There are a lot of cases across all the shipping lines whereby containers get stowed on board a ship to the incorrect destination and discharged at the incorrect destination.. Why does this happen..?? More often than not, the number one reason for the incorrect stowage and discharge would be improper documentation submitted to the port … Continue reading »
In response to my previous post http://shippinginsouthafrica.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/identifying-a-stow-position/ a VERY INTERESTING question has been raised by a user Sandeep.. His question being : Quote information provided is very good. However could you please tell me why does the on deck tier numbering system start from 80 and only even numbers are used i.e. 82 , 84 … Continue reading »
This is a topic of great importance and is my favourite activity in the whole realm of container shipping operations.. What is Stowage planning – simply put – it is the act of allocating space to containers on board of a container ship in the order of the discharge ports.. Tools required : the scheduled … Continue reading »
I am not sure if you have noticed, but some of the people in the industry can identify where a container has been stowed on board of a ship just by reading the stow position (also known as cell position) and also whether it is a 20’ or a 40’ container that is stowed there.. … Continue reading »
