Different types of cargo and their packing

Different types of cargo and their packing.

Cargoes can be divided into General Cargoes and Bulk Cargoes. General Cargoes Bulk Cargoes Solid Bulk Containerized Liquid Bulk Project

Examples of Solid Bulk Cargoes Iron Ore Grane Coal Fertilizer

Examples of General Cargoes Boxes Cases & Construction Trailers Steel & Timber (Breakbulk) Big Bags Wagons Yachts

Other criteria for classification of cargo are: Liquefied Gas Liquid the chemical state of the cargo substance,

temperature, Refrigerated Cargo Reefer Container

danger / hazard for health, Toxic, Flammable, Corrosive Radio-active

weight, Heavy -lift

method of loading, Lighter Aboard Ship (LASH) Ro-Ro Semi-Submersible : Float-On – Float-Off

perishable (or not), Heap of bananas

and (finally) being alive. Livestock

Certain cargoes have their own packaging. Forest Products Reels of paper. Wood Pulp Bales of Copra Packets of Sawn Timber

Metal Cargoes Aluminum Ingots Wire Rods Copper Sheets

Steel Coils Plates Bundles Beams

Other examples of cargo packaging : Machinery in a wooden case Steel Drums Sugar in Bags

Unpacked cargo units : A Car Woodprops / Logs Blocks of Granite Project Cargo - Rudder

Ships are named according to cargo type : Bulk carrier or Bulker Cattle ship (Livestock carrier) Cement Tanker Carrier Gas Carrier (Liquefied Natural Gas)

Stone Carrier Nuclear Fuel Carrier Fruit Juice Tanker Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC)

Wine tanker Chemical / Oil Products Tanker Edible oil tanker Bitumen Tanker/ Asphalt Carrier

-Geared Ships- General Cargo Ship Refrigerating Ship (Reefer) Heavy Lift Ship Container Ship

Lighter Aboard Ship (LASH) Vessel Timber Carrier Self-discharging Woodchip Carrier Gearless Dry Cargo Vessel

methods of loading ; Side-loader (Paper Carrier) Dock Ship (Float on Float off) Roll on Roll off Ship (Ro. Ro) Lift on Roll on Ship (Lo. Ro)

and logistical characteristics. Container feeder Shuttle tanker Lighter Floating Storage Unit (FSU)

Cargo handling aboard tankers. Cargo Tank Manifold & Cargo Hoses Cargo Control Room Cargo Control Panel Valves Pump Room Piping & Catwalk Samples Ullage / Tank Level

Cargo Handling Aboard Bulkers 1 Washing Drying/Mopping Sealing bilges Disinfection Inspection Hose test

Cargo Handling Aboard Bulkers 2 Pumping out ballast Sounding ballast tanks Ultrasonic test Measuring density Hydrostatic Particulars in Stability Book Making Calculations Reading draughts Separation of Hold Compartments

Cargo Handling Aboard Bulkers 3 Pouring cargo onto a heap Loading cargo by conveyor through small hatches in the hatchcovers. Loading wagonloads. Taking samples. Trimming by shovel Loading by chute and trimming by mini-bulldozer Bagging Loading by grab Fumigation agent

Types of Containers 20 feet High Cube Tanker (Specials) Flat Rack 40 feet standard Open top container Open Top

Container Handling Moving Containers Planning Stowage Unloading Container Closing Twistlocks Positioning Container Tightening Bridge Fitting Checking Stowage Sealing Checking Temperature Plugging Reefer Plugs Rigging Lashing Bar

Ro-Ro Cargo Handling Lowering Ramp Rigging Ramp Guiding trailer Checking Dangerous Cargo Operating Lift Lashing Parking cars in lanes on fixed and hoistable decks Marking Ramp Access MAFI Tractor and Trailer Chocks

Heavy-Lift Cargo Handling

General Cargo / Breakbulk : Preparing Cargo Operations Cleaning Marking Cargo Position Preparing Tweendecks Preparing Slings Inspecting cargo (in shed) Preparing Lashings Inspecting Cargo (Open Storage) Weighing = Quantity control) Sampling = Quality Control

Dunnage Planks Wedges Chock (Square Timber) Square Timber Boards Plastic Cribbing

Winchman Monkey face Loading Collecting Evidence Mess Stevedores hooking on the cargo Monitoring Progress List & Trim Filling up a gap Precise and Compact Ballast &Heeling System Measurement (Moisture) Stowage

Stowage Compact Stowage Broken Stowage Tiers of Coils Checking Stowage Plan

Discharging