Table 3.1 (cont.) | Common steel products transported by ship, descriptions and general stowage considerations

American Club: Transport Guidance for Steel Cargoes
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Product
Description
Additional comments
Stowage
Finished steel products (cont.)
Steel girder and beam
Long, finished, cold rolled
“I” and “T” girders and
beams.
Primarily used for
construction purposes.
Some beams and girders
have finished ends for ease
of assembly.
Steel beams and girders
should be stowed fore
and aft. The beams should
be stowed with flanges
arranged in an “in and out”
position and usually packed
in bundles as seen below
(also see Figure 3.1).
Steel profile
Long, cold or hot rolled,
shaped steel bars.
Primarily used for
reinforcement in the
construction of steel
structures.
Steel profile are usually
packed in bundles and
stowed fore and aft.
Steel angle and bulb
Long, cold or hot rolled,
shaped steel bars.
Product is multi-purpose
for use in construction
for reinforcement of steel
structures.
Steel angle and bulb are
usually packed in bundles
and stowed fore and aft.
Steel mesh
Finished steel mesh
products that are either
rolled or in sheet form.
Product is normally in form
for final use and is primarily
used for fencing or grating
purposes.
Wire mesh rolls should
be stowed athwartships.
Grating sheets can be
stowed fore and aft or
athwartships. Usually
stowed on the top of other
cargoes.
Steel reinforcement straight
or folded bar (i.e. rebar)
Long, roughly finished hot
rolled steel bars of small
diameter.
Product is used for
reinforcing concrete
structures. Rebar is
transported in single units
or bundled in groups with
1 inch (2.5 cm) width steel
bands or tie wire.
Stowage is usually
dependent upon the
geometry of the cargo hold.
However, the product is
usually stowed fore and aft
or athwartships.

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