Tanido B.V. is an independent marine surveying company established in 1986 which provides excellent service to the shipping industry.

Tanido offers the following unique services to the shipping industry:

Lightering of Bulk Carriers

During the loading and discharging of bulk carriers the maximum draught, trim, heel and the stresses of the

hull are important issues. The Tanido surveyor monitors these aspects by making use of our specially designed

devices (some are also used in land measuring). Our instrumentscan be used to measure the draughts with

an accuracy of 1 millimetre in a swell of up to 3metres. Using this unique approach we help the crew to load or

discharge their vessel safer, faster and moreefficiently and therefore our client achieves optimal savings on

time and logistical expenses.

Draught surveys

To determine the exact bulk cargo weight on a loaded or discharged ship. Tanido applies the Archimedes principle to the calculation of displacement in compliance with the vessel’s lines plan. For this calculation an advanced computer program was designed in close collaboration with the Technical University in Delft. The program has been approved and accepted by the major classification societies. Commissioned by one of the largest oil companies,we even performed draught surveys on VLCC crude tankers with our highly advanced devices. We achieved an accuracy of 0.1%. This accomplishment has not yet been achieved by anybody else. 

Bunkering

More and more ship owners and charterers request the expertise of Tanido when their vessel needs to be

supplied with fuel. This is true, especially with the cost of fuel today and the increasing charges. Our surveyors are trained to perform the bunker survey strictly according to the ISO 13739 and SS-648 code of practice. We work with leading laboratories for the analysis of the fuel samples. We stay on board and supervise the bunkering process.