Stowage factors

Stowage factors

 

STOWAGE FACTORS, cbft/mt (1 cbm = 35.31 cbft)
Information in the below columns is merely a guide and no substitute for checking accurate stowage factors from local agents and/or shippers, or for inserting appropriate figures in contracts of carriage.

 

CARGO

BULK

BAGGED

BALED

ALUMINA

37-42

   

ALUMINA SILICA

25

   

ALUMINIUM DROSS

29

   

ALUMINIUM FERROSILICON POWDER

25

   

ALUMINIUM INGOTS

31

   

ALUMINIUM NITRATE

21

   

ALUMINIUM ORE

28

   

ALUMINIUM SILICON POWDER

25

   

ALUNITE

25

   

AMMONIUM BICARBONATE

 

49

 

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE

 

47

 

AMMONIUM NITRATE FERTILIZER

30-35

44-50

 

AMMONIUM SULPHATE

34-38

43-47

 

ANHYDROUS BORAX

27-29

   

ANTHRACITE

40-47

   

ANTIMONY ORES / RESIDUE

13

   

APATITE CONCENTRATE

19-20

   

ARGENITE

25

   

ASBESTOS ORE

 

55-75

 

ATTAPULGITE (RAW)

45-50

   

ATTAPULGITE (HYDRATED)

70-75

   

BALL STONE

27

34

 

BARITE = BARYTES

15-25

16-21

 

BARLEY

53-56

58-60

 

BASIC SLAG

27-29

30-32

 

BAUIXTE

27-32

   

BEANS

50-55

55-60

 

BEET PULP

56

   

BENTONITE

40

   

BLENDE

19

   

BONES MEAL

 

80

 

BORAX -ANHYDROUS BORAX

27-29

   

BORAX -CALCINED RASORITE

27-29

   

BORAX -COLEMANITE

22-23

   

BORAX -RASORITE 46 (PENTAHYDRITE CRUDE)

36-38

   

BORAX -TINCAL

36-38

41-44

 

BORAX -ULEXITE

36-38

   

BORIC ACID

 

50

 

BORNITE

16

   

BROAN BEAN

53

   

BROWN MANGANESE

18

   

BUCKWHEAT

61

71

 

CALCINED PYRITE

16

   

CALCINED RASORITE

27-29

   

CALCIUM AMMONIUM NITRATE

30-35

44-50

 

CALCIUM CARBONATE PRECIPTATED

 

47

 

CALCIUM HYDRATE (LIME)

27

40-42

 

CALCIUM NITRATE FERTILIZER

32-40

   

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE

25

   

CANDLE

 

56

 

CARBORUNDUM

20

   

CASTOR BEANS

 

78

 

CASHEW NUTS

 

75

 

CELESTITE

19-21

   

CEMENT

22-27

23-28

 

CEMENT CLINKER

25-30

   

CERARGYRITE

25

   

CERUSSITE

16

   

CHALCOCITE

16

   

CHALCOPYRITE

16

   

CHALK

35-40

   

CHARCOAL

95

   

CHINA CLAY (KAOLIN)

35-45

40-45

 

CHROME PELLETS

21

   

CHROMIC IRON ORE

14

   

CHROMIUM ORE

14

   

CHRYSOLITE (OLIVINE)

21-23

   

CITRUS PULP PELLETS

55-58

   

CLAY

29-41

   

COAL

38-50

   

COAL BRIQUETTES

54-60

   

COAL SLURRY

38

   

COAL TAR

49-52

   

COBALT GLANCE

18

   

COBALT ORE

18

   

COCOA

 

80

 

COFFEE

 

60-70

 

COIR

   

90-130

COKE

60-100

   

COKE BREEZE

50-65

   

COKE -FOUNDRY COKE

80-90

   

COKE -FURNACE COKE

70-80

   

COLEMANITE

22-23

   

COPPER CONCENTRATE

14-18

22-28

 

COPPER GRANULES

8-9

   

COPPER MATTE

14-19

18-20

 

COPPER ORE

15-20

   

COPPER PYRITES

20-22

   

COPPER SLAG

35-40

   

COPRA

75

85

 

COPRA CAKE

60

65

 

COPRA CHIPS

100

   

COPRA EXPELLERS

60

65

 

COPRA MEAL

60

70

 

CORN (MAIZE)

47-52

52-56

 

CORUNDUM

35-40

40-45

 

COTTON

   

60-130

COTTON SEEDS

 

90-100

 

COTTONSEEDS CAKE

55-65

   

COTTONSEEDS EXPELLERS

60-65

   

COVELLITE

16

   

CRYOLITE

25

   
       

 

 

CARGO

BULK

BAGGED

BALED

DEAD MAGNESITE

29

47

 

DI-AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE (DAP)

41-45

45-47

 

DI-CALCIUM PHOSPHATE

55-60

   

DIRECT REDUCED IRON

18

   

DOLOMITE

20-23

   

DRIED POTATO SLICES

 

71

 

DRIED SILK WERM CHRYSALIS MEAL

 

69

 

DRIED TURNIP

 

95

 

DRY COPRA

71

   

EARTHY COBALT

21

   

EMERY

18-20

20-30

 

ESPARTO

   

130-170

FEATHERS MEAL

 

160

 

FEED WHEAT

46-48

   

FEEDING STUFFS

 

80

 

FELDSPAR

22-30

27-35

 

FERBERITE

26

   

FERROCHROME

8

   

FERROMANGANESE

8

   

FERROPHORPHORS

7

   

FERROSILICON

21

   

FIRE CLAY

53

   

FISH MEAL

47

71

 

FLAX

   

100-155

FLUORSPAR -BLOCKS

12

   

FLUORSPAR -WET

17-20

   

FLUORSPAR -DRY

20-25

   

FLY ASH

44

   

FOUNDRY SAND

26

   
       

 

 

CARGO

BULK

BAGGED

BALED

GALENA

16

   

GLUTEN PELLETS

64

   

GRANITE -BLOCKS

15-20

   

GRANITE -CHIPPINGS

29-30

   

GRANULATED SLAG

32

   

GRAPHITE IN FLAKES

 

71

 

GRAPHITE IN POWDER

 

40

 

GRASS MEAL

 

95

 

GRAY COBALT

18

   

GREEN BEEN

 

61

 

GROUNDNUTS

60-110

65-90

 

GYPSUM

27-40

40-45

 

HAY

   

125-350

HAZELNUT KERNELS

 

75

 

HEMATITE

19

   

HEMP

   

90-110

HEMP SEEDS

 

75

 

HSS

47-52

52-54

 

HUBNERITE

26

   

ILMENITE

11-15

   

IRON ORE

19

   

IRON ORE CONCENTATE

19

   

IRON ORE PELLETS

14

   

IRON OXIDES

16

   

IRON SPONGS

16

   

IRON SWARF

16

   

IRONSTONE

19

   

JUTE

 

100-105

65

KAINIT (POTASH)

33-36

35-37

 

KALISALT (POTASH)

33-36

35-37

 

KAOLIN (CHINA CLAY)

35-45

40-45

 

LEAD CHROMATE ORE

14

   

LEAD NITRATE

28

   

LEAD CONCENTRATES

12-13

   

LEAD ORE

13-14

16

 

LEAD SULFATE ORE

16

   

LENTILS

50-55

55-60

 

LICORICE ROOT

 

130-140

85

LIME (CALCIUM HYDRATE)

 

40-42

 

LIMESTONE

24-30

   

LIMONITE

19

   

LINSEED

50-60

55-65

 

LITHIUM

25

   

LITHOPONE

 

44

 

LOGS

109

   

LUPINSEED

44-48

   
 

 

   

 

 

CARGO

BULK

BAGGED

BALED

MAGNESITE

22

53

 

MAGNESIUM ALUMINIUM SILICATE (SEE ATTAPULGITE)

     

MAGNESIUM CARBONATE (MAGNESITE)

20-30

   

MAGNESIUM CHORIDE

 

57

 

MAGNESIUM NITRATE

29

   

MAGNESITE (MAGNESIUM CARBONATE)

20-30

   

MAGNISIUM SULPHATE

 

46

 

MAIZE

47-52

52-56

 

MAIZE BROKEN

 

57

 

MAIZE COB MEAL

 

125

 

MAIZE EMBRYO

 

63

 

MAIZE EMBRYO CAKE

 

64

 

MALACHITE

14

   

MALT

54-56

56-58

 

MANGANESE ORE

18

   

MANGANIC CONCENTRATE

16

   

MANGANITE

18

   

MANIOC

60-62

60-62

 

MARBLE BLOCKS

15-20

   

MILORGANITE

54

   

MONO-AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE (MAP)

42-46

   

MOONSTONE

26

   

MURIATE OF POTASH (MOP) = POTASSIUM CHLORIDE

30-40

   

NAPTHALENE

 

70

 

NEPHELINESYENITE

16

   

NICKEL ORE CONCENTRATE

16

   

NIGER SEED MEAL

64

   

NITRO PHOSPHATIC COMPOUND (NPK)

35-40

48-53

 

NPK (NITRO PHOSPHATIC COMPOUND)

35-40

48-53

 

OATS CLIPPED

48-62

64-72

 

OATS UNCLIPPED

71-77

83-85

 

OIL CAKES

50-65

55-75

 

OLIVINE (CHRYSOLITE)

21-23

   

ONIONS

 

85

 

OXILIC ACID

 

54

 

PADDY

53

71

 

PALM KERNELS

60-65

70-75

 

PARAFFIN WAX

 

54

 

PEACH KERNELS

 

65-85

 

PEANUT MEAL

64

   

PEANUTS

116

   

PEAT

   

90

PEBBLES

21

   

PELLETS (GRAIN -WIDELY)

45-65

60-90

 

PENCIL PITCH

52

   

PENTAHYDRITE CRUDE (RASORITE 46)

36-38

   

PERLITE

35-38

   

PETROLEUM COKE

40-60

   

PHOSPHATE ROCK

28-35

45-50

 

PIG IRON

14

   

PINENUT KERNELS

 

75

 

PITCH PENCIL

50-55

   

PITCH PRILL

30-35

   

POLLARDS

 

70-90

 

POONAC

 

80

 

POSHAN BAUXITE

25

   

POTASH

33-36

35-37

 

POTASSIUM CHLORIDE = MURIATE OF POTASH (MOP)

30-40

   

POTASSIUM FELSPAR SAND

26

   

POTASSIUM NITRATE (SALTPETRE)

31

   

POTASSIUM SULPHATE FERTILIZER

28-32

   

POTATO

55

60-70

 

POYVINYL CHORIDE

 

47

 

PSILOMELANE

18

   

PUMICE

50-70

   

PUMPKIN SEEDS

 

85

 

PVC RESINS

 

52

 

PYRITE

16

   

PYRITE ASHES

16

   

PYRITE CINDERS

16

   

PYRITES

16

   

PYROLUSITE

18

   

PYROPHYLITE

18

   

QUARTZ

22

   
 

 

   

 

 

CARGO

BULK

BAGGED

BALED

RAPESEED

53-57

60-65

 

RASORITE 46 (PENTAHYDRITE CRUDE)

36-38

   

RED LEAD

 

37

 

REFINED SALT

 

35

 

RESIN

 

88

 

RICE -PADDY (ROUGH)

56-60

64-67

 

RICE -BROWN (CLEAN)

45-50

53-55

 

RICE -WHITE (POLISHED)

 

50-52

 

RICEBRAN

70-75

82-86

 

RICEMEAL

 

64-67

 

RUBBER

   

65-70

RUTILE SAND

14-20

25-30

 

RYE

49-52

53-55

 

SALT

30-40

   

SALTPETRE (POTASSIUM NITRATE)

31

   

SANDS

11-25

   

SAWDUST

102

   

SCHEELITE

26

   

SCORIES (BASIC SLAG)

27-29

30-32

 

SCRAP METAL

50-65

 

40-50

SEEDCAKES

50-65

55-75

 

SEMOLINA

64-66

   

SESAMESEED

 

55-70

 

SHEANUTS

65

75

 

SIDERITE

16

   

SILICA

28

   

SILICA SAND

26

   

SILICOMANGANESE

8

   

SISAL

   

90-110

SLAG (BASIC SLAG)

27-29

30-32

 

SLEEPERS

71

   

SLIG

19

   

SLIVER ORE

25

   

SMALL RED BEANS

55

56

 

SODA ASH DENSE

40-45

45-50

 

SODA ASH LIGHT

60-65

65-75

 

SODA FELSPAR SAND

26

   

SODIUM BI-CARBONATE

 

47

 

SODIUM CHLORATE

 

49

 

SODIUM NITRATE

28-32

32-34

 

SODIUM SULTHATE

49-53

   

SORGHUMS

44-49

52-56

 

SOYABEANS

48-52

55-58

 

SOYBEAN MEAL

54-66

65-75

 

SOYBEAN PELLETS

55-60

65-70

 

STEEL SCRAP

50-65

 

40-50

STEEL SWARF

16

   

STONE IN GRAINS

 

33

 

SUGAR

40-43

48-53

 

SUGAR BEET PULP PELLETS

   

55-65

SULPHUR

28-32

35-40

 

SUNFLOWERSEED

85-90

   

SUNFLOWERSEED MEAL

 

59-61

 

SUNFLOWERSEED PELLETS

62-65

   

SUPERPHOSPHATE

30-35

   

SUPERPHOSPHATE -TRIPLE (TSP)

35-45

45-50

 

SWEET POTATOES SLICED

85

   
 

 

   

 

 

CARGO

BULK

BAGGED

BALED

TACONITE

16

   

TALC

24

38

 

TANKAGE

53

   

TAPIOCA PELLETS/CUBES

50-55

65

 

TAPIOCA CHIPS

70-75

85

 

TEA (in chests)

   

70-150

TIN ORE

17-18

21-22

 

TINCAL (BORAX)

36-38

41-44

 

TITANIUM FLUX

25

   

TITANIUM SLAG

25

   

TOBACCO (in hogsheads)

   

70-80

TOBACCO (in cases)

   

120-140

TRIPLE-SUPERPHOSPHATE (TSP)

35-45

45-50

 

TUNGSTEN

26

   

TURNINGS

45-55

   

TYRES FOR TRUCKS

200

   

ULEXITE (BORAX)

36-38

   

UREA

45-55

55-65

 

VANADINITE

23

   

VANADIUM ORE

23

   

VERMICULITE

46-48

48-52

 

WHEAT

44-49

47-52

 

WHEAT BRAN

70-110

80-120

 

WHEAT BRAN PELLETS

52-55

   

WHEAT FLOWER

51-55

51-59

 

WHEAT MIDDLINGS

58-70

80-90

 

WHEAT PELLETS

53-60

60-70

 

WILD SESAME SEEDS

 

69

 

WOLFRAMITE

26

   

WOODCHIPS

99

   

WOODPULP PELLETS

106

   

ZINC CHLORIDE

 

43

 

ZINC CONCENTRATES

16-20

   

ZIRCON SAND

13-19

19-21