Soya beans are big business and Brazil has now become the world’s leading producer, surpassing the United States. We looked to consultant scientist, Dr Stephanie Heard for insight into carriage of soya beans in bulk between Brazil and China and some of the problems that may be encountered due to moisture content at loading.
Gard has seen many claims arising from soya bean cargos transported from Brazil to China for damage and alleged damage at discharge. The claims are made by receivers and/or cargo insurers under bills of lading against the vessel and often involve very large security demands. These claims are often passed to charterers, particularly when the Interclub agreement terms have been incorporated in the charterparty. We would like to understand more about the trade, the cause of the damage and some advice for mitigation of losses where damage is established.
See attached file: An Expert’s View On the Carriage of Soya Bean Cargoes From Brazil to China.pdf
对巴西到中国大豆运输货物的专家看法
大豆属于大宗商品，而巴西现已超越美国，成为世界头号大豆生产国。我们请教顾问科学家Stephanie Heard博士，深入了解了巴西与中国之间散装大豆运输的情况，以及基于货物装运时的水分含量而可能遇到的一些问题。
Gard看到或经历了多起巴西大豆货物在中国港口卸船时发现受损或据称受损而提出的索赔。相关索赔由收货人和/或货物保险人依据提单向船方提出，还往往涉及巨额的担保要求。索赔常常会被转嫁给租船人，尤其是在协会间协议 (Interclub agreement) 条款已经纳入租船合同的情况下。我们希望深入了解大豆贸易和货损原因，以及在确定已发生货损情况下的一些减损建议。
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