One tier, floor-stood
- How it works
- Drums stand upright directly on the container floor in a single layer.
- Consider
- Simple to load and unload. Leaves some container height unused, so the payload limit must also be checked.
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Tiger Bitumen loads filled steel drums into 20ft containers at its packaging facility in the Karachi Export Processing Zone, about 20 km from Karachi Port and Port Qasim. This page explains how a drum container is planned, loaded, secured and prepared for export, and what you need ready at the receiving end.
stated Tiger practice
general good practice for containerised drums
Third-party inspection by agreement; buyers may attend loading
Seven steps take a drum order from the agreed loading plan to a sealed container at the port. Each step is tagged to show whether it is stated Tiger Bitumen practice or the standard practice that applies to any containerised drum cargo.
Drum size, number of drums per container, total net weight and number of containers are confirmed in your offer before filling starts.
Before loading, a container is checked for a valid safety approval plate, sound walls, roof and floor, working doors and seals, and a clean, dry interior.
Filled drums are placed upright, starting at the front wall and working toward the doors, so the load is spread along the floor rather than bunched at one end.
Gaps that would let drums move are filled or blocked, and the load at the doors is restrained so drums cannot shift or press on the doors in transit.
An agency such as SGS or Bureau Veritas carries out the inspection scope agreed in your contract. Buyers or their representatives are welcome to attend loading.
The container moves to Karachi Port or Port Qasim for loading on a direct container vessel service, and the agreed shipping documents are issued.
Steel drums can be stowed in more than one way. The arrangement changes how much fits, how the load is secured and what equipment you need to unload. The arrangement used for your order should be stated in the loading plan.
Drawings are side views at a common scale (drum 50 cm wide, 98 cm tall;
container internal height about 2.39 m). They show arrangement only, not
the number of drums per container. Drum dimensions:
Drum Packaging
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A container of drums is a heavy, dense load. It must be spread evenly along the floor and held so that no drum can slide, tip or press on the doors. The IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units (CTU Code) sets out the accepted principles.
Spaces between drums and walls are filled with dunnage, void fillers or blocking so drums cannot gather speed and strike each other or the walls.
The last rows are held by bracing, a gate or strapping so the doors never act as the restraint and open safely at destination.
Where drums are stacked, a board or sheet between tiers spreads the weight across the drum rims and keeps the upper tier level.
Drums stand on their bases with lids on top, so the load is stable and closures stay accessible for inspection.
These are general principles from the CTU Code. The securing method for
your container is part of the loading plan agreed with your order.
Two limits apply to every drum container. Space: how many drums of a given height and diameter fit on the floor and in tiers. Weight: the maximum cargo the shipping line accepts in the container, and the road limits between the discharge port and your site.
A filled 180 kg drum weighs about 189 kg, and a filled 150 kg drum about 158 kg. With dense cargo like this, the weight limit is often reached before the container is full, which is why stacking in two tiers does not always add drums.
We check both limits for your route and state the drum count, net tonnes and number of containers in every quotation, so you can compare cost per tonne between drum sizes.
Enter the cargo weight limit your shipping line or forwarder gives you for the route. The check divides it by the filled drum weight.
Weight arithmetic only. It ignores space, stowage, securing material and road limits, so it is an upper bound, not a loading plan. Your quotation states the confirmed count.
A filled drum weighs close to 190 kg. These are the practical points that prevent damaged drums and injuries at both ends of the shipment. Follow your local regulations and the safety data sheet for your grade.
Heating and decanting drummed bitumen at site: see the handling and storage guide.
Drum containers sail from Karachi Port or Port Qasim. We quote FOB, CFR or CIF; your contract sets out exactly who is responsible for each stage under the agreed Incoterm.
| TERM | TIGER BITUMEN DELIVERS | BUYER ARRANGES |
| FOB Karachi | Loaded containers on board at Karachi Port or Port Qasim, with export clearance | Ocean freight, insurance, import clearance, inlind delivery |
| CFR | Fob scop plus ocean freight to your named port | Insurance, import clearance, inland delivery |
| CIF | CFR scope plus marine insurance to your named port | Import clearance, inland delivery |
The document set is agreed in your contract to match your customs authority and bank. Tell us at the quotation stage what your import process requires, for example a certificate of origin or an inspection certificate.
Planning a first shipment? Message the Export Manager.
It depends on the drum size, the arrangement, the cargo weight limit for your route and road limits at your destination. We state the drum count, net tonnes and number of containers in your quotation.
Tiger Bitumen ships drum orders in 20ft containers. Dense cargo such as bitumen drums usually reaches the weight limit well before it fills a larger container.
Yes. Buyers and their representatives are welcome to visit the facility and watch their drums being loaded. Arrange the visit through the Export Manager.
Third-party inspection by SGS, Bureau Veritas or a similar agency can be arranged. Tell us what the inspection should cover; the scope and cost are agreed in your contract.
Under the SOLAS convention, every packed export container must have its total weight verified and declared to the shipping line before it is loaded on a vessel. The declaration is part of export preparation.
Give us the grade, quantity and destination. We reply with drum size, drum and container count, price basis and transit time for CFR or CIF.
