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MARITIME FUMIGATION

CONSULTING SERVICES

GLOBAL REGULATORY OVERSIGHT

CONTRACTUAL COMPLIANCE ASSURANCE

LIABILITY & EXPOSURE PROTECTION

FUMIGATION COST REDUCTION

OVERCHARGE RECOVERY

ARBITRATION & LITIGATION SUPPORT

VESSEL SAFETY & RISK MITIGATION

Across the maritime industry, fumigations remain a high‑risk and poorly understood niche sector where systemic regulatory and contractual non‑compliance has resulted in an estimated $500 million in commercial losses and contributed to more than 200 preventable casualties and 50 fatalities.

Maritime Fumigation Consulting Services provides independent, regulator‑aligned and compliance support that reduce liability exposure, strengthens adherence to applicable requirements and lowers costs for all stakeholders.

Cost-effective, proven strategies backed by industry-leading expertise with operational oversight of more than 2,000 vessels.

Delivering the evidence, corrective pathways, and oversight required to achieve full regulatory and contractual alignment

Document and identify systemic non-compliance in fumigation practices, procedures, and service-provider conduct, including non-conformity with:

IMO • GAFTA • BIMCO • Transport Canada • USDA-FGIS • U.S. Coast Guard • U.K Maritime & Coastguard Agency • Australian Maritime Safety Authority • Argentina SENASA • Brazil MAPA • BLU Code • ISM Code • IMSBC Code • SOLAS • Maritime Occupational Health & Safety Regulations • Classification Societies • IEC/IECEx/ATEX Hazardous Location Regulations.

Grain Cargo Interests

Reduced risk of cargo loss, operational disruption, commercial disputes

Protection against import refusal, cargo devaluation, and phytosanitary-certificate non-conformities

Lower fumigation costs by up to 45%

Financial-exposure and undisclosed-liability assessments

Identification of systemic fumigation-compliance gaps

Evidenced-based pathways for arbitration and dispute resolution

Independent expert-witness support

Oversight of fumigation contracts and procedures for regulatory and contractual alignment

Elimination of reliance on costly, unreliable gas-free verification at discharge ports

Unrefuted technical findings in fumigation-related challenges and oversight failures

The only independent fumigation-oversight service protecting grain-cargo stakeholders

Career oversight of more than $18 billion in fumigated grain cargoes

Vessel Interests

Identification of systemic fumigation-compliance gaps

Enhanced onboard safety for all crew during in-transit fumigations

Protection from crew poisonings and cargo-hold explosions

Assurance that fumigations align with all port-state, flag-state, classification-society, and company requirements

Prevention of operational disruptions caused by non-compliant fumigations, including pilot refusals and discharge-port refusals

Strengthened Safety Management System (SMS) documentation with clear, unambiguous procedures

Support for Masters in identifying dangerous conditions and exercising Overriding Authority to refuse unsafe fumigations without exposure to delay or liability

Independent expert-witness and technical support for fumigation-related incidents, investigations and disputes

Unrefuted technical findings in fumigation-related challenges and oversight failures

24/7 emergency support throughout the voyage

Elimination of dependance on unreliable third-party gas-free verification services

The only independent fumigation-oversight service protecting vessel stakeholders

Career oversight of more than 2,000 vessels

Contact:

Consulting@MaritimeFumigation.com

Safety@MaritimeFumigation.com