Marine Cargo Damage, Shortage, Survey & Claims Recovery Tool

Marine Cargo • Shortage Reconciliation • Damage Surveys • Insurance Adjustment • Recovery

Marine Cargo Damage, Shortage, Survey & Claims Recovery Tool

Separate physical cargo loss from measurement differences. Build a quantified claim from shipment and outturn figures, document damage, map survey evidence, and compare insurer and third-party collection scenarios without assuming liability or double recovery.

Quantity & damage assessmentSurvey / evidence registerNotice & limitation checkpointsClaims recovery pathwayFinancial exposure

Fast cargo claim screen: 12 inputsUse one consistent quantity unit. “Damaged quantity” should exclude missing cargo. Insurer and carrier percentages are illustrative collection assumptions, not probabilities or coverage determinations.

Quantity & Condition

Evidence-led claims adjustmentEnter dates and financial assumptions here, then build cargo-lot, expense, survey, evidence and recovery registers beneath the results. Deadlines are taken only from the dates you enter.

Claims boundary: No universal contractual shortage tolerance, insurance coverage, time bar, limitation figure, or right of subrogation is inferred. “Potential recovery” is an arithmetic scenario, not a payable insurance settlement or enforceable legal claim. Confirm carriage terms, title, policy wording, notice requirements, mitigation and actual cargo evidence.

Cargo Lots & Quantified Damage Register

Shipment and outturn should use the same quantity unit and measurement basis. Damage quantity is a subset of the delivered outturn. The tolerance is an optional user-entered reconciliation assumption, never an automatic legal allowance.

Use	Lot / cargo	Cargo type	B/L quantity	Outturn quantity	Unit value	Damaged quantity	Value reduction %	Salvage credit	Measurement evidence	Shortage value	Damage value	Remove

Survey, Mitigation & Other Expense Register

Approved expense percentage is a planning assumption. Survey and mitigation costs should be supported by invoices and tied to the incident; costs are not automatically recoverable.

Use	Expense	Category	Actual / budgeted amount	Assumed eligible %	Receipt status	Allowed value	Remove

Survey & Claims Milestone Register

Track sampling, independent survey, laboratory examination, notices and recovery instructions. Past-due open milestones are flagged. This is not a substitute for a verified contractual deadline calendar.

Use	Survey / action	Discipline	Due date	Status	Evidence	Assigned to	Remove

Evidence & Provenance Register

Trace the loss to original shipment records, outturn/tally, joint survey findings, invoices, photos, samples and timely written notifications.

Use	Document / record	Evidence category	Status	Reference / locator	Responsible	Remove

Insurance, Carrier & Third-Party Recovery Register

Track claims presented and amounts actually received. Already-collected amounts entered in the financial inputs must not be duplicated in this register; register amounts are a tracking ledger only.

Use	Party / file	Role	Demand amount	Received amount	Stage	Action / follow-up	Remove

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Marine Cargo Damage, Shortage, Survey & Claims Recovery Tool

Quantity & Condition

Cargo Lots & Quantified Damage Register

Survey, Mitigation & Other Expense Register

Survey & Claims Milestone Register

Evidence & Provenance Register

Insurance, Carrier & Third-Party Recovery Register