Agriculture & Fertilizers

With our extensive expertise, we are proud to support leading producers and traders in meeting the highest international standards. 

ABS specializes in the inspection of phosphate, phosphoric acid, and various fertilizers. We offer our services at multiple loading ports across Morocco, including Casablanca, Jorf Lasfar, Safi, and Laayoune for phosphate; Jorf Lasfar and Safi for phosphoric acid; and Jorf Lasfar for fertilizers such as DAP, MAP, and NPK. Our expertise also extends to the inspection of TSP and MAP loaded from the port of Safi, as well as the discharge of imported urea and AN at most Moroccan ports.

With our comprehensive coverage and in-depth knowledge of these products, ABS is well-positioned to support the agriculture and fertilizer industry in ensuring the quality and quantity of their goods throughout the supply chain. Lastly, we have built a strong network or partners across all countries.

Metals & Mineral Materials

We provide comprehensive inspection services for metals and mineral materials, covering various stages of the supply chain from plants, to warehouses, then to be shipped to ports.

At the port, the company oversees loading and discharge operations, ensuring accurate sampling, weighing, and moisture determination. ABS skilled inspectors supervise the handling of cargo, including the crushing of large lumps and blending of different grades to meet client specifications. We also conduct moisture and quality samples preparation. The company closely monitors the loading of vessels, providing real-time updates and issuing final reports to clients.

Within processing plants, ABS meticulously inspects the loading of mineral concentrates/ore such as lead, zinc, and copper into containers. In addition, we cover the containers cleanliness and the weighbridge supervision.

To support its extensive range of services, ABS maintains well-equipped in-site laboratories with state-of-the-art sampling and preparation equipment. The company also prioritizes the safety of its personnel by providing appropriate PPE.

The main actors of the metals and minerals industry in Morocco, rely on ABS for all their inspection operations. Therefore, the company became an essential partner for clients in this industry, both nationally and internationally.

Agro-Alimentary

At ABS, we are committed to delivering top-tier control services tailored to the agro-alimentary sector. Our highly trained and experienced inspectors ensure that every product meets the strictest standards of quality, safety, and compliance.

Quality Control:

  • Comprehensive visual inspections by skilled professionals to verify product integrity.
  • Accurate temperature checks using advanced digital thermometers.
  • Rigorous sampling and analysis conducted by trusted veterinary and authority laboratories.


Quantity Control:

  • Precise measurements using shore-calibrated scales.
  • Detailed tallying of bags or cartons per palette to ensure flawless inventory management. 

Additionally, we conduct comprehensive inspections of damaged cargo, assessing both quality and quantity to determine the causes and reasons for the damage in each case to the fullest extent possible.


With a focus on precision, reliability, and professionalism, we ensure your agro-alimentary products meet the highest standards. Our expertise helps businesses maintain trust, comply with regulations, and protect their brand reputation.

Oil & Petrochemicals

ATLANTIC BUSINESS SURVEY conducts qualitative and quantitative assessments of petroleum products on board ships before loading/unloading, as well as in onshore tanks. This meticulous process covers a wide range of products, including crude oil, gasoline, diesel, bitumen, naphtha, jet fuel, chemicals, and butane gases.

ABS skilled inspectors verify the cleanliness and compliance of ship tanks before loading, as well as its emptiness after unloading. Our teams also investigate product losses, and sample products according to standard methods such as ASTM and API.

In addition to product inspection, ABS offers tank calibration services using ISO methods. The company calibrates spherical and cylindrical vertical tanks with both floating and fixed roofs, insulated and non-insulated, following ISO standards such as ISO 7507-1 (strapping method), ISO 7507-2 (optical reference line method), ISO 7507-3 (optical triangulation method), and ISO 7507-4 (internal electro-optical distance ranging method). ABS also determines tank bottom capacities using either geometric or volumetric methods, depending on the case. The company’s expertise extends to calculating tank capacity tables, ensuring accurate measurements for its clients.

Our state-of-the-art equipment is calibrated and complies with international standards for each type of intervention. This includes calibrated tools for determining the quantity of products in ship tanks and onshore reservoirs.

Extensive Expertise

Our company has accumulated substantial experience in the inspection of solid materials and bulk cargo

Draught Survey


Our team is highly skilled to perform quantity determination on board vessels by draught survey while dealing with solid / bulk commodities (taking properly draft marks from all ship's sides; Ballast sounding from all existing ship's ballast tanks; using ship's hydrostatic certificate); our figures/Findings are mostly matching the right loaded/unloaded quantities.

 

Cargo Holds Inspection

Our intervention is also extended to ship's cargo holds inspection in order to allow loading operations ; request if any wash/cleaning or total reject of cargo holds.

We have the abilities to carry usual / visual holds inspection ( to verify emptiness and cleanliness ) if any last cargo reminders ; any rust ...

Analyses

All analyses are performed at international independent laboratories as requested and agreed by sellers  and buyers.

Ullage

We have a long experience to determine quantities on board vessels, tankers or shore tanks by means of ullage / innage
Using our proper / adequate tools ( thermoprobes ; MMC ; Ullage tapes ; water paste...).

We manage to cover full loading / unloading supervision of liquid cargoes ; and to provide our clients with a high quality/quantity services.

Sampling

With respect to international rules and procedures ; our team is able to conduct sampling on most shipped commodities using adequate tools:
Bulk cargoes; hydrocarbons; chemicals; fertilisers; agricultural; minerals; coal ..

Containers

Container shipments are also part of our variety of inspections:

Minerals- fertilizers- agri- feeds..Commodities

  • Containers inspections before loading
  • Loading and stowage as per client request
  • Respect of words labeling
  • Sealing containers
  • Weight supervision
  • Issuance of packing list
  • Issuance of final report/ certificate

 

We are yearly inspecting a very considerable containers number.