Wheat Into Africa: Shortage, Wetting, Infestation and Quality, and the Record That Answers Each of Them The continent’s largest food import, examined port by port. Where the tonnes go missing between the ship’s rail and the mill, how wet and heated grain is measured rather than described, what sampling has to look like to beContinueContinue reading “Wheat Into Africa: Shortage, Wetting, Infestation and Quality, and the Record That Answers Each of Them”
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Vehicles Into Africa: Where the Damage Happens Between the Loading Ramp and the Buyer, and What the Record Has to Show
Vehicles Into Africa: Where the Damage Happens Between the Loading Ramp and the Buyer, and What the Record Has to Show The highest volume claim trade on the continent, examined port by port. Handling damage, deck sweat and salt, missing parts, water ingress, lashing and chock failure, and the measurement that turns an argument aboutContinueContinue reading “Vehicles Into Africa: Where the Damage Happens Between the Loading Ramp and the Buyer, and What the Record Has to Show”
Steel Coils in African Ports: How the Damage Happens, How It Is Measured, and How It Is Prevented
Steel Coils in African Ports: How the Damage Happens, How It Is Measured, and How It Is Prevented Field notes from steel cargo attendances at twenty-four African ports. What causes coil damage, how to tell voyage damage from pre-shipment condition, how to measure and quantify it, and what each party can do before the vesselContinueContinue reading “Steel Coils in African Ports: How the Damage Happens, How It Is Measured, and How It Is Prevented”
Supporting Fertilizer Discharge Operations in Beira and Maputo, Mozambique
Fertilizer Discharge Surveys in Beira and Maputo | Observater Operational update Supporting Fertilizer Discharge Operations in Beira and Maputo Independent attendance for shippers, following fertilizer cargo from the vessel’s holds through discharge, tally and final outturn reconciliation. At a glance Appointing interestsShippers CargoFertilizer shipments LocationsBeira and Maputo, Mozambique 01Opening draft surveyEstablish the quantity position beforeContinueContinue reading “Supporting Fertilizer Discharge Operations in Beira and Maputo, Mozambique”
Wheat in Bulk: Apparent Discharge Shortage at Durban – Did you Survey?
Apparent Discharge Shortage Claim Surveys in Southern Africa | Case 0002 Composite case studyQuantity & outturn disputes Wheat in Bulk: Apparent Discharge Shortage at Durban How vessel, terminal, inland dispatch and warehouse records must be connected before an apparent difference becomes a defensible cargo claim. CargoWheat in bulk StageWarehouse receipt reconciliation Research reachDurban · SouthContinueContinue reading “Wheat in Bulk: Apparent Discharge Shortage at Durban – Did you Survey?”