I talked to a bloke about this when I shipped Smudger to the
USA. He said they were most concerned about two factors, i.e.
weight and the possibility fuel would spill when rough seas
were encountered or an accident resulted in a ruptured fuel
tank. Less fuel in the tanks equates to less spillage.
Figuring about 4kg (~9 lbs.) per (US) gallon of petrol, and an
average auto holding ~15 gallons of fuel, and let's say 100
autos per shipload, you could save up to 5700kg (12,600 lbs or
6+ US tons) by draining all but 1 gallon of fuel from each one.
That represents ~3 more cars or equivalent cargo tonnage per
ship.
cheers,
dj
1974 SIII Airportable, 'Smudger'
At 08:01 27-03-03 -0700, you wrote:
>A tank full of gas is much safer than a tank full of fumes, which is why I
>don't understand why shipping companies only let you ship vehicles from
>England to the US with less than a gallon of fuel. They say the fuel is a
>fire hazard. . . and the fumes aren't?
>
>Todd Vess
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