Ship-Shore difference

Try to avoid ship shore difference before loading

1) Established the problematic load port. If you have a choice of Belawan/Dumai Port - Dumai is the champion

2) Shipper - you should have the rating of the reputable of shipper

3) Installation - the infamous snake hole

I ever loss 100mt of oil loading at the Snake hole at the infamous port and 3-bullets shipper. God is on my side - vessel reached Rotterdam and master accidentally awing the wrong valve and contaminate the whole cargo. We claimed total loss and I get off the hooks

If by no choice you Chief/Cheap Trader decide to take the cargo from the triple jeopardy port because it is usd2/mt cheaper, well, pray and do the following :-

a) Get a good surveyor to attend (Good has nothing with the company name - its the person)

b) Load not to be the last shipper to laod - usually they steal from the pipeline quantity and the last shipper suffer

c) Do not sweep empty the tank

d) It may not be legal but we ever refuse to issue BL to the shipper until they revise the shore figure