SHIP

SWEAT
&
CARGO
SWEAT
SWEAT
When a ships travels from port A to port B where there
is a climate change between both these ports.
When the air is humid,moving form a warm tropical
zone to a cold winter zone,or from cold winter zone to
warm tropical zone the difference can cause changes
which can cause sweat on the cargo[moisture on the
cargo]
Such cargo which tends to absorb moisture from the air
are more in risk,cargo like steel bars,rolls,plates can get
damage by corrosion

TWO TYPES OF SWEAT

 Ship Sweat
 Cargo sweat

WHAT IS SHIP SWEAT ?

Ship’s sweat is form when the ships loads
cargo in hot region and then Cargo is transported to
colder region.When the warm and moist air comes in
contact with cold surface of the vessel,the air starts
cooling resulting in the formation of ship’s sweat
[condensation] the sweat on the plates of the cargo
hold can drip down to cargo.
Cargo can be damaged by the water droplets
dripping from the overheads[under side of hatch
cover]or from ship’s side or tank top of the hold where
the cargo i Ship sweat mostly occurs underside of the
hatch covers,tank top,side bulkheads of the cargo holds
WHAT IS CARGO SWEAT ?
Cargo sweat forms when the ships loads
cargo in cold region and then Cargo is transported to
hot region
When warm and moist air enters into the cargo
hold and condenses on the exposed surfaces of colder
cargo,the air starts cooling and water droplets starts
depositing on the surface of the cargo.
Vessels carrying produts like timber ,sugar,
tabacco,cotton,coffee,cocoa etc have a natural moisture
inside them and have the tendency to increase the
cargo sweat,thus resulting in damage of cargo.
HOW TO PREVENT SHIP SWEAT
Ships sweat can outline under the hold deck heads, on
the undersides of hatch covers and as an untimely idea
plating of cargo holds. This sweat may spill onto or
come into contact with the cargo. Appropriately sends
sweat can moreover make hurt sensitive cargoes. This
can be made an effort not to by present cooler, drier
air into the holds.
HOW TO PREVENT CARGO SWEAT
To avoid the possibility of cargo sweat, all ventilators
should be closed and no ventilation carried out. In any
case, on the off chance that the moisture content of
the cargo is high, extraction of the wet air from inside
the cargo holds might be required.