Monday, 13 July 2009

STEELS: ITAGUAI - Brazil / KAOHSIUNG

Gentlemen, the following hot stem is in the air! Our Ref.: 483500

40,000 MTONS STEELS +/- 10% MOLCHOPT
ITAGUAI (EX-SEPETIBA) - BRAZIL / KAOHSIUNG
2.700mt/workable hold/wwd SHINC max 3 holds / FIOS CQD COP (COILS MIN 15 / MAX 25 MT)
20-25TH AUG
c/p GENCON 94 + REVISED RIDDER
2,5 TTL COM


DEAD LINE FOR OFFERS JULY 14TH - 12:00 HS RIO TIME
OFFERS MUST VALID TILL JULY 16TH - 12:00 HS RIO TIME

COMPLETE ORDER AND PACKING LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

- Vessel shall be geared with minimum 25 metric tons per crane
- Minimum outreach of cranes shall be of 6 metres from side of vessel and not from crane.
- Minimum LOA of vessel shall be of 160 metres.
- Maximum LOA of vessel shall be of 210 metres.
- Gangway ladder both sides to be located at aftewards.
- Vessel?s age maximum 20 years


BEST OFFER are INVITED, as usual !

Sunday, 12 July 2009

The terminal of the future

It is true that so many exciting things can be found in the internet! A great insight into a container terminal of the future gives a link, which the author placed to "My Favorites". Thanks to the artists, we can witness how multimodal transport will deliver the containerized goods from overseas to the hinterland one day in the future to come. It is a kind of an eye-opening video that reveals the true meaning of the word "trans-port", which should be read separately in two parts, and, then, back again as a single entity. It is questionable, how much could such a project cost!? Yet, very exciting video!

Thursday, 9 July 2009

Case study : part 2

The cargo marks were apparently unknown to the Master. Indeed, in this situation, the Master is not obliged to issue the bills of lading showing the cargo marks, but given that the marks can not be neglected, the bills of lading should be claused with "cargo marks unknown".

Due to a great deal of work to be done with the cargo inspection, a surveyor was appointed by the shipowner to cooperate with the Master.

However, both the Master and the surveyor have not determined that some cargo marks, presented in the bills of lading, are different from their findings. Otherwise, surely, they would clause the bills of lading to reflect such discrepancy.

Moreother, some generals were stowed on weather deck, and the marks on them were not clear enough by the time of stowage. Apparently, such marks would not remain legible until the end of the voyage, but this was not claused in the bills of lading with "marks not clear", or "Master suspects that marks will not remain legible until the end of the carriage".

Fortunately, there were no conflicting statements to the Master's clausing, which the Master should have been beware of e.g. "shipped on board" or "clean on board". (Frankly, the Master was very apathetic to clausing, and delegated all the work to the surveyor). Besides, the Hamburg Rules were not applied. Otherwise, the Master would have to specify any inaccuracy, grounds of suspicion or the absence of reasonable means of checking.

To be continued ...

Wednesday, 8 July 2009

New cargo orders

Our work, interrupted by a short term break caused by the summer lull and the author's vacation, is resumed with a new order. Our readers, involved in the chartering activities, may find the following one very interesting.

Please offer firm!

Ref.: IN482403

For acct ADM
25.000 mts 5% wheat stw abt 44'
Galveston / Fortaleza
laycan 15/25 July
6000 sshex / 8000 shinc
5 pct addcom past us

Need gear min 15 mt.

Pleased to hear!