Case: Wear-Resistant Steel Plate to the Philippines

October 28, 2026

An order shipped by a supplier on SinoAli: about 28 tonnes of wear-resistant steel plate to the Philippines, and how heavy plate is held in place inside a container.

Product: wear-resistant steel plate
Destination: the Philippines
Quantity: about 28 tonnes
Shipping: by container

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Why heavy plate needs securing

A stack of thick plate is very heavy for its size. If it slides when the ship rolls, it can damage the container and the plates themselves. So the stacks have to be held in place in every direction.

How the plates were loaded

1. Laid flat. The plates were laid flat, in stacks, on the container floor.

2. Timber on the stacks. Timber beams were laid on the stacks and fixed at the ends.

Timber beams laid on a stack of plate inside a container

3. Tied down. Steel wire ropes with clamps tie the stacks down, with protectors where the ropes pass over the plate edges.

Steel wire ropes with clamps over a stack of plate, with timber frames at the ends

4. Blocked at the doors. Timber frames were built at the door end so the stacks cannot slide back.

Timber frames blocking stacks of plate at the door end of a container

What to ask your supplier

For heavy plate in containers, ask before loading:

How many tonnes go in each container, and how the weight is spread over the floor.
How the stacks will be blocked and tied down.
Photos of each container before the doors close.

For what to check before you pay the balance, see our buyer guides.