The new policies for transport ship owners announced by the authorities have been praised by the customers. It ensures that the transport ships will now have to focus more on the protection of the goods they carry. It cannot be proclaimed that the results will be hundred percent, but we are sure to see a gradual decline in the claims filed by frustrated customers over water damage.

Claims for damages against water penetration have risen to such an extent that it put the industry under a huge question mark. The authorities were nagged by the receding condition of the quality of the ships carrying precious goods. While companies claimed to have furnished their clients by paying money against their damages, clients have pushed the fact up that such compensations were ruining their businesses. The receiver at the other end does not wish to put up faulty products for sale in his stores. While sending faulty products is not the intention of manufacturers, receivers complained of failing to earn the profits they had dreamed of while ordering those products.

With the complete checking of tightness of hatch with ultrasound by most ship owners and captains, most of the ships are now in the best condition to sail. The ultrasonic tightness testing device provides knowledge to the crew about the areas damaged. The damages can be of various reasons such as corrosion or bumping of a heavy object. Whatever the cause may be, the final stage of damage is when the sheets are completely rusted and holes are created in it. These holes are the perfect places for water to get inside and damage the goods inside.

It is not right to put the blame on water for the damages. Water does not break products or even toss them around. The goods that are not wrapped in plastic get soaked to such a level that their wrappings are worn off or torn off while lifting them. The products inside their wrappings get soaked in the water and they either lose their color (in case of garments especially), or they rot (in case of food items). Electronics can get a short circuit which damages the parts inside.

Since a lot of captains have ensured that the hatch cover ultrasonic tightness testing is done before every voyage, a lot of holes are removed before they can be the cause of letting the water in. Since this process not only saves time and money (claims filed against damages), many ship owners are attracted towards it.