Book excerpt: Steel: Carriage by Sea provides invaluable information on how to prevent claims arising when transporting steel, including careful handling, good stowage and care of cargo throughout its entire journey. This book covers every aspect of the transportation and surveying of steel products carried on ships. The fifth edition provides practical advice on: • How to prevent damage to steel cargoes • How to deal with subsequent claims • The different types of steel products manufactured and their particular packing requirements • How the various types of steel products should be loaded, stowed, lashed, secured and ventilated aboard a ship • Maintenance of the ships’ hatchover, tanktop strength and cargo documentation • The surveying and claims handling of the various typesof steel products • The corrosion process of steel