Ava Marine Group Launches its New Marine Division Bunker Detective First of its Kind in Canada

‘BUNKER DETECTIVE’ is an exclusive division of AVA Marine Group Inc. (incorporated in 2012 in British Colombia) which is able to provide 211B Surveys (also commonly known as Bunker Detective Surveys) in order to find conceal bunkers onboard and at the same time ensuring that only the best marine surveying and business ethics are practiced.

“As a marine surveying and consultancy firm our maritime expertise encompasses the entire range of survey and inspection activities as found on our parent website www.ava-marine.com; however, it was soon realised that a dedicated team of ‘bunker detectives’ were needed positioned at strategic locations whose sole purpose would be to provide bunker detective services exclusively to charterers and bunker brokers alike said the founder and principal marine surveyor Kaivan H Chinoy of AVA Marine Group”

“Our bunker fuel concealment detection largely depends on the hands-on approach and practical experience of surveyors and therefore we employ / subcontract only the best in the industry – our surveyors being ex-seafarers themselves are well-versed with the various techniques used to conceal bunkers on board, he further added”

At Bunker Detective we offer clients more than just 221B Surveys. Currently through our network of experienced marine surveyors located in Vancouver, Montreal, Los Angeles, Houston, New Jersey / New York, Panama and Kuwait we offer:

• 1. Bunker Stem Surveys
• 2. Charter On/Off Hire Surveys
• 3. Vessel Condition Surveys
• 4. Bunker Quantity Surveys

 

• Note: As a value added service and no extra cost to our clients we offer 221B surveys on every bunker quantity measurement surveys including bunker stem surveys and as and when required by the client on a global basis.

 

• In order to better understand the practice and principles of a 221B Survey and why these surveys are an indispensable loss control tool for the ship charterer’s we have compiled a short guide to the detection and prevention of bunker fuel concealment on board vessels. This article could be view online on our Bunker Detective website at www.bunkerdetective.com

 

• About BUNKER DETECTIVE & AVA MARINE:

Bunker Detective – an exclusive division of AVA Marine Group is led by the Founder and Principal Marine Surveyor – Kaivan H. Chinoy – a qualified Mercantile Marine Officer and a graduate of joint Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde (Faculty of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering) with an MSc Degree in ‘Technical Management of Ship Operations’.  The Company provides a comprehensive range of specialist marine surveying & consultancy services primarily in Western Canada and the West Coast of United States.

Kaivan has the combined practical experience of over 15 years in sea/shore positions and before founding ‘AVA Marine’ & ‘Bunker Detective’, he was involved in extensive marine operations (vessel navigation, cargo handling (bulk, break-bulk, crude oil), accident investigations, project cargo risk management and marine cargo surveying including losses exceeding USD $1000,000 and project cargo supervisions valued at over USD 20,000,000

AVA Marine core business is P&I Condition Surveys (routine & entry surveys), Flag State Inspections, Hull & Machinery/ Pre-voyage Surveys / UT Hatch Cover Testing, Steel Outturn survey & Project Cargo Loading/Discharging/Lashing Supervision.  To learn more about our marine surveying capabilities, visit our website at www.ava-marine.com. AVA Marine is also the member of the AIMU (American Institute of Marine Underwriters), CBMU (Canadian Board of Marine Underwriters) and MIABC (Marine Insurance Association of British Colombia)

Contact for Bunker Detective & AVA Marine:

• Kaivan H. Chinoy MSc (UK), HND Naut. Sc
• Principal Marine Surveyor
• C: +1 (604) 356-3405
• C: +1 (562) 314-9318 (US)
• T: +1 (604) 283-2273
• F: +1 (604) 608-9874
• E:  surveys@bunkerdetective.com / surveys@ava-marine.com

 

• For further information please see our website www.bunkerdetective.com

 

• © Copyright 2013 Bunker Detective – an exclusive division of AVA Marine Group Inc | Registered Company No. BC0943478