Bulk agri cargo is bought on paper and delivered in holds — and the gap between the two is where money is lost. BCBD supervises loading and discharge, verifies quantity by draught survey, and draws sealed, representative samples, so that quality and shortage disputes are settled on evidence rather than argument.
Loading & discharge survey
- Loading supervision
- Discharge supervision
- Hatch opening / break bulk survey
- Hold cleanliness survey
- Draught survey — initial / intermediate / final
- Hatch sealing
- Hose test (if required)
- Sampling
- Supervision of fumigation
Damage surveys
When cargo arrives in dispute, our surveyors separate fact from allegation:
- Segregation and quantifying of alleged damaged commodities
- Assessing the probable cause of alleged damage
- Witnessing destruction of damaged cargoes
Tally, sampling & documentation
- Tally control
- Inspection of packing and marking
- Sampling and sealing
- Ullage survey, ship’s tank / shore tank sampling
- Laboratory analysis — chemical and bacterial
- Photography
- Reporting / certification
Cargoes we handle
- Grain, rice, wheat
- Oils & fat
- Tallow
- Sugar
- Tea, coffee, cocoa
- Fertilizer
- Jute
- Vegetables, fruits, spices
Inspection method
Surveys follow IMO, ICS, GAFTA, FOSFA, CIT, IML, ICHCA and SAL methods — or your contract’s specific terms. If your sale is on GAFTA or FOSFA terms, our supervision and sampling are aligned to those rules from the outset, so the evidence we gather is the evidence the contract recognises.
