Since the very beginning of time, man has always been in search for a business that has unlimited wealth and growth. Today the shipping and transport industry is by far the most profitable business and the most widespread business. But this business has a catch; the unforgiving ocean can seriously harm the business in many ways. As a transport ship is made of metal, it needs to be protected against water and humidity or else it will catch rust. The rust is powerful enough to convert a powerful sheet of steel into the weakest form to resemble a net. It can create enough holes to make the entire ship nothing more than worthy to be sent away as scrap.

Prevention is better than cure and in business; one should always try to keep his money earning machinery from getting faulty. The best thing that should be done is to make a habit of checking the tightness of hatch with ultrasound regularly. The regular tests would reveal the tiniest hole and dent in the hatch covers before they become the biggest trouble. Applying the repairs right at the start would be less costly and would keep the ship sailing for a very long time. Thus the ship would be bringing in the profits without needing much investment but regular care.

Greed is a curse which has poisoned many companies and due to their greed and lust for money, they ignore the precautions and keep pushing their transport ships to the limit. They keep ignoring the importance and the need for the hatch cover ultrasonic tightness testing and keep the ship sailing on one voyage after another. Soon the ship’s hatch covers become so rusted they crack and even huge chunks of metal falls off from them. This makes the ship as good as naked and the goods inside them are guaranteed to become damaged during the voyage. After the goods have been damaged, there is no chance that the voyage would be termed as successful. The angry customers would demand reimbursement of their investment in the goods and ultimately the shipping company would have to pay the price.

To remain long in the transport business and earning profits rather than losses, keep checking the health of the transport ship as if it were your child. The longer you manage to keep it healthy, the longer it would be serving faithfully and you will not have to purchase a new one which easily costs in a very heavy price. Instead of replacing the faulty ships, keep the old ones as good as new and with the profit you earn, start buying new ones to expand your fleet.