According to the experts, it is estimated that the exports next year would see an increase of 70%. The reason for it is the demand for products which are mainly produced in some specific countries due to the low labor costs and many other reasons. This means that the shipping industry would need to be more active and should start preparing for the next year right now. It is the perfect time to conduct the Hatch cover maintenance and watertight integrity testing and plan the repairs too. The ships which are leaking and causing damage to the goods in their cargo holds would be a failure in the coming year when there would be too much work to handle and the deadlines would be even more pressing than today.

There is no compromise over a leaking ship because it causes more damage to the shipping company’s earnings than it would be bringing in profits. As the goods are always insured and are the responsibility of the shipping company to have them unloaded at their destination without a single scratch to it, the damaged goods require to be paid for by the shipping company and its stake holders. As the ship develops a leak during the voyage and the hatch covers have been closed, the staff wouldn’t be able to control the damages that tales place inside the cargo holds. Water entering through the leaks would start damaging the goods especially the ones which are directly underneath the leak. The goods would be soaked as if kept under a shower and they would be useless for everyone. At the end of it, the shipping company would require paying for the worthless gods in full price and since these goods are not just in a single digit quantity, paying for the entire lot would simply drain the profits of the company.

Apart from protecting the cargo holds it is also important to make sure that water does not start entering the ship from other compartments. Hence running the watertight compartment doors testing would enable the staff to make sure that the compartments are safe from flooding and making the ship look like a swimming pool on a voyage. This act would indirectly protect the goods in the cargo holds and would directly keep the ship and its crew safe. As the ship reaches its destination safely, the profits become undeniable and the shipping company can think of using the ship for more profitable voyages.