Intertek provides all crude oil clients with offshore crude-oil lighterage inspection to support third-party ship-to-ship cargo-custody transfer operations. Intertek lightering inspectors provide crucial cargo quantity and quality services for all trading partners.

Intertek lightering teams work and cooperate to mitigate inspection and sampling delays, expedite lightering inspection operations and ensure quick turn-around on lightering interventions, with complete detailed event-logs depicting operations before, during and after lightering operations. The Intertek lightering services group is dedicated solely to the Offshore Lighterage process, and is constructed specifically for this purpose. There is no company in operation today with more experienced, trained and specialized staff than Intertek.

Intertek Lightering Advantages include:

• Global coverage to support maritime petroleum movements wherever needed
• Dedicated Lighter Teams with hundreds of years of combined experience and expertise
• Intertek Quality Systems with ISO 9001 Certification
• Intertek inspectors with stringent training to API standards and protocols
• Inspector training program following the IFIA process toward IFIA certification
• 100% computer generated reporting format on field documentation.

The offshore lighter teams are trained in the importance of accurate measurement, temperature determination, sampling, time documentation, operation oversight and direct communications particular to the offshore environment. Intertek lighter teams know to inform clients of known events or situations that could effect their remote cargo operations, so that the clients can make informed decisions based upon up-to-date knowledge. The economic impacts of crude oil, vessel operations, time delays and weather all play into profit and loss margins. Intertek lightering services provides crucial and timely information which clients can use to protect their bottom line.

Specialist offshore lightering training includes all pertinent API Chapters, client-specific requirements, crude-oil monitoring protocols, stripping operations and demurrage requirements. Intertek keeps the client informed from their offshore lightering operations so that informed decisions can be made upon current data.

Intertek lighter teams are equipped with the latest communication, measurement and sampling equipment. All equipment is certified or traceable to recognized standards organizations. Lighter teams can be equipped with the latest satellite communications for direct contact 24 hours-a-day and direct-talk equipment by request.

Be it a 500,000 ton ULCC or a Panamax class tanker, Intertek is ready and able to service your offshore needs in a manner that will earn your trust. With billions of barrels lightered and thousands of transfers documented, Intertek is the number one choice for the global crude oil trading market.

The Intertek Lightering Services Group is operated by the Intertek Oil, Chemical, Agri Division (Caleb Brett).