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The Dry-cargo department has concentrated on bulk carriers and general cargo
vessels with major Charterers and Ship Owners trading outbound and inbound South America.
Cargo coverage in the Bulk Market includes: grains, sugar, coal, pet coke, ores, fertilizers
and steel products (on spot and/or COAs).
I.M.A. is fully aware that steel is a commodity which must be
treated with care in order to minimise the risk to damage the
cargo.
Common types of steel:
* Hot rolled sheeting ( coils)
steel of this nature is in its
most basic state, and will usually undergo further
processing.
* Hot rolled sheeting ( bundles)
to fulfill the demands of the
customer, hot rolled sheeting is sometimes cut into lenghts,
stacked
into bundles and secured with
metal bands.
* Cold rolled sheeting
(coils)
this valuable product has been
processed for direct use by the end-user and even minor
damage
is likely to produce a
claim.
* Cold rolled sheeting (
packs)
sheets of cold rolled steel are
often cut to size, covered in moisture-resistant paper and
parcelled
in a metal wrapper.
* Wire rods
this product is customarily wound
into coils and shipped unwrapped. Since wire rods are usually hot
drawn,
surface rust is not uncommon. A
good stow and a favourable outturn can only be achieved if the
bundles are rigid.
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* Tin plate
this expensive product is made
using the cold rolled process to produce very thin steel plate
which,
after acid cleaning, is then coated
with a layer of tin.
* Structural
steel
structural steel includes steel
sections( channels, angles and beams), steel bars, wirerods, flat
products
( strip, plate and wide flats)
seamless and welded, forgings and semi-finished
products.
* Galvanised
steel
this commodity is extremely
valuable. The galvanising process coats the surface of the steel
with a
protective layer of zinc,
inhibiting the development of rust.
Galvanised sheeting may be rolled into
coils or cut to size and packaged, and the galvanising
of structural steel is also
widespread.
Small areas of white oxidation marks
may be evident on the wrappers of galvanised steel
signifying
exposure to moist air, but unless
extensive, are probably no case of alarm.
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