Sole purpose of owning and operating a vessel is to generate revenue through carriage of cargo. Therefore, primary concern for any ship operator or ship owner is to safeguard their vessel’s cargo from the elements of nature. Shipping and ship building industry has been coming up with various solutions to address this seemingly easy but unique problem.

Vedam has identified this requirement of inland and coastal vessels for customised hatch cover it has come up with a unique design. One such hatch cover has already been fabricated and installed by a ship owner. These hatch covers not only protect the cargo from water ingress but they are light weight and easy to operate. They are specially built and patented for specific requirements of coastal and inland vessels.

Vedam’s patented hatch covers on a  vessel

Many solutions for cargo hold protection and covering exist for ocean going vessels such as bulk carriers and container carriers. Normally such solutions consist of putting up hatch covers made up of steel on top of each cargo hold. In general, such hatch covers are designed for much severe weather conditions and they are heavier in construction.  Incidentally, very few customised solutions exist for coastal and inland vessel. Such vessels are smaller in size and rarely encounter heavy seas. Therefore, they need hatch covers which are not only lighter in weight but also cost effective in fabrication and maintenance.

Vedam has conceptualized, produced and patented hatch cover designs for more than 20 different vessels to suit their respective requirements. So, we have solutions available for different kinds and range of inland and coastal vessels

View of patented hatch covers from cargo hold