It wouldn’t be wrong to say that the entire business structure on this planet relies on the transport industry. Since the business trends of today are mostly following a simple rule: build and export, it has raised the demand of the transport industry to the height that it reached never before. Today the entire business frame depends upon the transport industry which has opened to door for bigger fortunes for the manufacturers. Now not only the manufacturers are dependent on the transport industry especially the sea transport industry, even the farmers are relying on it to export their produce to the hungry world outside and get rewarded in a bigger and better way.

But all of this can be wasted by a small leak in the transport ship. Since the huge freight carrying ships have to move on water to complete the voyage and deliver the goods to its destination, it can all be wasted if water enters the cargo holds and destroys the goods that are being carried. The only way to stop the goods from being damaged is by checking the tightness of hatch with ultrasound before commencing the voyage. Running the test before the voyage helps in finding out the lurking holes that can harm the goods during the tour.

During the loading and unloading process the goods and the chains holding them often bump against the walls of the hatch covers and the floor of the deck. This creates holes, dents and even gashes if the bump was severe. As soon as a dent or something of the type appears on it, the humid air starts reacting with the newly exposed steel. It starts catching rust which eventually spreads out to the other parts of the ship and soon the rust eats away the steel which creates a big hole. Although the big hole is minor for the human eye; but, it is big enough to let a large amount of water to get inside.

As soon as the large amount of water gets inside the cargo hold, it starts damaging the goods which are wasted. These wasted goods are of no use to the customer and as a result the entire amount falls on the ship owners. They have to pay the price of the damaged goods and unfortunately a healthy amount of profit gets eaten away by the damages that are to be paid. It is necessary for the ship owners to ensure timely hatch cover ultrasonic tightness testing for a safe and profitable journey.