The UK P&I Club’s Loss Prevention Department, in conjunction with the IMCS Training Academy, advises on the importance of hatch cover maintenance: “Whether a ship’s hatch covers are weathertight is a ...

A recent state inspection campaign which raises concerns over multiple problems with hatch openings should be welcomed by the industry, said the message from Peter Peltenburg, Group Director of Cargo ...

Hatch covers are steel frameworks that protect the opening to the cargo hold and further down parts of a ship to prohibit the approach of water. Equivalent to the lid on a box, they safeguard the ...

MOUNTAIN HOME, AR (KAIT) - The Corps of Engineers will close one lane of Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam for hatch cover maintenance. The closure will be from 8 until 11:30 a.m. Monday, March 7.