How do cargo ships avoid storms?

The right ship captain can help protect your cargo if the vessel gets caught in a storm. “A canny captain will navigate his vessel to the “low side” of the storm, usually the side anti-clockwise from its leading edge, where wind speeds will be lower and waves will be shallower,” said the UK Chamber of Shipping.



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