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𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐀𝐄: 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 Your vessel arrives in Fujairah on Monday. The class surveyor boards on Wednesday. The gas detector calibration certificate expired last month. An expired certificate can become a survey finding. A finding can delay the vessel and disrupt the next fixture. Sending instruments to a shore lab adds transport time. The ship also operates without those instruments until they return. 𝐎𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐩. The provider brings portable reference standards to the ship. Technicians calibrate the instruments during the port call. The vessel holds valid certificates before the surveyor boards. These UAE companies state on their own websites that they provide onboard calibration: 🔹 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬 (Maritronics)– Authorized and exclusive service center for Honeywell Enraf Tanksystem in the UAE and the Middle East. Covers portable and fixed gauging devices. 🔹 𝐄𝐈𝐖𝐀𝐀 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 (EIWAA Marine Services (UAE-Dubai I Abudhabi I Fujairah, Sharjah I Saudi Arabia I Angola) – Calibrates pressure, flow, tank level, and ballast tank sensors onboard. Also calibrates gas detectors. Attends vessels in Dubai, Fujairah, and Khorfakkan. 🔹 𝐀𝐥 𝐒𝐚𝐪𝐫 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 (AL SAQR ENGINEERING الصقر للهندسة) – Sends technicians with portable standards to vessels in any UAE port. States that its calibration lab holds ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation. 🔹 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 (Louis Safety Marine Services, Abu Dhabi, UAE) – Based in Abu Dhabi. Supports vessels during voyage, anchorage, port stay, and drydock. Issues traceable certificates for class surveys and PSC inspections. 🔹 𝐀𝐥 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐰𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 – Offers ADNOC-approved calibration. Covers Fujairah, Dubai Maritime City, Khorfakkan, Hamriyah, Dubai Drydocks, and Abu Dhabi. Includes Rivertrace calibration. 🔹 𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – Brings portable instrument standards onboard. Calibrates and inspects fixed and portable gas detection systems. 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬: 1️⃣ List the instruments in scope. 2️⃣ Agree on the port and attendance window. 3️⃣ Check that your class society accepts the certificates. 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐔𝐀𝐄 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞. Send your RFQ before the vessel berths, and compare quotes while there is still time to schedule attendance. 📢 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲? List your company on Records Marine and make your services easier for shipowners, managers, operators, and procurement teams to find when they need a supplier. Create your company profile and list your services, ports, and approvals. 🔗 https://recordsmarine.com/ #MarineCalibration #UAE #ClassSurvey #ShipManagement #MarineServices

⚓ 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐌𝐃𝐒𝐒 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐮𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭. 🚨 A failed inspection can lead to PSC detention. A delayed repair can push back sailing. An expired Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate can prevent a vessel from trading. Often, the technical fix takes only a few hours. The real challenge is finding an engineer in the 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐥. Indonesia’s main ports – Tanjung Priok, Tanjung Perak, Batam, Belawan and Balikpapan – handle constant deep-sea and offshore traffic. 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐌𝐃𝐒𝐒 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬: 📍 𝐏𝐓 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐬𝐢 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 – 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐦 📍 𝐂𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚 𝐀𝐫𝐲𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐚 – 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐚 📍 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐬𝐢 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐭 – 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 📍 𝐏𝐓 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐢 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐚 – 𝐁𝐨𝐠𝐨𝐫 📍 𝐏𝐓 𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐨 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐚 – 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐚 📍 𝐏𝐓 𝐉𝐑𝐂 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐚 (𝐏𝐓 𝐉𝐑𝐂 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐚) – 𝐉𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐚 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤, 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: 1. 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐥 Does the company hold approval from 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥’𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲, not just another class? 2. 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 Is the engineer trained on 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝? 3. 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 Can they mobilise to 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭? Jakarta coverage does not necessarily mean Balikpapan coverage. 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: send one RFQ for GMDSS and navigation equipment service in Indonesia. Compare providers by scope, mobilisation, and price instead of chasing quotes by phone. Read the article below to find out more about suppliers. 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬: if you work with GMDSS or navigation equipment in Indonesian ports and are not on Records Marine, register your company profile. Buyers filter by port and service scope. RFQs reach listed companies directly. #GMDSS #MarineElectronics #ShipManagement #Indonesia #MarineNavigation

⚓ 𝐒𝐮𝐞𝐳 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧 2026: 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲? A Suez Canal transit can become more expensive before the ship even enters the canal. Missing equipment, incomplete documentation, technical defects, or a missed convoy cut-off can all lead to additional charges and delays. Several requirements deserve particular attention in 2026, especially the changes to searchlight and mooring arrangements introduced on 15 May. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥? 🔦 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 Ships must now carry their own SCA-compliant bow searchlight. The SCA no longer provides rental units, and a missing or non-compliant searchlight results in a USD 500 charge per transit. 🛠️ 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 Steering gear, engine controls, navigation and communication equipment, anchors, mooring lines, and fire wires must be checked before the passage. Certain defects can prevent canal entry or require an SCA tug. 📋 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 The required documents must be prepared and submitted to the agent in advance. Cargo and ballast declarations also need to be accurate, as errors can result in additional dues. ⏰ 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐲 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 Ships must reach the designated waiting area within the applicable time limit. Late arrival can trigger a surcharge of 5–12% of transit dues, depending on the circumstances. ⚓ 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 Under the new general arrangement, mooring is handled from shore stations without mooring crews boarding ships. Specific exceptions apply to certain special units. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲: Suez Canal preparation should be coordinated well before arrival. Masters, chief engineers, chief officers, superintendents, and agents all have a role in checking equipment, confirming documents, reporting defects, and verifying the current convoy schedule. Need to source equipment, arrange repairs, or find service providers around an upcoming port call? 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬. Search by category and port, send one RFQ to multiple companies, and compare offers to find the right supplier for your requirements. 👉 A detailed guide and a practical checklist can be read on our blog. #Maritime #SuezCanal #ShipManagement #MarineProcurement

⚓ 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐰 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞? 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥’𝐬 𝐄𝐓𝐀 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭. Even at major maritime hubs like Singapore, Rotterdam, Fujairah, and Panama, a crew change can run into problems if one detail is overlooked. A delayed flight, missing visa, unready flag endorsement, or weather-disrupted launch can leave a seafarer waiting and disrupt the vessel’s schedule. What helps keep a crew change on track? 🔹 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥’𝐬 𝐄𝐓𝐀 and allow for schedule changes. 🔹 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲. Procedures vary by port, nationality, and whether the seafarer is joining or leaving. 🔹 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝. Marine fares may offer more suitable change conditions and baggage allowances. 🔹 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲. Anchorage operations need extra coordination and a backup window for poor weather or sea conditions. 🔹 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫. A crew change is not complete until incoming personnel have received the information they need to take over safely. Good coordination between the vessel, crew, port agent, airline, and transfer provider makes all the difference. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬. #Maritime #CrewChange #ShipManagement

⚓ 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗺: 𝟲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 A survey report is evidence. It decides who pays. A draft survey fixes the cargo figure the bill of lading rests on. A bunker survey fixes the ROB at delivery and redelivery. A damage survey fixes what a claim is worth. When those numbers are wrong, or the report will not stand up, the money moves the wrong way. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀: ❌ A shortage claim against a figure nobody can defend. ❌ Demurrage while owners and charterers argue over a draft. ❌ Bunker quantity disputes at on-hire and off-hire. ❌ Fuel that never arrived, hidden by aerated soundings. ❌ A damage report too thin for underwriters to act on. ❌ A surveyor who cannot reach the berth inside the window. 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐧𝐚𝐦 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐇𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐢 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐡 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐇𝐚𝐢 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐠, 𝐂𝐚𝐢 𝐌𝐞𝐩, 𝐕𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐚𝐮, 𝐃𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐐𝐮𝐲 𝐍𝐡𝐨𝐧. The survey market there runs from dedicated marine specialists to national inspection groups with marine divisions. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀: 🔹 𝐕𝐌 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 🔹 𝐀𝐈𝐌 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 🔹 𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 🔹 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 (Survey and Fumigation JSC) 🔹 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 (Vinacontrol Group) 🔹 𝐒𝐆𝐒 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐧𝐚𝐦 (SGS) Each one is covered in detail in the article, with its full survey scope and the ports it attends. 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐅𝐐 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞. 🔍 Explore marine survey and inspection providers on Records Marine. 🌍 Surveyors and inspection companies working in Vietnamese ports: a Records Marine profile puts your survey scope and port attendance in front of the charterers, owners and P&I correspondents already looking for them. #Maritime #MarineSurvey #DraftSurvey #BunkerSurvey #CargoInspection #Vietnam #RecordsMarine

⚓ 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭? 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫. A vessel passing through the Malacca and Singapore Straits may also need to arrange 🛢️ bunkers, 📦 provisions and spare parts, 👨✈️ crew changes, 👷 technicians or 🔧 repairs. The challenge is that many of these services depend on the vessel's 𝐄𝐓𝐀, 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲. For this article, we spoke with experts who have experience working with shipping companies to add a practical operational perspective. They shared examples of what they have seen in actual vessel operations and the planning issues that can lead to delays and additional costs. Some of the points they highlight: 🚤 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 can require an additional launch boat. 📍 𝐀 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 can leave a boat waiting while the agent tries to locate the vessel. 📦 𝐀𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 can result in a second delivery. 🔧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 can turn a relatively simple job into a more complicated operation. The article also brings together practical information on bunkering at Singapore vs OPL, supplies underway, anchorage requirements, riding teams, hot work and common planning mistakes. It is useful for shipping company teams planning a Singapore call and for anyone involved in coordinating 𝐛𝐮𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 in the area. 👉 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 to see what to check before the next call. #ShipSupply