Cargo

Whether in coils, plates, rods, bars or wire rod, steel is a high-value cargo exposed to handling damage, saltwater contamination and sweat. Proper inspections are needed to make sure the cargo is handled correctly or, when damage occurs, to establish its cause and responsibility. Our services include:

• Pre-loading inspection & tally

• Stowage and lashing

• Discharge control (outturn survey)

• Container loading in accordance with the CTU Code

• Damage detection

• Transport and quality claims

• Damage assessment

• Salvage

Dangerous goods and marine pollutants are cargoes with strict requirements, regulated at sea by the IMDG Code (International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, IMO) and on the road by ADR. Both set out the rules for preparing cargo for shipment and preventing incidents. We provide container packing (vanning) certificates, cargo segregation checks, container gas-free certificates, pre-loading inspections in accordance with the IMO/ILO/UNECE CTU Code, and casualty investigation by IMO-certified inspectors.

Whether in bulk or in bags, grain cargoes must be carried in sound condition, which depends on clean holds and controlled humidity and temperature. We provide a range of services to protect cargo condition and prevent damage and shortage claims:

• Draft survey

• Sealing / unsealing of cargo holds

• Hold cleanliness inspection and certification

• On-hire / off-hire survey

• Hatch cover ultrasonic tightness test / certificate

• Cargo contamination / cargo sweat

Monitoring cargo and verifying its condition along the cold chain is essential to deliver food fit for human consumption. Our team includes surveyors specialised in reefer transport, who carry out:

• Pre-loading inspection with stowage and packing advice

• Reefer vessel inspections

• Temperature data logger analysis

• Damage assessment

• Claims handling

• Investigation of the nature, extent and cause of damage

• Loss prevention advice

We attend operations to ensure that the correct procedures are followed. Our services include sounding / ullage surveys, sampling, assistance and investigation in contamination cases, and witnessing of laboratory analysis. We attend on board or at shore terminals to determine causes and properly assess damage.

Cargo can be affected by different factors depending on its nature, so it is essential to know its specific conditions and requirements in order to investigate the cause and nature of the contamination, segregate affected cargo and mitigate damage, obtain salvage offers and assist with cargo disposal.

We carry out cargo sampling in accordance with international standard procedures, tailored to each client’s needs during operations or in cases of damage or contamination.

We are always ready for urgent attendance to verify cargo condition and the cause of the incident, assess damage, and assist with recovery, claims handling and salvage.

Before, during and after road and intermodal transport we carry out inspections to prevent or limit claims: assessing the initial risk, investigating the transport incident, quantifying the damage, and supporting loss adjustment and salvage, giving insurers full support throughout claims handling.

We protect your interests by attending operations and verifying that the required procedures are followed.

This preventive survey helps avoid disputes between the parties when quantities must be accurately verified to prevent claims. Attendance throughout loading and discharge, shore scale verification, cargo quantification and draft surveys give you the information you need to control your cargo and avoid shortage claims.