Ultrasonic Technology Expected To Make Shipping Safe In Future

When delivering a cargo, it is the duty of the shipping industry to ensure safety and timely delivery of it. Failing to do so will not only result in paying the damages to the customer, but these unfortunate events are recorded and the company loses its reputation in the industry and a bad reputation can never bring you a good business. The damages inflicted on a cargo during the transportation are when the cargo hatch covers start leaking. The leaks allow water to enter the cargo hold and start wetting everything that comes within its reach. The damaged goods are filed for claims by the customers and the shipping company has to pay up for the damages.

It is being urged by the insurance companies and the stakeholders to start conducting a routine check of tightness of hatch with ultrasound because it is a reliable method and can save the industry from leaking hatch covers. While a transport ship carries thousands of tons over the ocean’s surface, it can travel thousands of miles without the fear of sinking or losing any cargo. But when even a single leak springs up in any area of the ship’s body or the hatch cover, there is no guarantee of the safety of the ship or the cargo it is carrying. A leaking ship is no less than a doomed ship which can sink or destroy every good it is carrying.

Destruction of goods while being transported by the sea route has always been a concerned issue since the inception of this industry. The highly humid air is strong enough to rot anything that is exposed to it for more than a day, and since the ship sails at a slow speed when laden with tons of weight, it can easily take more than a single day to even travel to the nearest destination. This is why as a precaution; it is advised to wrap the goods in heavy plastic when submitting to be shipped via sea route. But in the case of bulk and raw goods wrapping plastic is not a possibility and this has to be managed by the shipping industry on its own.

With the hatch cover ultrasonic tightness testing it has become manageable to some extent, but still a lot of work is required to eliminate the problem from its roots always. It is hoped that the ultrasound technology will help eradicate the problem in future and make shipping by sea the safest method.