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[caption id="attachment_60239" align="alignright" width="385"] Correct way of hooking FIPC bags. Source: Britannia P&I Club[/caption]

The volume of seaborne cement traded continues to grow, with the most recent annual figure estimated to be over 145 million tonnes.

Cement is carried on board ships either in bulk or ...