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Stowage factor

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space required under normal conditions, including the stowage losses caused by the means of transportation and packaging, to the weight of the cargo. The stowage factor can be used in
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that have a stowage factor of 2.5. This means that if a ship designed to carry woodchips is loaded with iron ore, only a small part of the hold capacity can be utilized, and a
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unutilized. Thus the stowage factor is taken into account in ship design when determining the size of cargo holds, and specialized ships such as
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has a stowage factor of 0.40 (m/mt), meaning that the space needed by one tonne of ore is only one sixth of that required to stow one tonne of
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However, Ship B can only take 47,500 mtons in weight of Barley before Ship B is full and no more space is available in the Ship B's holds
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However, Ship A can only take 55,000 mtons in weight of Bulk Phosphate before Ship A loadline is submerged
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are built for cargoes with a stowage factor that departs significantly from the average.
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70,000/0.90 = 77,000 mtons or 2,470,000/32 = 77,000 mtons (rounded)
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70,000/1.47= 47,500 mtons or 2,470,000/52 = 47,500 mtons (rounded)
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Bulk Phosphate Stowage Factor (SF) about 0.90 m/ton (32 ft/ton)
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and as a reference to evaluate the efficiency of use of the
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designed to carry iron ore cannot be loaded to the maximum
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Metric for space taken up by one tonne of cargo in a ship
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Barley Stowage Factor (SF) about 1.47 m/ton (52 ft/ton)
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In fact, Ship A has space for 55,000 mtons on her holds
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Index

shipping
cubic metres
tonne
cargo
hold
cargo ship
stowage
ship design
cargo space
commodity
iron ore
woodchips
bulk carrier
draft
deadweight tonnage
ore carriers
car carriers
packaging
bulk cargo
containers
cars
Grain
Coal
TEU
Light crude oil
Heavy crude oil
Water
Packing density

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