Service
Inspection and quality control
Sampling, laboratory analysis, draft survey, loading supervision and cargo insurance.
On a parcel worth several hundred thousand euro, the specification on the contract and the specification in the hold are two different claims until someone independent has checked. Nutrient content, moisture, granulometry and the presence of an anti-caking agent all move between plant and port.
We appoint independent surveyors to sample and analyse at the points that matter — at loading, at transhipment and at discharge — and we supervise the loading itself, because most quality claims originate in handling rather than in production.
Where quantity is the question rather than quality, draft survey settles it. Where the cargo is damaged in spite of everything, the insurance has to have been placed correctly beforehand, which is why it is arranged as part of the same scope.
How a parcel becomes a certificate
Scope
What's included
- Sampling to recognised methods at loading, transhipment and discharge
- Laboratory analysis — nutrient content, moisture, granulometry, anti-caking treatment
- Independent surveyor appointment, with the report issued to both parties
- Draft survey for quantity determination on bulk sea parcels
- Loading and discharge supervision, including hold cleanliness approval
- Cargo insurance placed for the full door-to-door movement
- Claim handling and documentation where a discrepancy is found
Equipment
What is checked
Nutrient content
N, P₂O₅, K₂O and secondary nutrients against the contract grade
Moisture
The single biggest cause of caking and of weight disputes
Granulometry
Size distribution and fines content, which decide spreadability
Anti-caking treatment
Presence and coverage of the coating agent
Draft survey
Quantity determination by displacement at load and discharge
Hold and vehicle cleanliness
Approved before loading, evidenced by the surveyor
Where we run it
- Load port and plant sampling at origin
- Transhipment point sampling on multimodal schemes
- Discharge port and destination warehouse sampling
Documents that travel with it
- Sampling report and sealed retained samples
- Certificate of analysis from an independent laboratory
- Draft survey report
- Loading supervision report and hold cleanliness certificate
- Cargo insurance certificate
Related
Products moved under this service
Nitrogen fertilizers
Straight nitrogen in solid and liquid form — the volume backbone of most arable nutrition plans.
- AN 34.4%
- CAN 27%
- Urea 46% prilled / granular
Phosphate fertilizers
Ammoniated phosphates for base application and for blending into complex grades.
- MAP 12-52-0
- DAP 18-46-0
- NPS / Ammophos grades
Potash fertilizers
Muriate and sulphate of potash, in standard and granular sizings for direct application or blending.
- MOP 60% K₂O standard / granular
- SOP 50% K₂O
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Inspection and quality control
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