⚓On/Off-hire & Bunker Survey

Protecting Your Financial Interest in Fuel Assets

Fuel (bunkers) represents one of the largest operating expenses in maritime transport. When a vessel changes hands between an owner and a charterer, an exact financial line must be drawn. Our On/Off-Hire & Bunker Surveys deliver absolute transparency during these critical delivery and redelivery windows, ensuring that bunker quantities and vessel conditions are precisely documented.

We serve as an unyielding shield for both charterers and owners, ensuring that you only pay for what you actually use and that the vessel’s true structural state is forensically recorded.

What Our Survey Covers:

• Independent Bunker Quantification: Exhaustive sounding of all fuel oil, diesel oil, and lube oil tanks, adjusted for trim, heel, and temperature variations to calculate true quantities on board (ROB).

• Excess & "Hidden" Bunker Detection: It is not uncommon for discrepancies or hidden bunker quantities to exist on board. Our surveyors are experts at meticulously detecting excessive or undeclared fuel assets. By finding and certifying these extra stored oils, we ensure accurate asset accounting and protect you from paying for unrecorded fuel or losing out on valuable inventory.

• Comprehensive Condition Documentation: Detailed photographic logging of all cargo holds, hatches, decks, and structural areas at the exact time of hire or redelivery to prevent unfair or exaggerated wear-and-tear damage claims.

Why Partner with Gulf MSC?

Bunker disputes can tie up hundreds of thousands of dollars in capital. We deliver impartial, legally defensible, and forensically sound reports accepted by P&I clubs, charterers, and owners worldwide. With Gulf MSC on the ground, you can rest assured that your fuel assets are fully accounted for, your liabilities are minimized, and your interests are completely protected.