SURVEYS IN ARGENTINA
WE ARE ATTENDING IN ARGENTINA VERY OFTEN, ESPECIALLY FOR:
-HOLDS INSPECTION FOR GRAIN CLEANLINESS CONDITION;
-DRAFT SURVEY;
-ON/OFF HIRE BUNKER + CONDITION SURVEY;
-LOADING SUPERVISION OF GRAINS [SAMPLING, TEMPERATURE & MOISTURE MONITORING];
-SEALING/UNSEALING OF HOLDS;
ARGENTINA IS FAMOUS FOR BEING SUPER STRICT ON HOLDS INSPECTION [GRAIN CLEAN].
BY ATTENDING TO NUMEROUS HOLDS INSPECTIONS, WE CREATED A COMPREHENSIVE MANUAL WITH MANY PHOTOS, IN ORDER TO ASSIST THE VESSELS’ OPERATORS ON APPROVAL -> IF YOU WANT TO RECEIVE THE MANUAL, PLEASE REQUEST US VIA EMAIL: MANAGER@SEATECH.ENG.BR
BELOW WE SHARE SOME PHOTOS OF LAST SURVEY IN ARGENTINA [DRAFT SURVEY & ON HIRE BUNKER]:
GUATEMALA
WE RECEIVED A ‘LAST MINUTE’ APPOINTMENT FOR OFF HIRE BUNKER SURVEY IN SANTO TOMAS DE CASTILLA PORT, GUATEMALA, FOR OFF HIRE BUNKER SURVEY.
WE PROMPTLY ENGAGED OUR SURVEYOR WHO PROCEEDED TO THE VESSEL A FEW HOURS PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF DISCHARGING OPERATION, AND CAREFULLY SOUNDED ALL TANKS, CHECKED TEMPERATURES AND DENSITIES AS PER BDNs.
ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT A SUPER BUNKER FINDING, THE RESULT WAS COST EFFECTIVE, PROVIDING A GOOD RECOVERY ON THE REDELIVERY TO OUR CLIENT, THE CHARTERER:
VLSFO: 55.775 MT / HSFO: 623.142 MT / LSMGO: 226.868 MT – SEATECH FIGURES.
VLSFO: 52.890 MT / HSFO: 620.540 MT / LSMGO: 226.560 MT – LOG BOOK FIGURES.
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VLSFO: (+) 2.885 MT / HSFO: (+) 2.602 MT / LSMGO: (+) 0.308 MT – DIFFERENCE.
NOW, OUR CLIENT IS SURE ABOUT THE BUNKER QUANTITIES ON REDELIVERY AND HAS A POSITIVE BUNKERS RECOVERY.
VIETNAM
WE ALSO GUARANTEE EXCELLENCE IN VIETNAM.
LAST WEEK WE ATTENDED AT CAM PHA ANCHORAGE [VIETNAM] FOR ON HIRE BUNKER + CONDITION SURVEY.
DESPITE THE NIGHT TIME CONDITION SURVEY, THE PHOTOS WERE IN GREAT QUALITY, BEING THE VESSEL’S CONDITION VERY WELL DEPICTED [HOLDS, HULL, DECK, CRANES, GRABS, HATCH COVERS, ETC].
THE BUNKER SURVEY WAS ALSO VERY WELL DONE, VESSEL HAD +6.172MT OF VLSFO AND +2.819MT OF LSMGO, BUT WE MANAGED TO CERTIFY SLIGHTLY LESS THAN DECLARED IN THE ENGINE LOG BOOK -1.030MT OF LSMGO AND -0.089 MT OF LSMGO.
THE GOOD RESULT ON THE OFF HIRE BUNKER SURVEY IS BUILT ON THE ON HIRE BUNKER SURVEY.
VERY IMPORTANT TO HIRE SURVEYORS THAT UNDERSTAND THE CLIENT’S POSITION IN THE CHARTER PARTY AND FIGHT FOR THE CORRECT RESULT.
EXCELLENT ON HIRE BUNKER + CONDITION SURVEY -> ALL PRE-EXISTING DAMAGES WELL DEPICTED ALONG NUMEROUS PHOTOS & BUNKERS MINIMIZED, IN ORDER TO HAVE GOOD FINDINGS ON THE OFF HIRE BUNKER SURVEY.
BREAK BULK
WE ARE PERFORMING DISCHARGING SURVEY OF BREAK BULKS EVERY DAY.
OUR SURVEYORS INSPECT THE BREAK BULKS BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE DISCHARGING OPERATION, IN ORDER TO CHECK FOR PRE-EXISTING DAMAGE AND SUPERVISE FULL TIME THE DISCHARGING, IN ORDER TO VERIFY IF ANY DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO THE CARGOES.
PORTS THAT WE HAVE ATTENDED FOR BREAK BULK LOADING/DISCHARGING OPS:
-VITORIA [EVERY DAY];
-RIO DE JANEIRO;
-SEPETIBA;
-ITAGUAI;
-SANTOS;
-MANAUS;
-VILA DO CONDE;
-FORTALEZA;
BELOW WE SHARE SOME PHOTOS DEPICTING BREAK BULK OPERATIONS THAT WE HAVE ATTENDED [BEAUTIFUL STOWAGE!!]:
CURIOSITY:
-IN MANAUS, THE BREAK BULK IS DISCHARGED FROM THE VESSEL DIRECTLY ONTO A TRUCK TRAILER ON A BARGE.
-ONCE THE BREAK BULK IS DISCHARGED ONTO THE TRUCK TRAILER, LASHING IS APPLIED AND BARGE LEAVES TO A SHORE FACILITY, WHERE THE TRUCK TRAILER DISEMBARKS WITH THE BREAK BULK AND PROCEED TO THE RECEIVER’S PLANT.
SURVEYS IN RIO DE JANEIRO
WE ARE HAVING A LOT OF SURVEYS IN RIO DE JANEIRO, ESPECIALLY:
-BQS;
-DRAFT SURVEY;
-ON/OFF HIRE BUNKER + CONDITION SURVEY;
-LOADING SUPERVISION OF IRON ORE FINES [STOCK PILES INSPECTION, CAN TEST ON BOARD, VISIT TO PORT LABORATORY TO WITNESS MOISTURE CONTENT TESTS];
SOME NICE PHOTOS THAT OUR SURVEYOR TOOK WHILE WAITING VESSEL’S BERTHING MANEUVER AT RIO DE JANEIRO PORT:
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SEATECH MARINE & CARGO SURVEYS
SEATECH / LLOYD’S SUB-AGENTS
MARINE & CARGO SURVEYS
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