— Service Category
ENGINEERING
Before anything is built or secured, it's calculated.
Before anything is built or secured, it's calculated.
Most cargo damage is decided long before the cargo moves - in the assumption nobody checked. QATE's engineering team sizes the restraint, designs the packaging, plans the lift and details the fabrication before a single crate is cut or a chain thrown. You receive a method you can put in front of your client, your insurer or the port authority.
| Subcategory | Brief |
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| Cargo Securing Calculations | Lashing force, restraint and acceleration calculations to CTU Code and IMO cargo securing principles |
| Sea Fastening Design | Grillage, stool and seafastening arrangements engineered for the specific vessel, cargo and voyage |
| Lift Planning & Rigging Studies | Lift plans, sling and shackle selection, centre-of-gravity checks, rigging arrangement drawings |
| Packing & Preservation Design | Crate and case design to cargo weight and dimension; barrier, VCI and desiccant specification by transit duration and route |
| Fabrication Drawings & Detailing | Shop drawings for cradles, saddles, frames, skids and supports |
| Site Surveys & Cargo Assessment | Pre-job attendance at the yard, plant, port or vessel to assess access, weight, dimension and constraint |
| Method Statements & Risk Assessments | Documented method statements, JSAs and risk assessments for client and port authority approval |
Why QATE for this
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Engineering that ends in execution. Our drawings are built by our own yard and installed by our own crews so that the design accounts for what can actually be fabricated and fitted.
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Documentation your client can approve. Method statements, risk assessments and drawings prepared in the format approvals actually require.
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We attend before we advise. For non-standard cargo we survey on site. A photograph doesn't show you access, headroom or deck condition.