Terms and conditions
 
Products Quality & Quantity Determination
  • The Buyer shall have the sole responsibility for the selection of the proper grades of the Products for use in the Vessel being supplied and Med Petroleum shall not be under any obligation to check whether the grade of the Products is suitable for the Vessel. The Products shall be of the same quality generally offered for sale at the time and place of delivery, for the grade of the Products ordered by the Buyer.
  • Three representative sample-bottles, of each grade fully sealed and stamped, shall be taken throughout the delivery operation prior to the Products leaving either shore tanks, tank truck, or barge. The Vessel’s tank samples will not be accepted. One sealed sample shall be handed to the Master of the Vessel receiving the Products and the other two will be retained by the Physical Supplier. Any dispute as to the quality of the Products delivered shall be determined finally and conclusively by analysis of the third representative sample retained by the Physical Supplier by an expert appointed jointly by the Buyer and Med Petroleum.
  • Bulk deliveries ex-barges, wagons and vehicles must be checked by tank-dipping to measure the contents and ensure full turn-out. Flow meters must be checked for seals correct settings and calibration and general condition. All these checks must be carried out before and after delivery of each consignment and each barge, wagon or vehicle tank load. The delivery must be supervised at all times and care must be taken in ensuring that all documentation is complete and accurate before signing and stamping, Any alleged discrepancies can only be accepted in the form of a "Letter of Protest".
  • No comments will be allowed to be written on the delivery receipt. Med Petroleum will not accept any claims for short delivery or bad quality where these receiving procedures are not followed.
  • The quantity of the Products delivered shall be determined from gauges/ullages of the barge or truck effecting delivery or by gauging/ullages of shore tank if delivery is by pipeline. The Buyer has the right to have its representatives present during measurements, but determination of the quantity shall be made solely by Med Petroleum, and will be conclusive.
  • An Officer of the Vessel’s crew or other senior representative of the Buyer is requested to witness the opening and closing meter readings and road truck/barge soundings or ullages before and after the completion of the bunkering operations. These readings will be used as a final mean of measurement. Med Petroleum will not accept a claim for short delivery based upon figures obtained by measuring Products in the receiving Vessel’s tanks.
  • No quantity dispute will be accepted should the Vessel’s representative refuse to witness barge figures (ullages or soundings).
  • Surveyors appointed by the Buyer are always subject to Med Petroleum’s approval.
  • The Buyer shall be responsible to keep the delivered Products segregated from any Bunker Fuel(s) on board the Vessel or from a different delivery to the Vessel. In no event shall Med Petroleum be responsible for the quality and compatibility of the Products delivered if the Products are mixed or comingled with any other product(s) on board the receiving Vessel. The Buyer shall be solely responsible for any losses caused by mixing or comingling the Products with any other oil, including any damage the Products may cause on other products on board the receiving Vessel.
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