A Breakbulk Port Captain survey is performed to assess the quality, condition and quantity of break bulk cargoes as well as their loading, stowage, and securing. Breakbulk cargoes are non-containerized goods that are typically loaded individually or in smaller quantities onto a vessel.

National Cargo Bureau, Inc. is regularly appointed by various clients to conduct Draft Surveys onboard vessels and barges to calculate the amount of bulk cargo loaded or discharged. These surveys may be used for Bill of Lading purposes or for verification of shore scale weights.

Oct 18, 2022 · Whenever a dry bulk cargo is carried, a draft survey should always be conducted at both the load and discharge port – even if the charterparty provides that the cargo weight is to be determined by other means.

Dry bulk cargo refers to cargo that may be loose, granular, free-flowing or solid, such as grain, coal and ore, and is shipped in bulk rather than in parcel form. Dry bulk cargo is usually handled by special mechanical handling equipment at dedicated bulk terminals.

Being carried in packing bulk cargoes considered as General Cargo. However as commodity properties of goods remains the same, the survey is performed by Bulk Cargo department of our company. The full service list of bulk cargoes surveys is the following: Pre-loading survey at warehouse; Sampling; Samples delivering to laboratory and laboratory ...

Practice a draft survey to determine the cargo quantity loaded or discharged from vessel. Hold inspection for cargo suitability and water tightness before loading. Practice a pre-shipment survey of cargo to determine the cargo readiness and sampling for quality test.

Our dry bulk survey covers the follows : Draft survey to determine the cargo quantity loaded or discharged from vessel. Hold inspection for cargo suitability and water tightness before loading. Pre-shipment survey of cargo to determine the cargo readiness and sampling for quality test.

MTD provide a wide variety of marine, scientific, engineering and surveying expertise to the Marine Industry. These include pre-inspections and surveys of bulk cargoes, draft surveys, claims investigation and management.

We provide surveys for interested parties (shippers, consignees, forwarders, brokers, cargo insurers and carriers) to determine condition, suitability, stowage, securing and outturn condition of break-bulk cargoes, bulk cargoes, in storage and other high value cargoes carried by …

Dry cargo surveys are a critical supervisory tool between shipowners and charterers when loading and unloading a bulk carrier. The cargo survey sets out how the ship is loaded or unloaded, ensuring this is done in a safe manner and that the cargo is inspected and certified for quality and quantity aspects by independent and competent Cargo ...