Equipment Packing - Condensation

Condensation in containers occur as a result of vast differences in temperatures at origin and destination locations and even in transit.

For example, cargo, packed in cardboard cartons and loaded in South-East Asia, where the ambient temperature is 25ºC/77ºF and relative humidity is 90% can have substantial amount of water trapped in the cardboard packaging or carried as water vapour in the air. Moving it to Northern Europe, where the ambient temperature is 10ºC/50ºF and relative humidity is 65%, means that the carton will give off substantial amounts of water, which inevitably, condenses on the roof of the container and drips down onto the cartons as the temperature cools. This results in a large quantity of wet-damaged cartons and ruined products. Therefore, proper packing of these cartons with protective films and shrink-wraps can minimize damage caused by condensation in containers.