Estimated stowage factors - bulk cargoes
| Grains | S/F |
| Barley | 57/58 |
| Linseed | 48/52 |
| Maize | 44/45 |
| Millet | 49/51 |
| Oats | 61/63 |
| Sorghum | 47/48 |
| Soyabeans | 48/49 |
| Sunflowerseeds | 85/90 |
| Wheat | 43/44 |
If S/F required for bagged grain, add approximately 10% to the above figures.
| Other bulk cargoes | S/F |
| Sugar (raw) | 42/44 |
| Coke (green petcoke) | 50/53 |
| Coke (calcinated) | 48/50 |
| Steel cargoes | S/F |
| Billets and bars | 12/16 |
| Steel sheets | 18/20 |
| Cold rolled coils | 18 |
| Wire rod coils | 52/57 |
| Steel pipes (loose) | 60/65 |
| Steel pipes (bundles) | 50/55 |
| Refrigerated cargoes | S/F |
| Frozen boneless beef | 65/70 |
| Frozen cooked beef | 85 |
| Frozen fish fillets | 55/60 |
| Frozen fish (whole) | 70 |
| Frozen squid | 55 |
| Frozen butter (cartons) | 65 |
| Chilled beef (cartons) | 100 |
| Cheese | 60/70 |
| Potatoes | 70/75 |
| Other cargoes | S/F |
| Granite slabs | 15/20 |
| Marble blocks | 15/20 |
| Paper reels | 60/70 |
| Honey drums | 55 |
| Meals in pellets | S/F |
| Cottonseed | 54/58 |
| Groundnut | 56/58 |
| Linseed (expellers) | 54/55 |
| Pollard | 53/54 |
| Soyabean | 49/50 |
| Soyabean (flour) | 57/58 |
S/F = Estimated stowage factor expressed in cubic feet per ton.
