LAST WEEK’S BEST BUNKER FINDING
AND LAST WEEK’S RECORD GOES TO:
ALTAMIRA [MEXICO]
OFF HIRE BUNKER SURVEY
07/AUGUST/2026
VLSFO: 552.417 MT / LSMGO: 148.500 MT – ENGINE LOG BOOK.
VLSFO: 578.366 MT / LSMGO: 155.809 MT – BUNKER SURVEY.
VLSFO: [+] 25.949 MT / LSMGO: [+] 7.309 MT – DIFFERENCE.
TOTAL OF 33.258 TONS OF CONCEALED BUNKERS RECOVERED TO OUR CLIENT, THE CHARTERER.
A FAT RECOVERY ON THE REDELIVERY!
ON HIRE BUNKER + CONDITION SURVEY IN SOREL, CANADA
LAST WEEK WE ATTENDED FOR ON HIRE BUNKER AND CONDITION SURVEY IN SOREL, CANADA.
WE ATTENDED ON BOARD AT BERTHING TIME AND STARTED WITH THE CONDITION SURVEY, BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE LOADING OPERATION.
THE VESSEL’S HULL/EXTERNAL SHELL PLATING WAS CAREFULLY INSPECTED, AS WELL AS THE DECK [POOP DECK, MAIN DECK, CROSSDECKS/BETWEEN HOLDS AND FORECASTLE] AND THE CARGO HOLDS.
ONE THING THAT RAISED OUR ATTENTION WAS THE LARGE AMOUNT OF DAMAGES IN THE CARGO HOLDS.
AS CAN BE SEEN DEPICTED THE PHOTOS BELOW:
-PROTECTION OF AUSTRALIAN LADDER IS BENT.
-MANY RUNGS ARE BENT.
-PROTECTION OF PIPELINES ARE BENT.
ALL THE PRE-EXISTING DAMAGE ARE LISTED AND DEPICTED IN OUR SURVEY REPORT.
HAVING A DETAILED CONDITION SURVEY REPORT, PROTECTS AGAINST FALSE DAMAGE CLAIMS.
BONUS FOR YOU: THIS VESSEL HAS COLLAPSIBLE STANCHIONS ON PORT AND STARBOARD SIDES OF THE MAIN DECK:
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS FOR?
THOSE COLLAPSIBLE STANCHIONS ARE USED FOR LOADING OF EUCALYPTUS LOGS.
PORT CAPTAIN ATTENDANCE AT DAKAR, SENEGAL
WE ARE ATTENDING VERY OFTEN IN AFRICA: MOROCCO, MOZAMBIQUE, NAMIBIA, NIGERIA, SENEGAL, SIERRA LEONE, SOUTH AFRICA, TANZANIA, TUNISIA AND BENIN.
WE ARE ATTENDING AS PORT CAPTAIN IN DAKAR DURING DISCHARGING OF GRAINS [CORN & SBM], ASSISTING THE VESSEL’S OWNER TO HAVE MOST EFFICIENT OPERATION POSSIBLE – WE ARE:
-PUSHING TO SPEED UP THE OPERATION AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO MINIMIZE THE PORT STAY.
-MONITORING THE OPERATION OF VESSEL’S CRANES, TO AVOID ROUGH HANDLING/MISUSE.
-SUPERVISING THE DISCHARGING OPERATION, SHOWING THE CARGO SPILLAGE ASHORE IN ORDER TO PREVENT CLAIMS OF CARGO SHORTAGE AND CARGO QUALITY.
SOME THINGS CALLED OUR ATTENTION IN DAKAR PORT AND WE TRUST TO SERVE AS AWARENESS:
-THE GRAINS ARE DISCHARGED IN BULK BY GRAB TO THE SHORE HOPPERS.
THE STEVEDORES BAG THE GRAINS UNDERNEATH THE SHORE HOPPER’S FUNNEL AND PUT THE BAG IN THE CONVEYOR BELT.
ANOTHER STEVEDORE TAKES THE BAGGED GRAINS FROM THE CONVEYOR BELT AND STOW TO ONTO THE TRUCK TRAILER.
-WORKERS DON’T USE PPE: DESPITE OUR REQUEST ON BOARD, PORT STAFF DON’T USE HELMET, SAFETY BOOTS, GLOVES, SAFETY GLASSES, HIGH-VISIBILITY CLOTHING, ETC.
-MANY BAGS GET DAMAGED ASHORE, BEING THE CARGO SPILLED ON QUAY -> WE TOOK NUMEROUS PHOTOS TO PROTECT OUR CLIENT FROM CARGO SHORTAGE CLAIM.
IF YOU NEED PORT CAPTAIN ATTENDANCE, COUNT ON US!
WE ARE DOING IT VERY OFTEN IN AFRICAN PORTS, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, JAMAICA AND BRAZIL.
SOME NICE PHOTOS OF SURVEYS PERFORMED LAST WEEK
SURVEY NO. 1000 OF 2026
YESTERDAY [10/AUG] WE REACHED THE SURVEY NO. 1000 OF 2026!
ONE THOUSAND APPOINTMENTS RECEIVED FROM 1/JAN/2026 TO 9/AUG/2026!
A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR CLIENTS AND OUR TEAM, WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE.
MOTIVATION
>>>CROSS THE RUBICON <<<
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THIS EXPRESSION?
IT MEANS TO PASS THE POINT OF NO RETURN.
MAKE AN IRREVERSIBLE DECISION WHERE YOU CANNOT TURN BACK.
IN 49 BC, JULIUS CAESAR LED HIS ARMY ACROSS THE RUBICON RIVER IN NORTHERN ITALY, BREAKING A LAW.
ROMAN LAW STRICTLY FORBADE ANY GENERAL FROM ENTERING ITALY PROPER WITH AN ARMED MILITARY FORCE.
BY CROSSING THE RUBICON RIVER, CAESAR EFFECTIVELY COMMITTED HIGH TREASON AND DECLARED WAR ON THE ROMAN SENATE, WHICH IMMEDIATELY SPARKED A MASSIVE CIVIL WAR.
CAESAR WON THE CIVIL WAR, DEFEATED HIS RIVALS, AND ULTIMATELY BECAME THE DICTATOR OF ROME FOR LIFE, FOREVER CHANGING THE COURSE OF ROMAN HISTORY.
IN LIFE WE CROSS THE RUBICON WHEN WE END A BAD RELATIONSHIP FOR GOOD, WHEN MOVING TO A NEW COUNTRY WITH NO RETURN TICKET, WHEN WE SAY “I DO” AT A WEDDING.
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WISH YOU ALL A SUCCESSFUL WEEK AHEAD,
CHEERS,
SEATECH MARINE & CARGO SURVEYS
SEATECH / LLOYD’S SUB-AGENTS
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