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Cargo Calculations on Tankers with ASTM Tables: Here is all you need to know

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We do so many things to make sure that ship owners get the maximum out of their investments on buying and running a ship.

We make sure that there are least constants on the ship, the ballast is pumped out to the last drop and many other things like these.

All this to make sure that we have the capacity to load maximum cargo and ship owner has a chance to earn maximum from it.

But while we do all this, sometimes we just fail to do the simpler things right.

Things as simple as cargo calculations.

This is something a chief officer cannot afford to do it wrong.

But here is the thing. It is sometimes difficult to get a hang of these calculations. There are so many tables to use and so many terms that float.

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