Analysis of cargo claims for oil Shortages
The marine underwriters receive cargo claims due to short receipt of liquid bulk cargo although the cargo had been loaded, carried and fully discharged without the fault of the vessel.
The marine underwriters by their experience observe that the claimant usually receive less quantity of cargo in commercial terms, even though no loss has occurred. The loss as stated to be found is attributable to the fault of the vessel.
The following are the reasons for shortage of oil cargo
- Trade ullage
- The unexplained shortage e. ordinary leakage
- OBQ (On board quantity)
- Remaining on board volumes (ROB)
- Using of superseded tables for calculation of Bill of Lading quantity
- Vessels experience factors
- Competency of the surveyors engaged for supervised loading and discharge of cargo
- Shortage of quantity
- Deterioration of cargo
- Load port loss
- Transit loss
- Discharge port loss
- OBQ/ROB loss
- Loss of cargo due to improper heating/steaming of liquid cargo, incapacity of the pump to pump the residual cargo lying in the ship’s tank
- Sediments or sludges from the cargo or trim restrictions imposed by discharging ports causing disturbance of free flowing of oil to the suction end of the cargo discharging system.
Sumon Ganguly Consultant (Marine Insurance) Source: Book let published by INTERTANKO
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