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Cargo Claim Prevention On Board Reefer Ships: Videotel Marine International

This document discusses the importance of maintaining cargo quality during transportation by reefer ships in order to prevent cargo claims. It explains that ship personnel play a key role in verifying cargo quality before and after loading, maintaining proper transportation conditions during the voyage, and ensuring accurate documentation. Their responsibilities include checking storage conditions and cargo temperatures, monitoring the loading and unloading process, and verifying cargo quality upon arrival. Meeting these responsibilities helps reduce claims against the ship.

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Cargo Claim Prevention On Board Reefer Ships: Videotel Marine International

This document discusses the importance of maintaining cargo quality during transportation by reefer ships in order to prevent cargo claims. It explains that ship personnel play a key role in verifying cargo quality before and after loading, maintaining proper transportation conditions during the voyage, and ensuring accurate documentation. Their responsibilities include checking storage conditions and cargo temperatures, monitoring the loading and unloading process, and verifying cargo quality upon arrival. Meeting these responsibilities helps reduce claims against the ship.

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onsumers round the worl d have grown to expect fresh


frui t, vegetabl es, meat and fi sh to be avai l abl e al l the
year round. So these products must be transported round
the gl obe from areas where they are i n season to other
parts of the worl d where they are not. A l arge vol ume of
thi s traffi c i s handl ed by reefer shi ps. The cri ti cal factor i n
t he tr anspor t ati on of chi l l ed and fr ozen car goes i s the
mai ntenance of product qual i ty from farmer to consumer.
Ca r g o Cl a i m P r e v e n t i o n O n
B o a r d R e e f e r S h i p s
Details from: Richard Bacon
Videotel MarineInternational, 84 Newman Street, London, W1P 3LD, U.K.
Telephone: + 44 171 299 1800 Fax: + 44 171 299 1818 Web: http://www.videotel.co.uk e-mail: mail@videotelmail.com
V i d e o t e l M a ri n e I n t e rn a t i o n a l
The r educt i on of car go cl ai ms on boar d a r eefer shi p
i nvol ves three mai n components:
(1) veri fyi ng the qual i ty of the cargo pr i or to i t bei ng
l oaded on board shi p,
(2) mai nt ai ni ng t he condi t i ons on boar d shi p for t he
cargos transportati on as speci fi ed by the exporter, and
(3) ensuri ng that the cargo qual i ty i s veri fi ed and docu-
mented at the di scharge port.
The package shows the responsibil ity of ships personnel
for each of these components and how they can have an
i mpact on cl aim reducti on agai nst the shi p. The Second
Mate i s seen checki ng the storage condi ti ons i n port, tak-
i ng sampl e frui t from boxes, and taki ng pul p temperatures
to veri fy that the frui t has been kept at a temperature near
t hat speci fi ed by the shi pper for t ransportati on. Fr ozen
cargoes wi l l need the cor e t emperat ur es measuri ng and
shoul d be checked to ensure that they have not thawed
and been re- frozen at any ti me.
Documents are checked for accuracy by the Captai n and
the Mate to ensure that no cl ai ms can ari se from i nade-
quate documentati on. Duri ng l oadi ng, the Mate keeps an
eye on pr oceedi ngs t o ensure t hat t he st evedor es ar e
worki ng safel y and effi ci entl y and that no damage i s done
to the cargo. The vi deo poi nts out that i f the Mate sees
anythi ng whi ch coul d gi ve ri se to cl ai ms he must record
hi s observati ons.
The most appropri ate ti mes for l oadi ng and for cl osi ng
hatches are di scussed t oget her wi t h t he i mpor t ance of
est abl i shi ng t he speci fi ed condi t i ons for t ransport ati on
once the hatches are cl osed. Techni cal checks are carri ed
out duri ng the voyage to make sure that the carryi ng con-
di ti ons speci fi ed for the cargo are mai ntai ned.
At the di scharge port , t he hat ches ar e opened at t he
agreed t i mes and pul p or core temper at ures ar e taken
agai n. The di scharge is agai n supervi sed by deck offi cers
whi l st the Master checks wi th the Agents that al l the
documentati on i s present and correct.
Produced in association with:
Internati onal Mari ti me Organi zati on
Jamai ca Frei ght and Shi ppi ng Co.
JP Frui t Di stri butors
London Shi p Managers Ltd
P & O Nedl l oyd
Seatrade Groni ngen B.V.
Th e St eamshi p Mut ual Un der wr i t i n g Associ at i on
(Bermuda) Ltd

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