FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Coconut oil is not immediately associated with risk, but its carriage can release toxic vapours and cause oxygen depletion in enclosed spaces. Manish Nayyar, Senior Loss Prevention Executive, NorthStandard, explains why crew working inside cargo tanks must be fully informed. Transporting coconut oil and its derivatives, viz. Crude Coconut Oil (CCNO), Coconut Oil Fatty Acid Distillate (CFAD) and Refined Coconut Oil, by sea comes with a critical but underestimated risk: the generation of toxic gas inside the vessel’s cargo tanks. RelatedNews NorthStandard: Cat fines risk engine damage and operational delays Marine lubricants: A hidden seaworthiness risk var jnews_module_21371690_0_6a0354a769799 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21371690","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"263,1282,582,201,3586","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_imag