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Vessel declares General Average? Do not panic! On 17th October last year, at about 8.50 AM, we received a call from a client with steel cargo on board a vessel from Italy towards France which ran aground at the south…

Sprinkler system damage The facts The sprinkler system in the warehouse of a distribution center was activated without reason, completely covering one of the warehouses with extinguishing foam. DPS was appointed by one of the companies whose products were stored…

Shipping line bankrupt with your cargo on board? Now what? Mid February 2020, we started to receive calls from worried clients with cargo lying idle on board 3 different vessels at anchorage off ports in Egypt, Italy and Singapore and…

Let us help you find your cargo! THE FACTS Hijacking of a truck carrying container of Hair Products with a value of 1,163,860.00 USD. The truck was hijacked in Johannesburg, South Africa, while waiting for the consignee to arrive and…

How the black gold is grown in the desert We received instructions to investigate the exact circumstances of production, packing and transport of consignments of blueberries in order to minimize the risk of damages upon arrival, as blueberries are a…

CONCRETE TRUCK OVERTURNED ON CHALLENGING TERRAIN AT AN ALTITUDE OF 4.300M DPS was appointed by the underwriters of the construction firm appointed to build the “Salvador vehicular bridge over the Huallaga River”, in the locality of Aucayacu, Jose Crespo y…

EXTRAORDINARY LOADS REQUIRE EXTRAORDINARY ATTENTION The facts In May 2020 DP Survey Group was approached by an industry leading underwriter covering the transport of a large autoclave. The unit is unique in its kind, and designed by a Belgian engineering…