The sea transport industry is one of the biggest money minting industry today. Since the evolution of the internet, international trade has become very common and this has resulted in the growth of the maritime industry. As exports have increased over time, so has the demand for more transport ships and this is why we see a lot of shipping companies actively working these days. There are all sorts of people involved in this industry, some who have a huge fleet of ships to provide for transportation and some owning a single transport ship. Obviously the person having more than one ship earns a bigger share of the profit this industry rakes in.

But unfortunately a lot of money that could be kept as profit is wasted in the form of claims and fines. In the haste to make a maximum number of voyages and to earn more money, the ship owners often do not pay attention to their ship’s health. The hatch covers are leaking and the ship is still sailing destroying half of the goods during the journey. Without the hatch cover ultrasonic tightness testing, it would be foolish to sail when some water has been found to seep in the cargo area. Water inside a ship’s cargo hold surely means that the hatch covers are leaking. Hatch covers receive the most wear and tear due to its constant usage. The scraping and bumping of the goods when being loaded and unloaded through the heavy chains tears off the paint and even the steel of the body and the covers.

As time passes the damage increases and it requires to be repaired in time. Since repairing takes time and during that time the ship remains out of work. This means that the owner of the ship will not be receiving the profits as long as the ship is not making voyages. To avoid stopping their inflow of cash, the ship owners ignore the checking of tightness of hatch with ultrasound. They are more willing to take risks than stop their profits from falling in the cash registers. Ultimately the customer’s goods start getting damaged and they scream for refunds. The profits turn into losses and when the matter reaches to an extreme height, the ship owner is already in debt and fails to carry on the business. Prevention is better than cure, and this is the term that should not only be used in the medical industry, but it is also applicable in the business industry.