This year all the countries have
raised their quota for exports more than 5% the previous year. This
means that the number of goods that will be sent to other countries will
be more in number and it will be a good reason for the trade among
countries to increase and strengthen their economies. But apart from
that it also means one more thing, the transport and shipping industry
will be busier than the previous year. Hence it is news to rejoice and
be alarmed at the same time for the ship owners because they will be
making more money this year but they also need to pay special attention
to their Hatch cover maintenance and watertight integrity testing.
Since they will be running extra errands this year, it is important to ensure they won’t be getting in trouble. If the hatch covers are leaking, all the trips made would be a failure instead of being profitable as the water would get access to the inside of the ship and it would certainly mean disaster. As the water gets inside the cargo holds through the leaking hatch covers, the goods kept inside the cargo holds definitely get water damaged. When the goods are damaged for any reason during transportation, it is the shipping company which is help responsible for the damages and it has to pay for it.
In the beginning, many companies inflicted a lot of damage to the goods handed over to them by their customers. At first there was no rule which insured the safety of the goods and the ship’s crew mishandled the goods and damaged most of them. To rectify the lapse and to protect the goods of the customers, the shipping industry began implementing reforms and it forced the ships management to provide assurance to the customers that their goods would be handled with care. According to this policy the insurance companies stepped forward and offered their services to the industry.
The ship now not only has to protect the goods it carries, but it also has to follow some standards to be termed as safe for voyage. The ship needs to be inspected from the outside and inside to ensure that there would be no technical fault during the voyage. Many ships have faced horrible tragedies because of their internal defects and this is one great reason why we can say that the need to do cable transit areas watertight testing is justifiable. If the cables catch fire the entire ship would be set alight and there would be nothing left of the ship or the goods on it.
Since they will be running extra errands this year, it is important to ensure they won’t be getting in trouble. If the hatch covers are leaking, all the trips made would be a failure instead of being profitable as the water would get access to the inside of the ship and it would certainly mean disaster. As the water gets inside the cargo holds through the leaking hatch covers, the goods kept inside the cargo holds definitely get water damaged. When the goods are damaged for any reason during transportation, it is the shipping company which is help responsible for the damages and it has to pay for it.
In the beginning, many companies inflicted a lot of damage to the goods handed over to them by their customers. At first there was no rule which insured the safety of the goods and the ship’s crew mishandled the goods and damaged most of them. To rectify the lapse and to protect the goods of the customers, the shipping industry began implementing reforms and it forced the ships management to provide assurance to the customers that their goods would be handled with care. According to this policy the insurance companies stepped forward and offered their services to the industry.
The ship now not only has to protect the goods it carries, but it also has to follow some standards to be termed as safe for voyage. The ship needs to be inspected from the outside and inside to ensure that there would be no technical fault during the voyage. Many ships have faced horrible tragedies because of their internal defects and this is one great reason why we can say that the need to do cable transit areas watertight testing is justifiable. If the cables catch fire the entire ship would be set alight and there would be nothing left of the ship or the goods on it.
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