Research and Insights | Cargo claims desk | Technical white paper | September 2026 Wet, Short and Contaminated Bulk Cargo in Africa: From the Hold to the Warehouse A free white paper for the claims desk: what happens to fertilizer, grain, rice, sugar, cement, coal, coffee and steel between the loading port and the inlandContinueContinue reading “Wet, Short or Contaminated: Where a Bulk Cargo Claim in Africa Is Actually Decided”
Author Archives: Lilie Bahati
Heavy Lift and Project Cargo in Africa: Who Holds the Lift, the Marine Risk and the Corridors
Research and Insights | Project cargo desk | Technical white paper | September 2026 Heavy Lift and Project Cargo Operations in Africa: The Appointed Person, the Designated Person and the Marine Warranty Surveyor The group’s heavy lift white paper is now available as a free PDF: 78 pages, 18 figures, the lifting roles and theContinueContinue reading “Heavy Lift and Project Cargo in Africa: Who Holds the Lift, the Marine Risk and the Corridors”
The African Bunker Survey White Paper: How Fuel Quantity Is Proved in Africa from Suez to the Cape
Research and Insights | Bunker desk | Technical white paper | September 2026 Bunker Surveys in Africa: The Mediterranean, Atlantic and Indian Ocean Coasts The group’s continental bunker white paper is now available as a free PDF: 112 pages, 31 figures, three corridors, the 510+ vessel observational review, and planning profiles for the 64+ AfricanContinueContinue reading “The African Bunker Survey White Paper: How Fuel Quantity Is Proved in Africa from Suez to the Cape”
Causes of Cargo Ship Hold Hold Failure and Damage – With Experience From Our Africa Attendances and Files
The Cargo Hold as a System: Structural, Mechanical and Operational Failure Points on Bulk Carriers, and What the Record Has to Show About Each A walk through the cargo spaces of a bulk carrier, in the order a surveyor takes them: hatch covers, structure, hold services, preparation and the operation itself. What each item looksContinueContinue reading “Causes of Cargo Ship Hold Hold Failure and Damage – With Experience From Our Africa Attendances and Files”
Coffee and the Agricultural Exports of Eastern Africa: Pre-Shipment Inspection, Stuffing Supervision and the Record That Travels With the Cargo
Coffee and the Agricultural Exports of Eastern Africa: Pre-Shipment Inspection, Stuffing Supervision and the Record That Travels With the Cargo Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and eastern DRC ship coffee, tea, cashew, sesame, pulses and horticulture into markets that test what arrives. This paper sets out what is examined before the container is sealed,ContinueContinue reading “Coffee and the Agricultural Exports of Eastern Africa: Pre-Shipment Inspection, Stuffing Supervision and the Record That Travels With the Cargo”