Coal and Coke Inspections
Inspection of coal, coal concentrates, thermal (steam) coal, anthracite, coke and its processed products, petroleum coke, and biofuel.
Using an extensive network of offices and laboratories, a clear corporate hierarchy, qualified personnel, and modern means of communication and information exchange, we provide our clients with a wide range of services while maintaining an individual approach to every inspection.
Quality certification of cargo lots is carried out in accordance with Russian and international standards. Particular attention is paid to sampling and sample preparation when certifying cargo lots. Weight certification of cargo lots is performed using various methods and equipment (theoretical weight calculation, draft survey, reweighing on scales).
Our capabilities allow us to carry out inspections from the product's manufacturing process at the producer's facility all the way through to the cargo's receipt by the final consignee.
Bureau Veritas Services
Inspections of Products at Manufacturing Facilities:
- technical audit of the production process;
- confirmation of analyses performed in the plant's laboratory;
- visual inspection of loading and unloading operations;
- supervision of reweighing;
- systematic updates to the client on the progress of the inspection;
- surveying (mine-surveying) and geodetic measurements;
- photographic reports on the inspection results.
Inspections of Cargo Arriving at Port:
- visual inspection of loading and unloading operations;
- description of the cargo storage method;
- sampling and analysis at our own accredited laboratories;
- photographic reports on the inspection results;
- preparation of a report/certificate based on the inspection results.
Cargo Inspection During Vessel Loading:
- pre-shipment inspection;
- inspection of holds prior to loading;
- visual inspection of loading and unloading operations;
- determination of the loaded cargo weight by draft survey;
- sampling and analysis at our own accredited laboratories;
- photographic reports on the inspection results;
- preparation of a report/certificate based on the inspection results;
- sealing of holds.
Independent Feedstock Acceptance Inspection at Mining and Metallurgical Enterprises:
- organization of a comprehensive system for accepting feedstock by quality and quantity;
- supervision of the reweighing of incoming feedstock, acceptance by quantity and weight;
- sampling, sample preparation, and analysis, followed by quality certification of the received feedstock lot;
- participation in the enterprise's claims-handling process.
Laboratory Testing of:
- coking coal;
- thermal (steam) coal;
- coal concentrates;
- blast-furnace coke, foundry coke;
- petroleum coke;
- biofuel;
- oil shale;
- brown coal (lignite).
Our professional and prompt execution of work, backed by a decade of experience in Russia, allows us to most effectively protect the interests of our numerous clients.