All cargoes carried by the vessel are shipped with a certificate of analysis that describe the quality of that precise parcel of cargo. Sampling and testing is vital for obtaining reliable results for all type of cargo such as petroleum products, vegetable oils, and others. United Marine Inspections is duly equipped with all relevant sampling tools and devices allowing its team to attend on board and at terminals to perform sampling of all kind of cargoes. With reference to the analytical testing’s, United Marine laboratory partners are chosen based on their outstanding reputation as well as their analytical instrumentation and capabilities. Our in-house chemists are well versed and highly experienced in order to ensure that tests are performed accurately and according to the latest industry standards such as ISO, IP, ASTM, others. Our chemists are available for attending at third party laboratory in case of quality disputes and joint testings.
Delivery services are a key part of sample transport, and United Marine Inspections carriers to help run operations smoothly. “Reliability directly contributes to fast turnaround times. Safety is a vital aspect of sample transfer. If labs receive samples that are leaking or compromised, the clients are notified to ensure that proper precautions are taken. Our clients are required to submit Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for petroleum samples. First, so that we are aware of the materials we work with during testing and can take the proper safety precautions. It also gives us the information we need in order to safely handle samples should they become damaged or leak.” “Safety is the top priority in all we do managing sample transport. Our clients are informed when samples arrived Laboratories for testing and the time around results will becomes available. For some samples, tests need to be conducted within a certain time period—anything exceeding that time, clients are notified.
During bunkering, the appointed surveyor performs various activities which includes quantity determinations on board both the supplying barge and the receiving vessel, issuing of the relevant documents, performing accurate samplings and subsequent analysis, others. All these are crucial activities which are focused to avoid loss of fuel as well as engine damages by certifying the quantity and the quality of the fuel received. The surveyor's activities increase the reliability of the bunkering operation and provides an important support in case of both quantity claims by reducing the risk of cappuccino bunkering and quality claims by ensuring the reliability of the samples taken. A non-representative sample will result in wrong testing results which may affect the performance of the vessel to the extent of heavily damaging its engine. United Marine Inspection perform professional Bunker Surveys and assisted its clients to mitigate numerous bunker quantity and quality disputes.
The On-Hire survey is performed just before the commencement of a vessel’s new chartering period whereas the off hire survey is carried out upon its completion. The aim of this type of surveys is to have a clear picture of the existing quantity of bunkers on board as well as of the condition of the vessel’s structures before and after the chartering period.
The On/Off Hire survey is required on type of vessels whereas the Condition survey is required mostly on bulk carriers, where charterers and ship owners needs to have an extensive report on the visual conditions (damages, rust, missing coating, bended and scratched areas, other) of all cargo holds, hatch covers, machineries on deck, hull and other structures. Part of the survey is to collect and check all the relevant documentation too. This will allow ship owners and charterers to establish whether or not any damage took place during the chartering period.