Risk assessment aspects is one of the main topics and focus points of XELLZ®. We have here listed just a few and important items that we take very seriously.
Analyzing and identifying the cargo risk as a whole is not only essential for projects but also for an effective loss preventing operation. XELLZ® determines the following points as a minimum in any project and or heavy lift or project related cargo shipment:
- Term of contracts
- Routes of transport
- Conveyances
- Packaging and unitization
- Special hazards of transport
- Storage and peak hazards
- Transshipment, stowage, securing, cargo handling at port of transshipment
- Organization
But also the Characteristics of goods:
- Solid, liquid, gaseous
- Packed, unpacked, suitability and quality of packaging
- Prone to loss or damage due to
- Physical / climatic stresses
- Pilferage / criminal acts
- Contamination / odor
- Gross weight, dimension, center of gravity
- Moisture content of goods
- Possibilities of repair / availability of spare parts
Routes for the freight to travel and handled in are often defined by p.o.l./p.o.d., but their conditions and qualities are always changing, so this means this aspect need close attention as well:
- Areas of changing weather conditions, seasonal influences
- Long distances, long lasting periods of transfer more physical stresses, climatic changes
- Conditions of infrastructure, topography
- Surface, river crossings
- Traffic density
- No road, no track, no way but willing and prepared to meet the goal
- Conveyance mix
For the means of transportation there are no common standards of quality and suitability but its important that one looks at the best mode of transport.:
- Vessels, trucks, air crafts, railway wagons
Technical conditions, and the state of maintenance and repair Certificates of approval
- Accumulation of values
- Handling and securing equipment on board
- Containers
- Technical suitability
- Moisture, condensed water
- Odorless, clean, dry, watertight