Cargo Handling and Stowage

A Guide for Loading, Handling, Stowage, Securing, and Transportation of Different Types of Cargoes, Except Liquid Cargoes and Gas.

The most common cargoes and their stowage and calculation are described - Container Cargoes, Reefer Cargoes, Bulk Cargoes including Grain and Grain products, Heavy Lift Cargoes, Timber Cargoes, Steel Cargoes and Ro-Ro Cargoes.

For each cargo the stowage and loading principles are described as well as the securing of these cargoes which includes all necessary calculations.