Stowage Factor of general cargoes

   Stowage factor (SF) indicates how many cubic metres (or cubic feet) of space one metric tonne of a particular type of cargo occupies in a hold of a cargo ship. It is calculated as the ratio of the stowage space required under normal conditions, including the stowage losses caused by the means of transportation and packaging, to the weight of the cargo. (Wikipedia)



This is the table with SF of different types of GENERAL CARGOES.

Name	Packing	m3/mt			Cub.ft/mt
Acetate - Butyl Ethyl	drums	1,84			65
Acetone	drums	1,78	-	1,93	63	-	68
Acid - Citric	cases	1,33			47
Alcohol - Ethyl	drums	1,98			70
Alcohol - Rectified	drums	1,84			65
Aloes	cases	1,11			39
Aluminum Foil	cases	3,51			124
Aluminum Ingots	bundled	0,82			29
Aluminum Rods	loose coils	0,68	-	0,85	24	-	30
Andalusite	bags	0,65			23
Antimony	pallets	0,74			26
Arsenic	drums	0,74			26
Arsenite (sodium)	drums	1,13			40
Asbestos Mozambique	bags	2,83	-	3,96	100	-	140
Asbestos pressure packed	bags	2,26			80
Asbestos South Africa	bags	2,44	-	2,58	86	-	91
Asphalt	drums	1,33			47
Barley	bags	1,70	-	1,84	60	-	65
Batteries (lead/acid)	crates	1,13			40
Beans (canned)	cartons	1,42	-	1,56	50	-	55
Beer	cases	1,87			66
Beer	cartons	1,70			60
Beeswax	bags	1,84			65
Bituminous solution	drums	1,70			60
Bones	bags	2,83			100
Bottles	bags	2,49			88
Bottles (Coke or Pepsi)	bags	1,98			70
Bran	bags	2,83	-	3,39	100	-	120
Brandy	casks	2,12			75
Brandy	cases	1,39			49
Bricks	cases	0,85	-	0,99	30	-	35
Bricks (fire)	loose	0,74			26
Buchu (herb)	bales	7,65			270
Buckwheat	bags	1,56	-	1,84	55	-	65
Calcium carbide	drums	1,15	-	1,70	40	-	60
Candles	cartons	2,27			80
Canned goods	cartons	1,13	-	1,15	40	-	40
Carbon black	cartons	4,16			147
Casks (empty)	loose	2,69			95
Cassava Root	bags	2,69			95
Cattle Feed	bags	2,07			73
Caustic soda	drums	0,71			25
Cement	bags	0,65			23
Cement	marino slings	0,79			28
Cereals	cartons	6,80			240
Chain	drums	0,68			24
Charcoal	bags	5,66			200
Chicory	bags	1,70			60
Chrome ore	bags	0,34	-	0,42	12	-	15
Cigarettes	cartons	3,79			134
Clay	bags	0,85	-	1,42	30	-	50
Cloves	bags	3,40			120
Coal tar	drums	1,61			57
Cobalt	drums	0,57			20
Coffee	bags	2,83			100
Confectionery	cartons	2,38			84
Copper	blister	0,51			18
Copper	ingots bundled	0,25			9
Copper	billets	0,14			5
Copra	bags	2,27	-	2,55	80	-	90
Corks (crown)	cartons	2,27			80
Corn flour	bags	1,59			56
Corundum ore	bags	1,13			40
Cotton lint	bales	3,57			126
Cotton pressed	bales	2,41			85
Cotton seed	bags	2,41	-	3,12	85	-	110
Cotton seed oil cake	bags	2,12	-	2,27	75	-	80
Creosote	drums	1,42			50
Curry powder	cartons	2,04			72
Custard powder	cartons	1,98			70
Dinamite	cases	2,55			90
Drums 55 gal empty	loose	2,83	-	11,33	100	-	400
E.C. feed (cattle feed)	bags	1,56	-	1,98	55	-	70
Electrolytic Manganese	drums	0,51			18
Encrypted ore	drums	0,71			25
Essences	cartons	1,25			44
Eucalyptus logs	loose	1,56			55
Eucalyptus oil	drums	1,42			50
Ferrochrome	drums	0,40			14
Ferromanganese	drums	0,68			24
Ferrosilicon	drums	0,85			30
Fiber Board	sheets	1,15			40
Filters (oil)	cartons	5,13			181
Fish (canned)	cartons	1,56			55
Fish meal	bags	1,70	-	1,84	60	-	65
Fish oil	drums	1,70			60
Flour (maize)	bags	1,64			58
Flourspar	bags	0,85			30
Fondant (cement)	cases	1,22			43
Fruit (canned)	cartons	1,13			40
Fruit (dried)	cartons	1,36	-	1,56	48	-	55
Fruit juice (canned)	cartons	1,56			55
Garlic	cartons	1,61			57
Glass	crates	1,27	-	1,98	45	-	70
Glucose	drums	1,22			43
Granite (blocks)	loose	0,29	-	0,42	10	-	15
Granite (slabs)	loose	1,13			40
Graphite	bags	1,50			53
Grits	bags	1,56			55
Groundnut (peanuts)	bags	2,12			75
Groundnut oil	drums	1,70	-	1,76	60	-	62
Groundnut oil cake	bags	1,98	-	2,12	70	-	75
Guano	bags	1,70	-	1,98	60	-	70
Hardboard	skids	1,84	-	2,89	65	-	102
Hides (dry)	bales	4,25	-	4,53	150	-	160
Hides (wet)	bundled	1,27	-	1,42	45	-	50
Horns	bags	2,27			80
Ilmenite	bags	0,62			22
Ivory	bags	1,70			60
Jam/Jelly (bottled)	cartons	1,22			43
Jam/Jelly (canned)	cartons	1,73			61
Jute	bags	1,64			58
Kerosene	cases	1,61			57
Lard	cartons	1,42			50
Lead	ingots	0,28			10
Lepidolite	pallets	0,99	-	1,13	35	-	40
Maize	bags	1,70			60
Manganese (ferro)	drums	0,51			18
Meat (canned)	cartons	1,56			55
Methylated spirits	drums	1,98			70
Mica	bags	1,70			60
Microlite ore	bags	0,57			20
Milk powder	cartons	3,40			120
Mill balls	drums	0,57			20
Millet	bags	1,56			55
Mimosa bark	bales	2,72			96
Mohair (greasy)	bales	3,12			110
Mohair (scoured)	bales	3,40			120
Monasite oil	drums	1,42			50
Nails	bags	0,49			17
Nestum	cartons	4,25			150
Nickel Concentrate	bags	0,51			18
Oatmeal	bags	2,55			90
Oats	bags	1,84			65
Ochre	bags	1,27			45
Onions	bags	2,83			100
Paint	drums	1,42			50
Palm kernels	bags	2,27			80
Parquet flooring	cartons	1,19			42
Peanut Butter	cartons	1,70			60
Peas (canned)	cartons	1,47			52
Peel (citrus)	cases	1,70			60
Pet food	cartons	1,56			55
Ploughs (disc)	bundled	0,99	-	1,13	35	-	40
Plywood	bundled	2,41			85
Poles (telephone creosoted)	bundled	2,55	-	3,00	90	-	106
Post toasties (cornflakes)	cartons	9,09			321
Potatoes	bags	2,88			102
Potatoes	crates	2,27			80
Pulp board	bundled	0,96	-	1,13	34	-	40
Rayon Pulp	bales	2,12	-	2,27	75	-	80
Resin	bags	1,78			63
Rice Bran	bags	3,12			110
Rope (sisal)	coils	2,55			90
Rubber (scrap)	drums	2,86			101
Rubber (solution)	drums	1,95			69
Rum	casks	1,70	-	2,27	60	-	80
Rutile	bags	0,71			25
Rye	bags	1,47			52
Salt (coarse)	bags	1,98			70
Salt (fine)	bags	1,27			45
Shark fins	bags	1,70	-	1,98	60	-	70
Sheepskins	bales	3,12	-	3,96	110	-	140
Sisal	bales	2,83			100
Sleepers (wooden railway ties)	loose	1,13			40
Soap	cases	1,33			47
Soda ash	bags	1,13	-	1,27	40	-	45
Soya beans	bags	1,59			56
Steel	billets	0,28			10
Sugar	bags	1,30			46
Syrup (cane)	cartons	1,27			45
Tallow	drums	1,64			58
Tea	chests	1,83			65
Tin concentrates	bags	0,39			14
Tin plate	stillages	0,42	-	0,51	15	-	18
Tinned goods	cartons	1,15	-	1,67	40	-	59
Tires	loose	3,55	-	4,53	125	-	160
Tobacco	bales	3,40			120
Tobacco	cases	3,12	-	3,96	110	-	140
Tomatoes	cartons	1,56			55
Tung oil	drums	1,70			60
Twine	cartons	2,41	-	2,55	85	-	90
Urea	bags	1,56			55
Vaseline	cartons	1,13			40
Vermiculite	bags	1,27	-	1,70	45	-	60
Wattle extract (powder)	bags	1,15			40
Wattle extract (solid)	bags	1,13	-	1,15	40	-	40
Wattle poles	loose	2,55			90
Wattle poles	bundled	3,40			120
Wax	bags	2,12			75
Weed killer	drums	1,56			55
Whale meal	bags	2,27			80
Whale oil	drums	1,84	-	1,98	65	-	70
Wheat	bags	1,41	-	1,67	50	-	59
Wine	cases	1,98			70
Wine	casks	1,98	-	2,27	70	-	80
Wine	firkins	1,64	-	1,81	58	-	64
Wine	hogsheads	1,98			70
Wine	pipes	1,90			67
Wine	cartons	1,84			65
Wire netting (chiken wire)	rolls	1,70			60
Wire rope	coils	0,85			30
Wool (grease)	bales	6,26			221
Wool (mohair)	bales	4,56			161
Wool (scoured)	bales	6,23			220
Wool (tops)	bales	4,53			160
Zinc dust	drums	0,71			25
Zircon	bags	0,71			25

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