Cargo survey

Cargo is defined as all goods which are sent abroad by sea, air, rail, road or post, or which are waterborne during any stage of their transportation. We can say that cargo can be transported by sea, air, road or rail.

Each mode of transport has their different perils. Like for example perils of sea which means hazards from natural forces in or about navigable waters.

Different types of cargo:

• General cargo
• Bulk
  • Dry cargo
  • Petroleum/Chemicals (hazardous)
  • Liquid
• Container
• Refrigerated
• Heavy lifts

Different types of cargo survey:

• Loss Control
• Container Damages and condition valuation
• Damage, theft, shortage and spoilage
• Condition Valuation Surveys
• Cargo Discharge, Loading, Stowage and securing
• Heavy lift Loading and unloading, including transportation. 
• Packaging and preparation for Shipment
• Survey of Household and Industrial Effects, auto and boat damage
• Pre-Shipment Inspection of Goods for export
• Supervising Stuffing and discharging of Containers
• Superintend the discharge of Cargo, noting damages and discrepancies.
• Bunker Surveys
• Quality Control and Laboratory Analysis
• Survey of off-Shore/On-Shore Oil Facilities etc
• Cargo Expediting
• Towing and Salvage
• Commercial Arbitration 
• Investigations into accidents, injury or deaths
• Port Engineering Superintendency
• On-Off hire vessels/containers
• New build construction supervision & development