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The basics of container stowage planning and why it is so important

stowage planning and how it works - shipping and freight resource

In view of the recent incidents relating to stack collapses on board and containers lost at sea, I thought a refresher on “What is container stowage planning and how it works” would be in order..

This is also to remind everyone in the shipping chain – exporters, agents, freight forwarders, carriers, documentation teams, vessel operators, and stowage planners, the importance of providing and using the correct information for the planning and stowage of the vessel..

Container stowage planning is an art and I absolutely loved the time when I used to do it.. While there are computer systems to do this these days, the basics remain the same..

In this article I have explained how the stowage planning works and why it is so important..

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Significance of Stack Date and why it is important..

March 13, 2021May 3, 2017
Hariesh ManaadiarEducation, Vessel Operation stack date, stack period, stowage planning, vessel operation 19 Comments 4 minutes

Known by many names including Cut-off time, Gate Cut-off etc, the term STACK DATE has a massive significance in the shipment of a container and is a crucial element in the whole export cycle.. For the sake of simplicity I will refer to it as stack date or stack period throughout this article.. Read on to understand more about it..

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Comparison of container ship stowage plan

May 4, 2017November 18, 2015
Hariesh ManaadiarShipping and Freight stowage planning 3 Comments 3 minutes

The other day I was going through some of my old files and I came across the bay plan of a container ship that I used to plan for in 1996..

This brought back a lot of good memories, but then it hit me “boom”, how much things have changed with regards to modern container ships such as the Triple E and the structure of the ships and the stowage itself..

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Why do containers get stowed and discharged incorrectly..??

November 4, 2015March 21, 2012
Hariesh ManaadiarShipping and Freight shipping education, stowage planning 2 Comments 2 minutes

There are a lot of cases across all the shipping lines whereby containers get stowed on board a ship to the incorrect destination and discharged at the incorrect destination.. Why … Read more here..

Container Stow position numbering

November 4, 2015July 29, 2010
Hariesh ManaadiarShipping and Freight bay plan, container, shipping education, stowage planning, tier numbering 1 Comment 2 minutes

In response to my previous post https://www.shippingandfreightresource.com/2009/03/31/identifying-a-stow-position/ a VERY INTERESTING question has been raised by a user Sandeep.. His question being : Quote information provided is very good. However could … Read more here..

Identifying a stow position

December 9, 2017March 31, 2009
Hariesh ManaadiarFreight Container, Shipping, Vessel Operation bay, cell position, container vessel, row, shipping education, stow position, stowage planning, tier 56 Comments 4 minutes

Some of the people in the industry can identify where a container has been stowed on board of a ship just by reading the stow position (also known as cell position) and also whether it is a 20’ or a 40’ container that is stowed there..

How they do this..?? Mainly based on experience in handling stowage plans, but there is a formula to it..

I will explain below..

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