Hot Briquetted-Red Iron (HBI) is a material derived from a densification process whereby the direct reduced iron (DRI) feed material is subjected to a hot moulding process by which briquettes of iron are formed under pressure at a temperature greater than 650C at time of moulding and has a density greater than 5.0gms/cm. Characteristics: Size Angle of repose Stowage factor m3/t – Briquettes (approx) 35 dg – 38 dg (approx) 0.35 – 90mm x 60mm x 30mm. IMO Classification: Appendix B. Material Hazardous in Bulk. Hold cleanliness: Holds must be clean and dry before receiving cargo, and be free of foreign substances. Weather precautions: Cargo must be kept dry at all times. Loading must ceace immediately with the onset of rain and hatches closed. Loading systems must be run after rain so that accumulations of water are dried off. Loading: Trim reasonably level in the boundaries of the cargo. The cargo should be loaded in layers of not more than 2.0 metres deep to ensure that the concentration of fines in the stow are minimised. Precautions: Refer to Appendix V and the IMO Code of Safe Practice for solid Bulk Cargoes. Carriage: For special precautions refer to Appendix V. Discharge: Usually Grab discharge – refer to Appendix V. Clean up: Accumulations of dust and fines should be removed as soon as possible and the ship washed down, preferably with fresh water.