Dry Bulk Cargoes

CARGO STOWAGE FACTORS l Stowage Factors : The amount of space occupied by a given quantity of any dry commodity(cubic feet per long ton or per metric ton) l The difference between long tons and metric tons is slight, only 1.6% l The lighter a commodity, the more space it will occupy and therefore, the higher its stowage factor l Corn stows around 50cubic feet(1.42cubic meters) per ton whilst much heavier iron ore occupies 15(0.42) or less l Ships are measured for two sets of cubic capacity. Grai...

원문링크 : Dry Bulk Cargoes