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CDI is pleased to announce that Nouryon Speciality Chemicals has joined CDI-T as a Chemical company Participant

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CDI

CDI is pleased to announce that Terminales Canarios S.L. has joined CDI-T as a Terminal Company Participant.

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CDI

A new report is uploaded in the CDI-Terminals database for:

• Terminal:	Quanzhou Honghai Petrochemical Storage Co. Ltd.
• Country:	China
• Inspection date:	27th December 2024

A new report is uploaded in the CDI-Terminals database for:

• Terminal:	ALGRANEL_Cartagena
• Country:	Colombia
• Inspection date:	20th December 2024

Further to CDI’s announcement regarding the forthcoming launch of the 8th Edition Terminal Inspection Questionnaire (TIR) on the 6th January 2025

CDI is pleased to announce

1. PDF versions of the 8th Edition TIR are now available from the CDI web shop, for a small fee

2. Printed bound copies are also available to purchase direct from CDI, please contact chemdist@cdim.org

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CDI

CDI is pleased to announce the release and launch of the 8th edition TIR
- i.e. “Go Live” on the 6th January 2025

1. Transition from 7th to 8th Edition TIR
The transition from the 7th Edition TIR to the 8th Edition TIR will take place over midnight Central European Time (CET) on the 5th/6th January 2025

NOTE 1: Progresity will send an email to all CDI-T inspectors with the download, installation and user instructions for the new CDI-T Report Editor on Friday 3rd January 2025 (This email will contain the e-mail address assurance.support@progresity.com)

NOTE 2: When a CDI-T inspector completes a new report using the 8th edition TIR, the terminal operator will be sent an automatic email to access their new report

NOTE 3: Terminal operators with an active 7th edition TIR will continue to be able to access their report in the usual manner

NOTE 4: Chemical company participants will continue to be able to access any active 7th edition and/or 8th edition TIR in the usual manner

 Any 7th Edition TIR inspection which commences before the 6th January will be able to uploaded after the 6th January 2025 as a 7th Edition TIR
 From the 6th January 2025 all CDI-T inspections will only be undertaken using the 8th Edition TIR

2. New Functionality and changes in the 8th Edition TIR
The primary changes to the 8th edition TIR follows a review of current best practices and extensive feedback from stakeholders by the CDI-T Technical Committee.

However, there are also some new and updated enhancements available as part of the 8th Edition TIR

i. NEW Online (Voluntary) “Terminal Self Inspection Document” (T-SID) Editor
This new function will be available for all Terminal Operators to be able to complete all “Self Inspection” (S.I.) designated questions as well as “Terminal Particular Questions” (TPQ) designated questions.
Once completed, the “T-SID”, (containing the “SI” & “TPQ” questions), can be electronically sent to the selected CDI-Terminal inspector and imported into the Inspectors Report Editor Software by the CDI inspector
Each Terminal Operator will need to register a CDI-T user account (by completing the online registration form) to use the Online T-SID Editor and to complete the Self-Inspection Document.

For the Terminal Operator: The general working procedure with the On-line T-SID will be as follows:
• Terminal operator to be CDI-T inspected: Navigates to the “Online T-SID Editor” menu section on the www.cdit.nl website
• Registers the user account (if no user account registered yet)
• Logs on with the registered user account to the “Online T-SID Editor”
• Completes the Online T-SID prior to the CDI-T inspection
• Submits the completed T-SID to the selected CDI-Terminals inspector
• The CDI-Terminals database will send an automatic e-mail notification to confirm the T-SID submission to the inspector, and sends an automatic e-mail to notify the Terminal Operator.

For the CDI-Terminal Inspector:
• Inspector receives the e-mail notification about the receipt of the T-SID
• Inspector opens and evaluates the T-SID in CDI-Terminals Report editor
• Inspector samples 25% of the T-SID and if satisfied imports SID data in the CDI-Terminals Report Editor
• If the inspector has doubts, regarding SID veracity the inspector will revert to a full Terminal inspection

ii. UPDATED: Voluntary Sustainability Terminal Screening Updates and Functionality
Voluntary Sustainability Screening option was introduced in the 6th Edition TIR. However, this is now updated to reflect new “Together for Sustainability” (TfS) Questionnaire version 4.0 and 8th Edition TIR
• A chemical company member can request the specific terminal operator to (voluntarily) complete these additional sustainability questions via the “Sustainability Addendum” and import them into the CDI-T terminal company terminal report.
• Within the 8th edition TIR, existing CDI questions, that that relate to specific TfS questions are indicated with the designator “SUS” when viewed in he CDI-T database
• This enables the chemical company member to extract and review all sustainability related questions (both from the CDI-T Report and the Sustainability Addendum) for their (TfS) Sustainability screening requirements in the CDI-T database in an effective simple manner

iii. General 8th Edition TIR Updates
Revision work has been extensive and taken many months to review, revise and update the 8th edition. Updates include
• A full review to ensure it remains salient and up to date
• Extraction and inclusion of relevant elements from CDI’s “International Marine Packed Cargo Scheme “ (IMPCAS), in order to enhance the following areas
• Warehousing
• Tank Container Operations & Tank Cleaning Stations
• Contractual agreements
• Risk Management
• Due diligence
• Underwriting
• Insurance policy requirements

CDI is pleased to announce that Fujian COSCO Shipping Petrochemical Terminal Co. Ltd has joined CDI-T as a terminal company participant

(CDI) has released Consolidated Amendments to the 10th Edition Ship Inspection Report (SIR).

The amendments have been consolidated and created based on feedback submitted to CDI since the launch of the 10th edition SIR in February 2024.
Please note the following:
i. All feedback received was evaluated by CDI’s Marine Technical Committee.
ii. A vertical black line on the right-hand side indicates the change.
iii. No questions have been changed.
iv. The amendments are changes to Guidance Notes (GNs) only.

These are available to download from the CDI-Marine download page on the CDI web site free of charge

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CDI

CDI is pleased to announce that SASOL Italy S.p.A. have joined CDI-T as a terminal company participant

For the Attention of all CDI Stakeholders: CDI web site updates and new Ship Inspection Request Database

CDI stakeholders are advised that CDI is launching its new web site, CDI home page and new Ship Inspection Request Database on the 29th May 2024

1. New CDI web site & Domain name, from the 29th May 2024:
From the 29th May 2024, the new CDI web site home page domain name will be www.cdim.org

i. The old domain name (www.cdi.org.uk) will be closed down from the 29th May, but will be linked to the new domain home page
- Consequently, any users searching the old domain name will be automatically directed to the new CDI home page domain name www.cdim.org

ii. Whilst a familiarity to the CDI web site is being retained to assist in navigating the CDI web site, a fresh new look has none the less been introduced.

2. New “Ship Inspection Request Database” from the 29th May 2024
From the 29th May 2024, all CDI Marine ship operators will have to log-in to the new Ship Inspection Request database in order to submit an inspection request to CDI

i. Existing Ship Operators, already registered with CDI, will be able to login to their existing CDI account using their existing CDI user name and password and then select a vessel from their own fleet, select vessel type and inspection type(s) in the usual manner

ii. New Ship Operators who are not registered with CDI, will be invited to contact the CDI Ship Inspection Department for the required Annex B agreement and registration form, in order to register their fleet with CDI and be issued with a user name and password

Further to earlier CDI announcements in August and November 2023 - CDI reminds all stakeholders that the new and expanded 10^th edition Ship Inspection Report (SIR) will go live on the 5th February 2024.

At the request of CDI Chemical companies CDI-Marine has expanded its vessel type inspection scope to also include LNG, Product and Dry Bulk, in addition to the current Chemical and LPG inspections. This is to ensure that CDI's marine inspection scope covers the entire bulk chemical global supply chain.

The 10^th Edition SIR is produced in a single core questionnaire for all vessel types: with separate vessel specific questionnaires for each vessel type i.e. all chapters in the 10^th Edition SIR are generic to all vessel types, except chapter 5 which includes 5 different designated chapter 5's for the 5 different specific vessel types. Consequently, the following vessel types will exist in CDI-Marine:

• Chemical Tanker
• LPG Tanker
• LNG Tanker
• Product Tanker
• Dry Bulk Carrier
• Combination

1. CDI also draws attention to the clarifications in Notes 1, 2 and 3 as explained in the attached reminder.


2. CDI also reminds you of the expansion of the 10^th edition SIR and the additional vessel type inspections available (i.e. Dry Bulk, Product anker and LNG Tankers) available to ensure the entire bulk chemical supply chain is captured by CDI Marine.


3. We kindly request that you cascade this information to your peers within your company who should be aware of this information.

Full details are available "HERE"

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CDI