Are Shipyard High-Mast Poles Subject to Salt Corrosion?
Jamaican Parliament approved funding recently for Port Authority expansion of their Kingston Container Terminal. As part of this expansion, they will install 55 high-mast poles. Salt air is notorious for accelerating corrosion and high-mast pole slip joints are susceptible to wicking moisture through capillary action. It would seem that regular inspection of slip-joint welds is critical to long life and reduced maintenance costs. This entry was posted on Thursday, November 8th, 2007 at 8:24 pm and is filed under Inspection, News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.
