Offshore Lightering Cargo Inspection

Petroleum offshore lightering cargo inspection.

Intertek provides crude oil cargo clients with expert offshore crude-oil lighterage inspection, supporting third-party ship-to-ship cargo-custody transfer operations. Intertek lightering inspectors provide crucial cargo quantity and quality services for all trading partners. Offshore lightering is available for VLCC and ULCC supertankers to Panamax class tankers. With billions of barrels lightered and thousands of transfers documented, Intertek is the number one choice for the global crude oil trading market. 

Intertek lightering teams work to mitigate inspection and sampling delays, expedite lightering inspection operations and ensure quick turn-around on lightering interventions, with complete detailed event-logs depicting operations before, during and after lightering operations. The lightering services team is dedicated to the offshore lighterage process. There is no company in operation today with more experienced, trained and specialized staff than Intertek.

Intertek lightering cargo inspection advantages:  

• Global coverage to support maritime petroleum movements, wherever needed
• Dedicated Lighter Teams with hundreds of years of combined experience and expertise
• Intertek Quality Systems with ISO 9001 Certification
• Intertek inspectors with stringent training to API standards and protocols
• Inspector training program following the IFIA process toward IFIA certification
• 100% computer generated reporting format on field documentation

The offshore lighter teams are trained in the importance of accurate measurement, temperature determination, sampling, time documentation, operation oversight and direct communications particular to the offshore environment. Intertek lighter teams know to inform clients of known events or situations that could effect their remote cargo operations, so that the clients can make informed decisions based upon up-to-date knowledge. The economic impacts of crude oil, vessel operations, time delays and weather all play into profit and loss margins. Intertek lightering services provides crucial and timely information which clients can use to protect their bottom line.

Specialist offshore lightering training includes all pertinent API Chapters, client-specific requirements, crude-oil monitoring protocols, stripping operations and demurrage requirements. Intertek keeps the client informed from their offshore lightering operations so that informed decisions can be made upon current data.

Intertek lighter teams are equipped with the latest communication, measurement and sampling equipment. All equipment is certified or traceable to recognized standards organizations. Lighter teams can be equipped with satellite enabled communications for direct contact 24 hours-a-day, and direct-talk equipment by request.

Contact us to see how Intertek can help your organization with Offshore Lightering Cargo Inspection.