Pre-shipment inspections at the port and at the plants :

• Inspection of rail cars / rail tank cars before loading for cleanliness, integrity, tightness of all hatch covers to prevent leakage of the cargo during transportation.
• Witness control of weighbridge operations carried out for rail cars and rail tank cars.
• Sealing of rail cars and rail tank cars after weighing.
• Visual inspection of cargo condition at the storage or during loading into rail cars.
• Representative sampling at storage or during loading into rail cars and tank rail cars.
• Analysis of withdrawn samples according to specifications that require supervision, in accordance with GOST methods or international standards specified by the Client.
• Continuous twenty-four-hour monitoring of cargo operations.
• Review of the manufacturer’s certificates of quantity and quality, railway bills issued for the inspected lots of cargo.
• Photos (digital or paper) reflecting condition of rail cars, cargoes, loading / discharging operations;
• Daily reports on the progress of loading / discharging operations, results of inspections performed.
• Twenty-four-hour detailed reporting to the Client on any irregularities / accidents / contaminations or any other abnormal situations that may affect quality or quantity of cargo;
• Issuance of international certificates as a result of the inspection performed.

Cargo inspections at loading port :

• Inspection of rail cars / rail tank cars after transportation for integrity, tightness of hatch covers, damages.
• Inspection of seals on the rail cars and rail tank cars after cargo transportation.
• Witness control of weighbridge operations carried out for rail cars and rail tank cars.
• Inspection of the vessel’s holds / tanks before loading for cleanliness and suitability to carry intended cargo;
• Inspection of the vessel’s hatch covers for watertightness;
• Draft Survey (initial, final, intermediate);
• Ullage measurements in the cargo tanks of the vessel;
• Determination of cargo quantity in the barges used for accumulating cargo lots at the port.
• Ullage measurements in the shore tanks;
• Visual inspection of cargo condition during discharge from the rail cars, at the storage or during loading on board the vessel.
• Sampling of inspected cargo during discharging from the rail cars or from rail tank cars, at the port storage or during loading on board the vessel.
• Analysis of withdrawn samples according to specifications that require supervision, in accordance with GOST methods or international standards specified by the Client.
• Sealing of the holds upon completion of loading.
• Continuous twenty-four-hour supervision of loading operations at the port.
• Review of the manufacturer’s certificates of quantity and quality, railway bills, port acceptance acts issued for the inspected lots of cargo.
• Photos (digital or paper) reflecting condition of rail cars, vessel’s holds before loading, cargoes, loading operations.
• Detailed daily reports on the progress of loading operations, results of inspections performed.
• Twenty-four-hour detailed reporting to the Client on any irregularities / accidents / contaminations or any other abnormal situations that may affect quality or quantity of cargo.
• Issuance of international certificates as a result of the inspection performed.

Cargo inspections at discharging port :

• Witness control of weighbridge operations carried out for rail cars and rail tank cars.
• Determination of cargo quantity on the basis of Draft Survey (initial, final, intermediate).
• Determination of cargo quantity on the basis of ullage measurements in the cargo tanks of the vessel.
• Visual inspection of cargo condition during discharge from the vessel.
• Sampling of the cargo during discharge from the vessel.
• Inspection of the seals before discharge.
• Analysis of withdrawn samples according to specifications that require supervision, in accordance with GOST methods or international standards specified by the Client.
• Continuous twenty-four-hour supervision of discharging operations at the port.
• Photos (digital or paper) reflecting condition of cargoes, discharging operations.
• Detailed daily reports on the progress of discharging operations, results of inspections performed.
• Twenty-four-hour detailed reporting to the Client on any irregularities / accidents / contaminations or any other abnormal situations that may affect quality or quantity of cargo.
• Issuance of international certificates as a result of the inspection performed.