Transcript Elsa Martina - Dow

Vetting at Dow
Cefic Ship Vetting Workshop
Brussels
October 12th 2011
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Dow vetting
Dow vetting currently delivers vetting services
to:
– Dow
– Meglobal
– Styron
– Amsty
– MTT
using CDI, SIRE, EBIS inspection schemes,
port state control records, history of vessels
and history of managers.
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Dow vetting
Dow’s global policy for Bulk Marine
shipments is to vet every
vessel/barge that carries our
products and/or calls at a Dow jetty,
including 3PL jetties that handle our
products.
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Dow vetting database
• Dow maintains a vetting database that
contains a status for all vessels/barges that
our clients use or have used in the past.
• The vetting database is accessible for all
Dow personnel to check the status of any
vessel/barge that carries Dow-product or
calls Dow-jetties.
• Status of vessel used in database:
– not evaluated
– approved through…
– rejected
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Dow vetting
• Dow’s vetting service is available 24/7
globally due to the vetting group being
represented for all area’s.
• Vetting group exists of 6 members.
• Dow’s vetting service is also involved in:
– Arrangement and approval of transshipments
– New trade lanes
– New products to be shipped
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Dow vetting
• Vetting is a fully integrated part of the
Work Process that Dow follows for bulk
marine shipments.
• Steps in this Work Process and related
procedures are fully developed and
available to all Dow-personnel.
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