The fate of the huge Titanic clearly tells us that even the biggest ship is sinkable. While it really ended up crashing in an iceberg which led to its doomed fate, today’s ships are better equipped to detect such pieces floating on the sea. But the centuries old problem still prevails which is causing a ship to sink by the water filling in through the hatch covers. When water enters the insides of the ship, it is a sure fact that the goods inside the cargo holds will be damaged. Water damages the cartons of the goods in which they are packed and while the water easily wets the cardboard boxes, the goods inside them start getting wet and lose their worth.

For every transport ship that is to sail on the water, it is important to have the hatch cover maintenance and watertight integrity testing completed. The test will reveal all the areas of weaknesses and the s ... Read more »