Damage Surveys
Flexible, quick and reliable support
Imagine Shipping your valuable cargo in the hope that it will delivered safe and sound. Only to be delivered in damaged condition. Frustrating…right?! What next then?? In the event of damages, ROCKLEDGE is able to provide flexible, quick and reliable support.
If your valued cargo gets damaged, immediate action is required. Operators, manufacturers, traders, Shippers, Consignees as well as insurers all have an equal interest in the careful documentation of the damage and the complete investigation of its root cause.
Our experienced and independent experts with broad and specialists’ knowledge are at your service for damage surveys including technical, marine as well the insurance sides. Our flexibility, speed and reliability are among our key strengths in the event of damages.
These coupled with our decade long expertise provide you with the certainty of a systematic and extremely thorough assessment as well as an independent and objective evaluation. Often times, Damage Surveys are usually requested by an Insurance company and their broker, Shipping Lines, Freight Forwarders as well as consignee to establish the circumstance, nature, cause and assess the extent of damages.
We carry out a thorough investigation and report on the resulting condition of the cargo, probable cause, recommended repairs, and an estimate of the cost of such repairs. We’ll also recommend loss mitigation measures including repair, repackaging/reconditioning and/or salvage sale at a fairly reduced price.
Our comprehensive and clear reports are regularly used by our principals to settle claims with the parties involved. Not one damage is the same and each damage is uniquely treated. Our surveyors are confronted with a variety of damages; from glass consignment damage to complicated machinery damages, collision, fire & explosion, salvage, Oil spills/pollution, product contamination, accidental fall and/or a fallen shore cranes.