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Temperature and contamination impacts to fisheries product cargoes
This page summarises experience in assessing damage to fish product cargoes.
To see a similar list for assessments of damage to fisheries operations from physical causes please click here, or here for pollution related assessments.
2009 West Africa
Instructed by: Insurer
Assessment of evidence surrounding a cargo of horse mackerel originating in
2009 Mauritius
Instructed by: Cargo underwriter
On-site assessment of a cargo of tuna that had suffered temperature damage while in transit from Seychelles to Mauritius. Review of evidence surrounding causation and assessment of value of cargo unfit for canning
2007 Turkey
Instructed by: Insurer
Assessment of evidence surrounding a claim for temperature damage to a cargo of skipjack tuna during a voyage from the Solomon Islands to Turkey.
2008 UK/South Atlantic
Instructed by: Insurer
Technical advice on uses and values of krill meal in the context of a potential salvage of damaged cargo
2008 UK/Norway/Nigeria
Instructed by: Insurer
Technical advice regarding risks of carrying stockfish in containers. Review of manufacturing and likely causes of damage in transit
2007 UK/Norway
Instructed by: Insurer
Technical and market advice regarding usage and value of a cargo of frozen cod found to be outside specification
2005-06 UK/Thailand
Instructed by: Solicitors
Review of evidence and assessment of the likely extent of product deterioration and price damage suffered by a cargo of frozen Atlantic salmon fillets, caused by a reefer container malfunction
2004 Portugal
Instructed by: Insurers
Sampling and assessment of extent of physical damage to a cargo of frozen herring that had been moving during heavy weather while en route through the Bay of Biscay
2004 UK/Norway
Instructed by: Insurer
Investigation of a claim for reduction in quality and value of a cargo of frozen squid to be used as bait for commercial long-line fishing
2004 UK/Japan
Instructed by: Insurer
Investigations into a claim for damage to six container-loads of frozen pollock roe allegedly damaged due to mis-handling. Assessment of evidence as to degree of damage and marketability
2004 UK/Japan
Instructed by: Solicitors
Assessment of effects of temperature variation in container of frozen mackerel
2003-4 UK/South America/Japan
Instructed by: Insurer
Assessment of alleged damage and reduction in value of a mixed cargo of frozen seafood products containing surimi, krill and krill meal
2003-4 UK/Ecuador/Japan
Instructed by: Solicitors
Assessment of a historic case concerning a cargo of fish meal which self-combusted. Review of fishmeal production and carriage techniques, possible interventions and alternative outcomes
2002 UK / Denmark / Russia
Instructed by: Solicitors
Review of evidence surrounding a container of seafood products which lost temperature control en route from Denmark to Moscow. Research on physical characteristics of products, modelling of cooling rates and the effect of likely temperature regime on product merchantability, also review of microbiological analysis used to condemn the cargo.
2002 UK
Instructed by: Insurer
Review of a historic case involving a cargo of frozen squid allegedly damaged by warm temperatures and cross-contamination from a cargo of orange juice concentrate, en route from the South Atlantic to Korea.
2002 UK/Baltic
Instructed by: Insurer
Investigations into alleged temperature damage of a cargo of frozen mixed fish products in a reefer container that had been off power for 3 days on a feeder voyage in the Baltic. Thermal modelling of cargo to assess whether alleged warming damage could have occurred.
2002 Italy/Gibraltar/Senegal
Instructed by: Insurer
Assessment of extent and likely cause of damage to a cargo of frozen tuna suspected of being contaminated with hydrocarbons.
Prior to mid-2001 Homarus staff were responsible for undertaking or supervising numerous assessments of temperature and contamination impacts to fisheries cargoes, which are briefly summarised below
2001 Spain: Tuna cargo quality assessment
2000 UK : Frozen mackerel cargo quality assessment.
1999/2000 Red Sea: Containerized seafood cargo heat modelling
1999 Spain: Oil contaminated tuna cargo
1999 Singapore: Squid cargo dispute
1999 Ecuador and Thailand: Tuna cargo quality dispute
1999 UK: Fish product cargo damage through accidental cross-contamination with fish offal due to heavy weather and cargo movement
1998 Thailand: Tuna cargo assessment
1998/9 Hong Kong: Squid cargo quality arbitration
1998 Japan: Squid cargo assessment
1998 Korea: Squid cargo quality assessment
1997 Germany: Contamination of packaging of a cargo of frozen Alaskan pollock with oil fumes.
1997/8 Spain/Netherlands/Japan: Mackerel cargo monitoring and assessment
1997 Hong Kong: Assessment of live lobster transport operation
1997 Spain: Hake cargo quality assessment
1997 Mauritania: Hake cargo quality assessment
1997 Ecuador: Tuna cargo quality assessment
1995 Spain: Tuna cargo quality assessment
1995 Turkey: Tuna cargo quality assessment
1995 Chile: Inspection and sorting of a cargo of squid and hake as removed from a grounded reefer.
1994 Portugal: Oil contamination of cargo of dried fish
1994 Spain: Tuna cargo quality assessment
1994 Spain: Mixed seafood cargo assessment
1994 Puerto Rico: Tuna cargo quality assessment
1994 Japan: Squid cargo quality assessment
1993 UK/Mexico: Tuna cargo quality assessment
1991 Italy: Inspection and valuation of damaged frozen shrimp and fish cargo.
1991 Korea: Squid cargo assessment.
1990 Spain: Tuna cargo quality assessment
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