A Master's Guide to the Carriage of Steel Cargo - Second Edition

This guide discusses steel cargo surveys and bills of lading. It explains various types of steel cargo damage and describes how these should be reported on a bill of lading. Detailed guidance is provided on steel coils and ship strength, with reference to the common structural rules. Photographs and diagrams illustrate the stresses posed by different stowage configurations and there is a useful checklist of ‘dos and don’ts’ when loading steel cargo. The book is appended with detailed case studies, the first examining a claim for damaged cargo and the second a claim due to poor dunnage.

Steel is a high-value cargo, a cargo easily damaged by rough handling, water and moisture.

When carrying steel products by sea, it is essential to ensure that neither the steel nor the ship suffers damage. Its weight presents substantial challenges with stowage and securing. The ship must be fit to receive the cargo and the cargo must be safely stowed and secured.

Incorrect stowage can lead to hull and cargo damage.

Cargo damage can occur for a number of different reasons in transit or before loading. The Standard Club arranges preloading surveys to check the condition of finished steel before loading to ensure that bills of lading are correctly endorsed with full details of any such damage.

This guide therefore focuses on correctly loading, stowing, caring for and securing steel cargoes. Its advice, if followed, will assist in the avoidance and prevention of steel cargo damage claims.

Eric Murdoch

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Steel manufacture

Chapter 3 Basic advice

Chapter 4 Steel commonly shipped by sea

Chapter 5 Steel cargo surveys

Chapter 6 Bills of lading

Chapter 7 Steel coils and ships’ strength

Chapter 8 Principles of stowage

Chapter 9 Principles of securing

Chapter 10 Cargo officer’s duties during steel cargo loading/discharge

Chapter 11 Ship husbandry and steel cargo

Chapter 12 Safety when working with steel

Appendix A Case study 1 – damaged cargo and clean bills of lading

Appendix B Case study 2 – poor dunnage

Loading checklist

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