Transportation is a serious business and possibly the only one keeping all other businesses alive. Since the very beginning of time man has found huge profits by exporting the goods from one country to another. Today also the business world survives due to the option to import and export the goods. The import and export of goods has been made possible only by the huge transport ships that are operating today and roam all the seas and oceans of this world.

The only thing that is becoming a hurdle in this business is the rust that eats away the ships and creates holes in the body and the hatch covers. These holes create an opening for water to enter the cargo holds and damage the goods inside. Once the goods are destroyed, the shipping company has to pay the customers for the damages that have taken place during the voyage. These holes need to be repaired and unless the hatch cover ultrasonic tightness testing has been conducted the holes cannot be found.

Holes can occur in the most unexpected places and the human eye cannot see these holes present in the ship’s hatch covers and the body. Another factor that creates holes in the hatch covers and the ship’s body is the bumping and scraping of the heavy and bulky goods during loading and unloading. When these goods collide with the ship’s body and the hatch covers they tear off the paint which acts as the protection against the humid air and water. Once the steel and iron body is exposed to the humid air and water, rust starts eating away the steel body.

This problem is not new, since the first ship started sailing for the purpose to transport goods, the problem of rust and chipped body has started. This has caused the goods to get wet during the transport and caused the ship owner to suffer losses. Today with the help of checking tightness of hatch with ultrasound it has become possible to reduce the chances of loss by reducing the risk of holes being present in the ship’s body. When the holes have been found they are easy to be repaired. The repair works can take a lot of time or none, it depends upon the location of the holes and if they are on the underside, it can require some dismantling and this process would take time.