Pre-Purchase Inspections

Your global ship inspection partner

Acquiring a second-hand vessel is a major investment that takes time and resource. It requires a thorough assessment of the candidate vessel and an understanding of the potential risks and capital demands associated with bringing a new vessel into the fleet before the final purchase decision is made.

We are market leaders in asset integrity inspections, operating predominantly in transaction-focused markets. We have highly experienced and competent surveyors with experience across a broad range of vessel types and we produce thousands of inspection reports every year.

Achieve clarity at a glance

Thanks to our standardised asset integrity rating, the Idwal Grade^® we can provide a clear visualisation of the condition of your vessel that is easy to understand at a glance and we are able to accurately compare your ship to others in its class, whilst maintaining complete confidentiality.

The Idwal Grade is an industry recognised measure of asset integrity, programmatically calculated from over 500 individual data points, captured during a standardised inspection process. It is represented as a number between 1 and 100 so the vessel integrity is simple to understand, regardless of your technical or operational experience.

Looking for Pre-Sale Inspections?

Typically owners have elected to place their vessel on the market via brokers and then wait for multiple interested parties to inspect the vessel. This process can be chaotic and disruptive and it is challenging for sellers to manage the process.

Using the pre-sale method:

1. Concierge features to assist you through the process
2. Control of the inspection process without multiple inspectors attending the vessel
3. Increased number of serious buyers & potential for “clean” offers
4. Reliance on the report data by all parties who purchase the report

This is a cost-effective solution, which often neutralises the inspection costs and keeps the sellers in full control. Reports are kept confidential to serious buyers only and have a high-transaction success rate.