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Container Certification & Inspection Services

There are some important things to check off when doing container inspection:

§ Undercarriage/outside	Check that the undercarriage support beams are visible.
§ Inside and outside doors	Check for loose bolts, colour differences on bonding materials, plates, and repairs, and make sure the locks are secure.
§ Right side	Look out for hollowness by tapping on the sides with specific tools. Check for any unusual repairs on structural beams
§ Left side	Repairs to the container’s inside walls must be visible from the outside and check for hollow sound by tapping on the sidewalls with special tools.
§ Front wall	Check to see if blocks and vents are visible, measure the length of the container using special tools, as well as listen for any hollow sounds.
§ Top/roof	Make sure the height is accurate and see that the blocks/vents are visible. Ceiling repairs should be visible on the outside of the container and check for hollow sounds.
§ Inside floor	Check if the floors are flat and have a uniform height from the bottom to the ceiling.

You have come across the word ‘container surveyor’ a few times by now, so let’s understand who they are and their job a bit more.

This is the person who inspects the container to see whether it serves its purpose or not. A container surveyor has many responsibilities such as:

Surveying shipping containers owned by the leasing company.
Examining the container’s damage, repairs, and overall condition.
Providing a detailed report on the container’s cleanliness.
Making sure the container is in line with the required ISO specifications.
Perform a routine check of the container during loading/unloading.
Keeping appropriate records of the container’s loading, unloading, closing, and sealing. (usually done via notes, photographs and/or video recordings)
Maintaining a record of container inspections.