Coverage · Spain
Marine Surveys and Cargo Inspections in Spain
Spain is one of i4Survey's hub countries. Our own surveyors attend at ports on the Atlantic, Cantabrian and Mediterranean coasts, from A Coruña to Barcelona.
Charterers and shipowners call us for on-hire and off-hire bunker and condition surveys. Traders, buyers and producers use us for draft surveys, loading supervision and scrap grading, and cargo owners and carriers call us when cargo arrives damaged.
Ports We Attend in Spain
North and northwest
A Coruña
Galicia: bulk, coal and oil products
Ferrol
Galicia: dry bulk terminal
Avilés
Asturias: steel and bulk
Santander
Cantabria: bulk, vehicles and general cargo
Bilbao
Basque Country: steel, bulk and containers
Andalusia
Huelva
Minerals, energy and bulk
Seville
River port on the Guadalquivir
Algeciras
Strait of Gibraltar: containers and bunkering
Almería
Bulk and minerals
Mediterranean coast
Cartagena
Energy and liquid bulk
Alicante
General cargo and bulk
Valencia
Major container port
Sagunto
Steel and bulk
Castellón de la Plana
Bulk and ceramics raw materials
Tarragona
Bulk, grain and chemicals
Barcelona
Containers and general cargo
What We Do in Spain
On-Hire / Off-Hire Surveys
The bunkers on board and the condition of the holds, recorded when a vessel is delivered to or redelivered by charterers.
Draft Surveys
Cargo quantity calculated from the vessel's draft readings and certified for shipper, receiver and owner.
Pre-Loading Survey and Loading Supervision
Holds checked before loading, loading supervised, and the cargo's condition recorded in signed cargo remarks.
Cargo Damage Surveys
When damage is found at discharge in Spain, by vessel or in containers, an independent expert report for the cargo owner or the carrier.
Scrap Inspections
Quality and quantity of scrap cargoes, graded as HMS 1, HMS 2, shredded, bonus and other grades, and certified to buyer and seller.
Our main cargoes are iron and steel, scrap, coal, minerals, fuel and food products.
Common Questions
- Which ports in Spain do you cover?
- A Coruña, Ferrol, Avilés, Santander and Bilbao in the north; Huelva, Seville, Algeciras and Almería in Andalusia; and Cartagena, Alicante, Valencia, Sagunto, Castellón de la Plana, Tarragona and Barcelona on the Mediterranean. Tell us the port and the vessel and we will arrange the surveyor.
- Do you do on-hire and off-hire surveys in Spain?
- Yes. When a vessel goes on or comes off hire, we measure the bunkers remaining on board and record the condition of the holds, so owners and charterers settle on the same figures.
- Who do you work for?
- Traders, shipowners, charterers, producers and buyers of the cargo, freight forwarders, and P&I insurers.
- Are you independent?
- Yes. We have no ties to shipowners, traders or insurers. Our reports reflect what we find, not what any party wants to hear.
- How do I request a survey?
- Email e.sirtas@i4survey.com with the vessel, the port, the dates and what you need, or use the contact form.