Stowage Factor of all Bulk Cargo

Stowage
Factor

Of

Bulk

Cargo

Bauxite Bulk =============== 0.85/0.93

Beans Bulk =============== 1.42/1.58

Bone Meal Calcinet Bulk ======= 3

Bran Rice India Bulk ======== 1.76/1.84

Buick Wheat Bulk =========== 1.53/1.60

China Clay Bulk ========== 1.3

Clay Bulk =============== 0.70/0.84

Coal/Anthracite Large Bulk ==== 1.27

Duff Dross Bulk ============ 1.2

Grains Bulk =============== 1.25

Peace Bulk =============== 1.28

Beans Bulk =============== 1.28

Small & large Nuts Bulk ==== 1.31

Cobbles Bulk =============== 1.39

Coal Australia Bulk ========== 1.22/1.33

Coal Japan Bulk ========== 1.27/1.33

Coal Poland Bulk ============= 1.36/1.44

Coal tar pitch USSR Bulk ======= 1.33/1.56

Coal USA Bulk =============== 1.30/1.42

Coal Welsh Bulk ============== 1.19/1.27

Cobalt Bulk================== 0.57

Coconut Bulk =================3.96

Copper mate W.Afr.Bulk========= 0.51

Cooper mate S. Afr. Bulk========= 0.4

Cooper Concentrate aneway Bay Bulk =0.56/0.63

Cooper Concentrate Bulk ==========0.5

Copra Pellets Bulk=============== 1.78

Copra Bulk==================== 2.35/2.77

Copra chips Bulk================ 1.58/1.70

Copra extract pellets Bulk========= 1.58/1.70

Copra pellets (max 14% moisture) Bulk= 1.58/1.70

Corn USA Bulk================== 1.39/1.70

Corn Gluten pellets USA Bulk======== 1.53/1.73

Feldspar Bulk==================== 0.85

Ferro silic?nBulk================= 0.7

Ferro CromoBulk================= 0.42

Manganeso Bulk================== 0.70/0.84

Kuanite Bulk==================== 0.70/0.84

Kyanite Bulk ==================== 0.80/0.84

Pytophilite Bulk================== 0.84

Fish meal Bulk=================== 1.61/2.07

Fish Meal Anchovy Bulk=========== 1.52/1.61

Barley Bulk===================== 1.47/1.56

Barley C1Bulk=================== 1.48/1.51

Barley C2 Bulk=================== 1.56/1.59

Barley C3 Bulk=================== 1.67/1.70

Maize River Plate Bulk============= 1.36/1.47

Maize east Africa Bulk============= 1.42/1.47

Maize Congo Bulk================ 1.56/1.58

Maize South Africa Bulk=========== 1.42/1.50

Maize Kibbled Bulk============== 1.45/1.53

Maize WD1 Bulk================ 1.34

Maize WD�Bulk=============== 1.36

Maize YF1 Bulk================= 1.28

Oats Bulk===================== 1.87/1.89

Oat Clipped River Plate Bulk======= 1.84/1.92

Oats Unclipped Bulk============= 2.12/2.26

Oat Unclipped River Plate Bulk ==== 2.04/2.12

Oats Australia. Bulk============= 1.98

Oats Calcutta Bulk============== 1.98

Rye Bulk===================== 1.36/1.47

Wheat Bulk=================== 1.27/1.42

Wheat red Norfolk Bulk ========== 1.27

Wheat Red Baltimore Bulk======== 1.27

Wheat winter N° 2 USA======Bulk 1.27

Wheat winter Vancouver Bulk===== 1.25/1.39

Wheat Australia Bulk =========== 1.27/1.39

Wheat BL sea Bulk ============= 1.19/1.27

Graphite Bulk ================= 0.57/0.99

Gravel Bulk ================== 0.65

Groundnuts & Shelled Bulk === 2.97/3.11

Groundnuts expeller Bulk ======== 1.62/1.95

Groundnuts extraction Bulk ====== 1.47/1.56

Guano Bulk ================== 1.19/1.25

Horns Bulk ================== 2.69/2.83

Iron bar Bulk ================ 0.79

Iron ore Barahanda Bulk ======== 1.90/2.30

Iron ore Canada(titanium) Bulk === 0.74

Iron ore USSR-Poti Bulk ======== 0.74

Iron ore Mauritania Bulk ======= 0.82

Iron ore Sierra Leona Bulk ===== 0.74

Iron Ore Philippine Is. Bulk ===== 0.71

Kainit Bulk ================= 0.99/1.05

Kaolin (China Clay) Bulk ======= 1.13

Kapok India Bulk ============ 1.80/2.0

Linseed Bulk ================ 1.56/1.58

Locust beans Bulk ============ 2.38/2.55

Magnesite Fine Bulk ========== 0.45

Magnesite Coarse Bulk ======== 0.71/0.85

Magnesite Klinker Bulk ======= 1.7

Molasses Bulk ============== 0.79

Nitrate of soda Bulk ========== 0.74

Nitrate of Potash Bulk =========1.02

Palm Kernels Bulk =========== 1.64

Cottonseeds oil Bulk ========== 1.13

Soya bean oil Bulk ============1.1

Oil cake Bulk =============== 1.30/1.84

Antimony Australia Bulk ====== 0.57

Peanuts Unpeeled Bulk ======= 3.00/3.70

Phosphate N. Africa Bulk ===== 0.65/0.85

Pigiron Bulk ============== 0.28

Pitch Bulk ================ 1.36

Potatoes Bulk ==============1.42/1.56

Potassium Nitrate Bulk =======1.02

Potassium sulfate Bulk ======= 1.26

Pyrite Bulk =============== 0.85/0.99

Rice Brand Pellets Bulk ====== 1.47/1.70

Salt Bulk ================= 0.99/1.13

Salt Petre Bulk ============ 1.02

Sand Vitreous Bulk ========= 0.65/0.71

Cottonseeds Bulk =========== 1.84

Linseeds River plate Bulk =====1.42/1.56

Linseeds Bulk ============= 1.56/1.58

Millet Bulk ===============1.27/1.44

Sal extract pellets Bulk ===== 1.64/1.76

Sugar beet Bulk =========== 3.71

Sunflower Argentina Bulk === 2.12

Sunflower Odessa Bulk ===== 2.32/2.43

Sunflower USA Bulk ====== 2.32

Sorghum Bulk =========== 1.67

Soya beans USA Bulk ====== 1.37

Soya beans Bulk ========== 1.58/1.64

Soya Beans Rio Grande Bulk = 1.5

Sugar Cuba Bulk ========= 1.30/1.32

Sugar Raw Bolivia Bulk ==== 1.27/1.44

Sulphate of ammonia Bulk === 1.19/1.27

Sulfur Bulk ============== 1.08/1.13

Sunflower seeds Bulk ======= 1.81/1.95

Super Phosphate triple Bulk == 1.04/1.33

Super Phosphate Casablanca Bulk =1.5

Super phosphate Triple Tampa Bulk =1.05/1.22

Tapioca Pellets Bulk ============1.58/1.64

Tares Bulk ===================1.36

Valonea Bulk =================2.55

Zinc concentrates Bulk ==========0.43

WHAT IS THE STOWAGE FACTOR ?!

In shipping, the stowage factor indicates how many cubic metres of space one metric tonne (or
cubic feet of space one long ton) of a particular type of cargo occupies in a hold of a cargo ship. It is
calculated as the ratio of the stowage 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 ship design and as a reference to evaluate the efficiency of use of the
cargo space on a ship.

The stowage factor varies from one type of commodity to another — for example iron ore has a
stowage factor of 0.40 (m3/mt), meaning that the space needed by one tonne of ore is only one sixth
of that required to stow one tonne of woodchips 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 bulk carrier designed to carry iron ore cannot be loaded to the maximum draft with
woodchips, leaving much of its deadweight tonnage unutilized. Thus the stowage factor is taken into
account in ship design when determining the size of cargo holds, and specialized ships such as ore
carriers and car carriersare built for cargoes with a stowage factor that departs significantly from the
average.

The stowage factor also depends on the type of packaging, being the lowest for unpackaged bulk
cargo. While most commonly used for dry bulk cargo, a stowage factor can also be calculated for
liquid bulk cargo and other commodities such as containers or cars. Stowage factors for several
types of cargo are presented in the following table.

Stowage factor
Type of cargo
(cu ft/LT) (m3/MT)

Iron ore 14 0.40

Grain (heavy) 45 1.30

Coal 48 1.40

Woodchips 90 2.50

Containers (TEU) 56–105 1.6–3.0

Cars 150 4.2

Light crude oil 37.6 1.07

Heavy crude oil 33.7 0.95

Water 35.315 1

Συντελεστής στοιβασίας των χύδην φορτίων

Bauxite
Bulk
0.85/0.93

Beans
Bulk
1.42/1.58

Bone Meal Calcinet

Bulk
3

Bran Rice India

Bulk
1.76/1.84

Buick Wheat
Bulk
1.53/1.60

China Clay
Bulk
1.3

Clay
Bulk
0.70/0.84

Coal/Anthracite Large
Bulk
1.27

Duff Dross
Bulk
1.2

Grains
Bulk
1.25

Peace
Bulk
1.28
Beans
Bulk
1.28

Small & large Nuts

Bulk
1.31

Cobbles
Bulk
1.39

Coal Australia
Bulk
1.22/1.33

Coal Japan
Bulk
1.27/1.33

Coal Poland
Bulk
1.36/1.44

Coal tar pitch USSR

Bulk
1.33/1.56

Coal USA
Bulk
1.30/1.42

Coal Welsh
Bulk
1.19/1.27

Cobalt
Bulk
0.57

Coconut
Bulk
3.96

Copper mate W.Afr.

Bulk
0.51

Cooper mate S. Afr.

Bulk
0.4

Cooper Concentrate aneway Bay

Bulk
0.56/0.63
Cooper Concentrate
Bulk
0.5

Copra Pellets
Bulk
1.78

Copra
Bulk
2.35/2.77

Copra chips
Bulk
1.58/1.70

Copra extract pellets

Bulk
1.58/1.70

Copra pellets (max 14% moisture)

Bulk
1.58/1.70

Corn USA
Bulk
1.39/1.70

Corn Gluten pellets USA

Bulk
1.53/1.73

Feldspar
Bulk
0.85

Ferro silic?n
Bulk
0.7

Ferro Cromo
Bulk
0.42

Manganeso
Bulk
0.70/0.84

Kuanite
Bulk
0.70/0.84

Kyanite
Bulk
0.80/0.84
Pytophilite
Bulk
0.84

Fish meal
Bulk
1.61/2.07

Fish Meal Anchovy

Bulk
1.52/1.61

Barley
Bulk
1.47/1.56

Barley C1
Bulk
1.48/1.51

Barley C2
Bulk
1.56/1.59

Barley C3
Bulk
1.67/1.70

Maize River Plate

Bulk
1.36/1.47

Maize east Africa

Bulk
1.42/1.47

Maize Congo
Bulk
1.56/1.58

Maize South Africa

Bulk
1.42/1.50

Maize Kibbled
Bulk
1.45/1.53

Maize WD1
Bulk
1.34

Maize WD―
Bulk
1.36
Maize YF1
Bulk
1.28

Oats
Bulk
1.87/1.89

Oat Clipped River Plate

Bulk
1.84/1.92

Oats Unclipped
Bulk
2.12/2.26

Oat Unclipped River Plate

Bulk
2.04/2.12

Oats Australia.
Bulk
1.98

Oats Calcutta
Bulk
1.98

Rye
Bulk
1.36/1.47

Wheat
Bulk
1.27/1.42

Wheat red Norfolk

Bulk
1.27

Wheat Red Baltimore

Bulk
1.27

Wheat winter N° 2 USA

Bulk
1.27

Wheat winter Vancouver

Bulk
1.25/1.39

Wheat Australia
Bulk
1.27/1.39
Wheat BL sea
Bulk
1.19/1.27

Graphite
Bulk
0.57/0.99

Gravel
Bulk
0.65

Groundnuts & Shelled

Bulk
2.97/3.11

Groundnuts expeller
Bulk
1.62/1.95

Groundnuts extraction
Bulk
1.47/1.56

Guano
Bulk
1.19/1.25

Horns
Bulk
2.69/2.83

Iron bar
Bulk
0.79

Iron ore Barahanda

Bulk
1.90/2.30

Iron ore Canada(titanium)

Bulk
0.74

Iron ore USSR-Poti

Bulk
0.74

Iron ore Mauritania

Bulk
0.82

Iron ore Sierra Leona

Bulk
0.74
Iron Ore Philippine Is.
Bulk
0.71

Kainit
Bulk
0.99/1.05

Kaolin (China Clay)

Bulk
1.13

Kapok India
Bulk
1.80/2.0

Linseed
Bulk
1.56/1.58

Locust beans
Bulk
2.38/2.55

Magnesite Fine
Bulk
0.45

Magnesite Coarse
Bulk
0.71/0.85

Magnesite Klinker
Bulk
1.7

Molasses
Bulk
0.79

Nitrate of soda
Bulk
0.74

Nitrate of Potash
Bulk
1.02

Palm Kernels
Bulk
1.64

Cottonseeds oil
Bulk
1.13
Soya bean oil
Bulk
1.1

Oil cake
Bulk
1.30/1.84

Antimony Australia
Bulk
0.57

Peanuts Unpeeled
Bulk
3.00/3.70

Phosphate N. Africa
Bulk
0.65/0.85

Pigiron
Bulk
0.28

Pitch
Bulk
1.36

Potatoes
Bulk
1.42/1.56

Potassium Nitrate
Bulk
1.02

Potassium sulfate
Bulk
1.26

Pyrite
Bulk
0.85/0.99

Rice Brand Pellets

Bulk
1.47/1.70

Salt
Bulk
0.99/1.13

Salt Petre
Bulk
1.02
Sand Vitreous
Bulk
0.65/0.71

Cottonseeds
Bulk
1.84

Linseeds River plate

Bulk
1.42/1.56

Linseeds
Bulk
1.56/1.58

Millet
Bulk
1.27/1.44

Sal extract pellets

Bulk
1.64/1.76

Sugar beet
Bulk
3.71

Sunflower Argentina
Bulk
2.12

Sunflower Odessa
Bulk
2.32/2.43

Sunflower USA
Bulk
2.32

Sorghum
Bulk
1.67

Soya beans USA

Bulk
1.37

Soya beans
Bulk
1.58/1.64

Soya Beans Rio Grande

Bulk
1.5
Sugar Cuba
Bulk
1.30/1.32

Sugar Raw Bolivia

Bulk
1.27/1.44

Sulphate of ammonia
Bulk
1.19/1.27

Sulfur
Bulk
1.08/1.13

Sunflower seeds
Bulk
1.81/1.95

Super Phosphate triple

Bulk
1.04/1.33

Super Phosphate Casablanca

Bulk
1.5

Super phosphate Triple Tampa

Bulk
1.05/1.22

Tapioca Pellets
Bulk
1.58/1.64

Tares
Bulk
1.36

Valonea
Bulk
2.55

Zinc concentrates
Bulk
0.43