Prevention of disputes on dry bulk Cargo quantities at Discharge Ports

Cargo shortage disputes especially of agriculture products are frequent at discharge Ports. We come across with these cases very often especially when vessel has loaded cargo at load port by shore scale and cargo is discharged at multiple discharge Ports by draft surveys. Ship staff often unaware of discharge conditions at Indian Ports falls prey and this results in cargo shortage claims against vessel/owners. We shall be able to avoid cargo disputes by following measures: AT LOAD PORT Accurate calculation of constant First step on arrival load port has to be accurate calculation of vessel’s constant. For this accurate draft survey to be carried out. Vessel must not go by previous constants records. We come across many cases where bunkers have been wrongly declared . Vessel declares constant from its previous record and which finally result in cargo disputes at discharge port. Density of DW/Hydrometer Vessel must use accurate & certified hydrometers and carry out exact draft survey calculations to determine cargo quantity loaded. Shore Scale Loading Agriculture products are usually loade...