Bulk cargo is weighed several times between the load port and the plant, and it never weighs the same twice. This screen follows the chain — Bill of Lading, draft survey at discharge, weighbridge at the plant — and shows where the material went missing. Each leg is measured in basis points against the tolerance the contract allows for that leg.

Chain

Each measurement in the order it was taken, with the change from the previous one. A leg outside its tolerance is flagged.

Attribution

How much of the shortfall belongs to moisture, to handling losses at the anchorage, and to road transit.

Dry basis

Weight after deducting moisture. If the contract prices on a dry basis, this is the number we pay against, not the wet weight.

Read the full guide for this screen · written for Operations and commercial