The Importance of Marine Cleaning Chemicals for Cargo Holds

Transporting dry bulk materials is a risky business fraught with potentially devastating hits to your bottom line. Slow turnaround-times; fines; extensive repairs to cargo hold structures; even the need to completely replace a ship are examples of expensive mistakes. 

Fortunately, many of these risks are mitigated by using the appropriate marine cleaning chemicals when cleaning the cargo holds. They serve a vital, multifaceted role, protecting the ship, the crew, and the marine environment. All while getting the job done as quickly, efficiently and as cost-effectively as possible. Here’s how.

Cargo hold cleaning chemical are specially formulated

• Marine barrier solutions protect against staining and corrosive cargoes
• Solutions for bilge wells and bilges neutralise acidic water
• Specialised washes remove holdblocks quickly and effectively, saving time
• Created to be safe and easy for crews to apply in their unique workspaces
• Designed to be non-harmful to a marine environment

Cargo holds need to be properly prepared before taking on cargo. For instance, a marine barrier should be applied before taking on green delayed petcoke or sulphur cargoes. Bilges also need to be coated to shield them from acidic water resulting from caustic cargoes like salt. The importance of these marine cleaning chemicals is to protect the metal of the ship from the damaging effects of a variety of cargoes.

Cargo holds also need to be cleaned after unloading to remove previous cargo residues, flakes, scale and other contaminants. It’s important that this be done thoroughly and quickly for the best turnaround time. Our RBM HoldWash-HD® is the strongest, eco-friendly, cleaning solution on the market. It makes short work of removing coal stains, plus it can be diluted for other types of cleaning.

Cargo hold cleaning operations must also comply with applicable rules and regulations (MARPOL, etc.). Failure is costly, as damaging  the marine environment results in penalties/fines. Look for marine cleaning chemicals that are optimised for safety of the marine environment, as well as for the crews that will be using them.

Specially formulated marine cleaning chemicals are the gold-standard for cargo hold cleaning and cargo hold protection. They’re importance in optimising thoroughness, efficiency, effectiveness, safety and speed cannot be understated.

RBM HoldSolutions® provides the best in eco-friendly cleaning and barrier solutions. We test and design our products to be effective, cost-efficient, safe and easy to use.  Contact us today for more information and to make your order. 1-604-531-8333