Panama Ship Service undertakes survey and Inspections in accordance with international Codes, Rules or customer specifications. Our procedures introduce the required scope of survey & inspection accordingly.
Panama Ship Service offers Independent and accurate quantity measurement service for bunkers, and provide complete documentation for each Survey to support any claims to shortages or bad bunker quality disputes. Panama Ship Service also carry out Pre-delivery tank measurements on both the bunker barge/vessel and the receiving vessel.

We at Panama Ship Service conduct Bunker Surveys at Delivery and Re-Delivery as and when required by the client at both sides of the Panama Canal, Serving the Port of Balboa and Port of Cristobal.

Panama Ship Services Bunker Surveys includes:

Fuel Sampling (Shore Tanks, Tanker Vessels, Bunker Barges, Supply Vessels)
ROB & bunker quantity calculations before and after transfer operation
Fuel Testing by high standard and recognize laboratories.
De-Bunker survey
Ship to Ship survey operation
Additional services Panama Ship Service include BUNKER QUANTITY VERIFICATION SURVEY & BUNKER DETECTIVE SURVEY for clients.

Panama Ship Service undertakes quantity verification survey and Inspections in accordance with international Codes, Rules or customer specifications. Our procedures introduce the required scope of survey & inspection accordingly.

With Panama Ship Service bunker quantity verification survey, you can be sure that you receive the volume of fuel purchased. We provide you with detailed and reliable analyses of the quantity at loading point, discharging point and the quantity of any transferred fuel, and measure this both pre and post delivery, either onboard vessels, in supply storage and/or on barges as required. Our quantity verification survey provides you with reliable, impartial, documented evidence should you need to make any shortage claims.

Panama Ship Service undertake bunker detective survey and inspections in accordance with international Codes, Rules or customer specifications. Our procedures introduce the required scope of survey & inspection accordingly.

Panama Ship Service bunker detective survey provides 211B Surveys (also commonly known as Bunker Detective Surveys) in order to find conceal bunkers onboard and at the same time ensuring that only the best marine surveying and business ethics are practiced.

Bunker fuel concealment detection largely depends on the hands-on approach and practical experience of Panama Ship Service surveyors and therefore we hire only the best in the industry – Panama Ship Service surveyors are well-versed with the various techniques used to conceal bunkers on board.

Panama Ship Service Bunker Detective is primarily aimed at providing how ship charterers’ & bunker brokers deal with bunker quantity disputes (which does not fall under P & I cover for charterers’), however, through this division we also provide an exclusive service to ship charterers’ dealing with and intervening in an event of Bad Bunker dispute claims i.e. bunker contamination and consequential liabilities arising from the supply of off – specification fuels which may give rise to P & I related claims.

We at Panama Ship Service enforce that all bunkers suppliers, barge & craft operators, surveyors, chief engineers & masters or any other party that have interest in bunker transaction shall not engage in any unethical fraudulent or other illegal practices. In the event of any invitation to participate in such activities, it should be immediately reported to the implementing authorities.

To ensure freight rate profitability, a proper Draft Survey can save substantial costs for the interested party and avoid claims which inevitably result from quantity disputes.

We at Panama Ship Service conduct Draft Surveys as and when required by the client at both sides of the Panama Canal. Serving the Port of Balboa in Panama City and Port of Cristobal in Colon.

Draft survey companies play an important role to determine the amount of cargo loaded or discharged for the benefit of all the interested parties. A well-conducted draft survey of a large vessel should achieve accuracy to within 0.5 %.

A formal and structured process enhances the accountability and professionalism of Panama Ship Service draft survey operations, and also raises the standards of surveying practices in tandem with the increasing demands of the shipping business.

Panama Ship Service undertakes draft survey and Inspections in accordance with international Codes, Rules or customer specifications. Our procedures introduce the required scope of survey & inspection accordingly.

Panama Ship Service, Draft Surveys are carried out on behalf of the ship owners, charterers, shippers, receivers, cargo owners and third parties in connection with the loading and discharging operations to determine the actual weight of the cargo aboard the vessel.

Panama Ship Service performs the draft survey meticulously raking into account all the prevailing circumstances, following the UN CODE OF UNIFORM STARDARDS AND PROCEDURES. We incorporate at the final report, every aspect and difficulty which has been encountered in order to convey all aspects of the survey.

While draft surveys may be carried out by Panama Ship Service professional surveyors, the ship’s Chief Officer should also perform a draft survey to the same degree of accuracy.

Our goal is to continue with a high standard process to be trusted by our clients.

On-Hire and Off-Hire Condition Surveys documented with photographs at the time of delivery or re-delivery.

Survey for Class Approval or Class Approval Survey is the process by which a vessel currently classed by a member or associate of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) can access another ship classification standard such as Lloyds Register, Bureau Veritas, Class NK etc. Quality procedures laid down by IACS describe the responsibilities of each society for the conduct of TOC surveys and the submission of plans and information.

Initial Request

Panama Ship Services may be approached with a request for classification. A dedicated project manager will then review the following vessel details:

Ship type, age, tonnage and service history
Ownership and fleet details
Flag state, port state detention and casualty record
Number of previous transfers
Survey status and conditions or recommendations.
For ships that are 15 years of age and older, a pre-inspection survey will determine the general condition of the ship.
We at Panama Ship Service are dedicated to the survey industry and follow all of the internationals standards of the Shipping Business (A.B.S., Class NK, and Lloyd´s).

On-Hire and Off-Hire Condition Surveys documented with photographs at the time of delivery or re-delivery.

Damage surveys are performed to determine the Nature, extent and cause of Hull damage and recommendations for repairs. Organizing shore workshops/shipyards to carry out or coordinate major repairs/Dry-docking and Class certifications. Salvage of Ocean going vessels, after Grounding, Fire, or Collision.

Pre-Charter vetting survey or inspection for vessels going on Long Term Charters.

Panama Ship Service offers a Vessel and machinery Pre-Purchase conditions survey and detailed report to the potential ship buyer for a specific vessel. A preliminary report will be issued withing 48 hours after completing the assignment.

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