Our Services

Marine and land damages

We work with care, extensive experience and proven reliability for maritime, land and intermodal shipments, and have a comprehensive understanding of the commodity and regulatory sectors.

We provide analysis and management of loads/damages during all phases of transport, an area in which we are highly specialized.

Bulk cargo

We provide qualified assistance during all phases of transport for bulk loads, such as:

• Food products
• Fertilizers
• Chemical products
• Feed

We evaluate things such as damage from wetting, contamination by chemical or exogenous agents and weight losses.

Containers

Survey reports for container bodies are essential to prevent or identify the origins of damage.

The main assessments we carry out include the following:

• Verification of oxidation
• Deformation checks
• General conditions
• Gasket seals
• Integrity of rods and door stop handles
• Light tests
• Cargo Safe Ultrasonic Container Tight Tests

Boarding and disembarkation checks

Pre- and post-boarding checks are of fundamental importance in maritime transport for any goods.

This refers to:

• Loss prevention
• Checks and consultations for stowage
• Checks and consultations for lashing
• Assistance for heavy lifts

Thanks to our membership in the surveyor circuit, IM&CS Network Ltd can intervene at any national and main global port.  

Pleasure crafts and boats

S&P Cambiaso boasts many years of international experience in the field of shipbuilding and pleasure boating.

In particular, we intervene in the event of:

• Breakdowns and damages: body and machine survey assessments in the event of breakdowns and/or collisions
• Evaluation inspections - condition surveys: survey assessments on the general conditions of the structures with a relative estimate of the commercial value of the vessel. In these cases, the accuracy of the survey assessment makes it possible to highlight any defects prior to the insurance coverage, in combination with structural checks that identify processes of osmosis, delamination, effects of galvanic currents on the transmission components, etc.
• Engines and equipment: these are analyses of equipment failures, in particular the engine system, using non-destructive tests that are carried out in affiliated laboratories.

Repair supervision: in these cases, and/or in the case of refitting, we intervene directly on site on behalf of the Shipowner.

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Areas we cover

Our Offices

Area covered by our correspondents, or by our Surveyors without any additional expenses.

Food, fruit and vegetables and perishable goods

We intervene in the event of damages and/or incidents that occur across the entire agri-food sector.

Damages to fruit and vegetables

We intervene to establish the causes and we specify whether they are:

• Plant pathologies
• Pest attacks
• Etiological agents of an environmental nature

Damages to agri-food industry products

In the event of damages to food processing products, we establish the causes, extent and quantification of the damages.

Autonomously, or with the help of University Research and Analysis Institutes, we also evaluate the following:

• Compliance with hygiene and food safety regulations

• Any critical issues with respect to HACCP regulations
• The nature of fungal or bacterial species
• Evidence of chemical, physical or microbiological contamination

Thefts and robberies

Our established relationships with law firms, law enforcement agencies, and specialized security companies allow us to assist our customers in the event of:

• Thefts
• Robberies
• Misappropriation
• Negligent entrustment
• Scams

We usually operate on two distinct fronts:

Documentary analysis:

Thorough analysis of documentation, in particular the following:

• Sales contracts
• Invoices
• Bank transactions
• Production cost sheets
• Chamber of commerce company registration records
• Traceability of stolen vehicle plates
• Equity analysis

Technical analysis:

• Verifications of alarm systems and/or anti-theft structures
• Study of satellite traces
• Surveys of vehicles and locking systems that have been tampered with
• Feedback on the territory 
• Correspondence of the safety systems with the requirements of the insurance policy

Fires

We intervene on two important fronts:

Assessment of the claim:

• The quantity of the goods involved
• The actual value of the load
• The causes of the fire 
• The suitability of the fire prevention and safety systems

Identification of the causes: 

• The responsibilities of each subject involved
• The structural and operational requirements required by the policy
• The factors that triggered the fire

Loss prevention

The importance of loss prevention is evident if we consider how it can often prevent future damages, even of significant proportions, by intervening with the necessary controls/corrective actions.

These types of preventive inspections and/or risk analyses are based on specific regulations, but, above all, on experience acquired in the field.

S&P Cambiaso's surveyors have extensive experience in this sector that has enabled numerous customers to not only prevent damages and incidents, but also to protect themselves in the event of recourse.

Our interventions include the following:

• Assessment of the suitability of packaging
• Verification of lashing
• Controls of the storage areas
• Indications for handling loads
• Specific instructions to be provided to carriers
• Evaluation of distribution processes
• Analysis of the structural conditions of the containers

These checks must be carried out before the transport, or better, before securing the load.

LOSS PREVENTION refers to preventive actions aimed at eliminating or containing any damages.

Machinery and equipment

For this type of damage, we assess both individual machines and entire production lines, offering the following:

• Risk analysis
• Packing/lashing calculations
• Damage checks
• Estimates on components used

We monitor the repair phases by analyzing the final balances.

Steel products

The inspections performed by surveyors take place during the two critical phases of loading and unloading of wire rods, coils, sheets, packs of sheets, pipes and all other steel products.

We collaborate with leading international traders and numerous Italian and foreign steel mills, interfacing with the Production and Quality departments, to identify any anomalies that may be found on the steel, and determine whether they are production defects or damage attributable to transport.

Frozen products

In the case of damages to refrigerated products, we intervene by:

• Determining of the type of damage
• Establishing the causes of the damage
• Verifying the trends for the cold chain
• Differentiating between qualitative and transport problems
• Analyzing the thermograph traces
• Carrying out chemical/physical/microbiological analyses
• Organizing best effort sales - salvage sales

In the event of refrigeration system breakdowns, we also get advice from qualified refrigeration technicians.

Moves and household goods

Well-known movers rely on us for:

• Inspections of household goods before the move
• Interventions for incidents
• Estimates and evaluations of repairs
• Packing consultations

For WORKS OF ART and ANTIQUE FURNITURE, we perform the following:

• Estimates for the stipulation of insurance contracts
• Survey reports for damages incurred during loans for shows and art exhibitions
• Survey reports in the event of theft, fire or vandalism
• Inspections for damages incurred during handling

We also collaborate with specialized consultants and art historians and have special relationships with major auction houses, such as Sotheby's and Christie's.