Glossary


Terms & Glossaries of Shipping and Trading

Stowage Factor

Stowage factor is the average cubic space occupied by one ton weight of cargo as stowed aboard a ship.

What is Stowage Factor?

In shipping, the stowage factor indicates how many cubic metres of space one tonne (or cubic feet of space one long ton) of a particular type of cargo occupies in a hold of a cargo ship.