Stevedoring

As a company licensed to offer stevedoring services, Bahuvida Limited takes care of all the handling operations at its operational ports in India. Stevedoring forms an integral part of the entire process of loading and unloading of ships. The process requires a good understanding of the workings of the equipments, handling of materials, strong manpower etc. With all break-bulk cargo, the loading and un-loading is a crucial and time-bound service. Any delay or damage results in huge cost escalations. We have a dedicated team that maintains labour relations and handles all the stevedoring requirements efficiently. Our in-house expertise enables us to undertake stevedoring of all types of bulk cargoes for export or import, be it in loose bulk, or bagged; we offer tailor-made, competitive stevedoring solutions on turnkey basis.

Service Highlights

  • Arrangement of all necessary permissions for cargo operations for export or import and proper documentation arranging requisite cargo handling equipment, manpower and transport.
  • Arranging open plots, covered godowns, sheds as per requirement.
  • Vessel cargo operations for loading or discharging, ensuring speedy operations with minimum handling loss/damage.
  • Arranging necessary surveys as required by the customer.
  • Arranging round the clock cargo security in open plots and sheds.
  • Arranging cargo weighment and tally records during entire operations.
  • Ensuring all-weather cargo protection.
  • Cargo receiving, handling railway rakes for loading or unloading, inter-carting as required.
  • Handling vessel cargo operations at anchorage.
  • Arranging barges/lighter-age vessels.
  • Handling ship to shore and shore to ship cargo operations.
  • Taking all relevant precautions for cargo quantity and quality control during vesseloperations under strict supervision.
  • Clearing with customs through in-house CHA for import or export cargo.
  • Arranging transport for final delivery to client as per requirement.
  • Any other cargo handling services tailor made to client's requirement.

We take care of the entire cycle of operations that involves receiving of cargo, documentation, stevedoring, warehousing and final delivery at destination. Bahuvida operates world class evacuators and grabs helping it achieve high discharge rates. Clarity in understanding of the needs and operations of stevedoring has helped Bahuvida in designing advanced systems for the mechanical process of stevedoring of cargoes especially dry bulk at the place of anchorage. This in turn has capacitated Bahuvida to handle efficiently large volumes of cargo. Also, the presence of robust infrastructure and state-of-the-art equipment at anchorage has been conducive for swift unloading of large capacity vessels reducing vessel turnaround time.