers, UN1942, 2067

Below are special requirements listed by Class:

Class Class # Packing Group Notes
Explosive Class 1.1 All groups Will not accept
Explosive Class 1.2 All groups Will not accept
Explosive Class 1.3 All groups Will not accept
Explosive Class 1.4 All groups Will accept as per 49 CFR
Explosive Class 1.5 All groups Must be booked in advance. Must have prior approval of Termainl Ops. Shipper must arrange National Cargo Bureau inspection at origin. Must submit Coast Guard form CG-4260 and get approval. Requires notification of vessel operations. Requires verbal notification to Tacoma Fire Department.
Explosive Class 1.6 All groups Will accept as per 49 CFR
Flammable Gas Class 2.1 All groups Any bulk shipments must have prior approval by TOTE Terminal Ops. Will not accept a proper shipping name of propane, other than manufacture sealed packaging (unused and unopened). Will accept all other non-bulk class 2.1 as per 49 CFR.
Non Flammable Gas Class 2.2, except UN1005 Not applicable Bulk shipments must have prior approval by TOTE Terminal Ops.
Poison Gas Class 2.3 and all UN1005 All groups Bulk shipments must have prior approval by TOTE Terminal Ops. Must be loaded and secured in a TOTE approved trailer. Must be stowed on Spar Deck Aft. Must be at terminal prior to 6pm of ship loading day.
Cryogenic Liquid Class 2.3 All groups Bulk shipments must be loaded and secured in a TOTE approved tank trailer.
Flammable Liquids Class 3 PG I or II Will not accept bulk packaging with a flash point less than 60 degrees F(15.56 degrees C). Will accept all other as per 49 CFR.
Flammable Solid Class 4.1 All groups Will not accept proper shipping name of “Self Reactive”. Will accept all others as per 49 CFR.
Spontaneously Combustible Material Class 4.2 All groups Must have prior approval by TOTE Terminal Ops. Must be stowed on Spar Deck Aft.
Dangerous when wet Class 4.3 All groups Will not accept with a requirement of stowage “C” or “D” in column 10A of 49 CFR. For all others, it must be stowed “Watertight” on the ship and must be at terminal prior to 6pm of ship loading day.
Oxidizer Class 5.1
UN1942,2067		 All groups Must be booked in advance. Must have prior approval of Terminal Ops. Shipper must arrange National Cargo Bureau inspection at origin. Must submit Coast Guard form CG-4260 and get approval. Requires notification of vessel operations. Requires verbal notification to Tacoma Fire Department.
Oxidizer Class 5.1
Except UN1942,2067		 All groups Will accept as per 49 CFR
Poison Class 6.1 PG I Will not accept
Poison Class 6.1 All other groups Will accept as per 49 CFR. Bulk shipments must have prior approval of TOTE Ops.
Infectious Substances Class 6.2 All groups Will not accept
Radioactive Material Class 7 Not applicable Will not accept yellow label II or III
Corrosive Liquids Class 8 All groups Customer must provide pH information on any shipments in excess of 119 gallons. Will not accept bulk packaging with a pH less than 3 or greater than 12.
Vehicles in containers/trailers Class 9 Not applicable Must have less than ¼ tank of fuel for gasoline. Must have special warning placard on back door and must have keys removed from ignition. Vehicles powered by propane must have the tank removed or certified as empty.
Vehicles on a flatbed Class 9 Not applicable Must have ¼ tank of fuel or less for propane/gasoline.
Vehicles, driven on Class 9 Not applicable Must have ¼ tank of fuel or less for propane/gasoline. Propane on motor homes/ travel trailers can not be accepted unless tanks are fixed on the vehicle and certified as empty or tank valves verified to be closed by a TOTE employee.

Notes:

  1. Hazardous trailers must be at the gate prior to 2200 and hazardous paperwork must be received and approved by TOTE prior to 2200.
  2. When “bulk” is used in these requirements it is as defined in 49 CFR.
  3. Materials designated as “Inhalation hazards” must be stowed on Spar Deck Aft and must be at terminal prior to 6pm of ship loading day.
  4. See TOTE Hazardous Waste Procedure.