About Us

 

Eagle Shipping Services Limited is a 100% New Zealand-owned marine consultancy, surveying, and officially recognized Maritime New Zealand Approved National Inspection Agency . Based at  Napier, we deliver high-tier technical oversight and compliance inspections at all ports nationwide.

Founded by Lucky Lakkakula, our firm draws on over 22 years of global marine industry experience, complemented by over a decade of local expertise as a marine surveyor at New Zealand ports.

Operating under strict alignment with the Maritime Transport Act and Maritime Rules, our team of authorized, competent specialists is fully certified to undertake comprehensive inspections, load testing of shipboard lifting equipment and cranes, and issue official Lifting Gear Inspection reports. We take pride in our adaptability, professionalism, and unwavering commitment to maritime safety and regulatory excellence.

Discover how our certified expertise can safeguard your compliance, support your success, and enhance your maritime operations.

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Welcome to the start of our journey! Discover our business, what we stand for, and our unwavering commitment to quality and exceptional service. Together, let's grow and achieve success. We're thrilled to have you with us as part of our story.

Services

We offer a range of specialized services tailored to meet your individual needs. Our approach is focused on understanding and responding to what you require, providing effective and practical solutions.

1. Log Loading & Super Cargo Specialist Services

Designed to maximise vessel efficiency and safety for timber exports, these services include:

  • Cargo Superintendency: Specialist oversight to optimise stowage and vessel intake while coordinating between stevedores and ship command.
  • Draft Surveys: Precise displacement measurements for accurate cargo weight determination.
  • Lashing & Securing Inspections: Verification of deck cargo security, essential for timber and log transport.

2. Vessel Technical Surveys & Inspections

Eagle Shipping provides critical compliance and condition assessments for all concerned parties:

  • Crane Surveys: Detailed inspections on Geared Bulk Carriers to ensure lifting gear meets safety standards.
  • Condition Surveys: Structural integrity and cleanliness assessments, including On-Hire & Off-Hire/bunkers surveys  and vessel state at the start or end of a charter.
  • Damage Surveys: Expert investigation and reporting on hull or equipment damage.

3.P&I/ Marine Investigations

 P&I Investigations

  • Cargo Damage & Loss: Investigating claims of contamination, shortage, or physical damage. 
  • Personal Injury/Death: Documenting onboard conditions and interviewing witnesses when crew, passengers, or stevedores are injured or killed.
  • Environmental Pollution: Investigating oil spills or hazardous substance leaks to determine root causes (e.g., bunkering errors or groundings) and verify compliance with MARPOL standards.
  • Collisions & FFO: Investigating collisions with other ships or damage to Fixed and Floating Objects (FFO) like docks and buoys.
  • Pre-Entry & Condition Surveys: Proactive inspections to assess a vessel's risk profile before a Club accepts it for insurance

4. Liquid Cargo, Petroleum & Chemical Services

The company offers technical third-party inspection for high-stakes liquid commodities:

  • IFIA Certified Inspectors
  • Surveying & Sampling: Professional collection of crude oil, petroleum, petrochemicals, vegetable oils, and animal fats.
  • Gauging: Precise tank level measurements for liquid inventory.
  • Terminal Contract Work: Dedicated inspection services for shore facilities and terminals.

  • IFIA Certified Inspectors

    5. Container & General Cargo Services

    Providing quality control for diverse shipment types through:

    • ISO Container Inspections: Assessing the structural integrity and cleanliness of containers.
    • Loading Inspections: Oversight of loading ,devanning & securing cargo within containers to prevent damage.
    • General Cargo Surveys: Handling breakbulk and miscellaneous commodities with detailed technical reporting.

    6.Flatrack Loading, Lashing & Securing Inspections

    Our Inspection Services Include:

    • Pre-Load Configuration Audits: We review your engineering specs, machinery dimensions, and lashing plans before packing even begins.
    • Lashing Capacity (LC) Verification: Accurate calculations ensuring your chains, webbing straps, and turnbuckles meet strict international rules of thumb (such as the standard 3× weight safety threshold).
    • Friction & Damage Mitigation Checks: Verifying proper implementation of rubber offcuts and bushings to eliminate destructive steel-to-steel kinetic movement during heavy sea transit.
    • Biosecurity Compliance Audits: On-site verification that all timber blocking, chocking, and dunnage carries valid, visible ISPM 15 / IPPC stamps to clear global customs seamlessly.
    • Comprehensive Final Survey Reports: Delivery of a certified, highly detailed survey report complete with supporting high-resolution photographs, ready for immediate shipping line approval.