Recommendations for improving garment hanging container inspection activity in dai viet inspection and service joint stock company

STUDENT NAME: PHAM THI THU TRANG DISSERTATION GLOBAL STUDIES AND MARITIME AFFAIRS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING GARMENT HANGING CONTAINER INSPECTION ACTIVITYIN DAI VIET INSPECTION AND

STUDENT NAME: PHAM THI THU TRANG

DISSERTATION

GLOBAL STUDIES AND MARITIME AFFAIRS

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING GARMENT HANGING CONTAINER INSPECTION ACTIVITYIN DAI VIET INSPECTION AND SERVICE JOINT STOCK

COMPANY

HAI PHONG – 2015

STUDENT NAME: PHAM THI THU TRANG

CLASS: GMA 02

DISSERTATION

GLOBAL STUDIES AND MARITIME AFFAIRS

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING GARMENT HANGING CONTAINER INSPECTION ACTIVITY IN DAI VIET INSPECTION AND SERVICE JOINT STOCK

COMPANY

Supervisor: Tran Hai Viet

Division: International Economics

HAI PHONG – 2015

PREFA CE

I declare that this report is my own unaided work It has not been submitted before

If violated, I am solely responsible for and bear the punishments of the Institution and University

Student Name and Signature

Pham Thi Thu Trang

ACKNO WLE GEME NT

I have strived to complete the dissertation; however, it would not be

performed without the support and help from many individuals and organizations I

would like to extend my sincere thanks to all of them First and foremost, I would

like to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor TrầnHảiViệt for the

continuous support of my dissertation, for his patience, motivation, enthusiasm, and

immense knowledge His enthusiastic guidance helped me in all the time of research

implementation Second, I would like to express my gratitude towards all staff at

Dai Viet Inspection and Service Joint Stock Company, especially Industrial

Department for their kind co-operation which helps me to finish this project Last

but not least, I would like to express my special gratitude and thanks to lectures at

Vietnam Maritime University for giving me such attention and time

TABLE O F CON TENT S

PREFACE i

ACKNOWLEGEMENT ii

TABLE OF CONTENTS iii

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS v

LIST OF TABLES vi

LIST OF FIGURES vii

INTRODUCTION 1

CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW 4

1.1 Introduction about Inspection 4

1.1.1 Definition and classification 4

1.1.2 The definition and classification of imported/exported cargo inspection 6

1.1.3 The role of imprted/exported cargo inspection 6

1.1.4 Inspetor 8

1.2 Inspection contract 9

1.2.1 Definition 9

1.2.2 Classification 10

1.3 Inspection certificate 10

1.3.1 Definition 10

1.3.2 Some requirements of inspection certificate 11

1.3.3 Legal validity of inspection certificate 11

1.3.4 The content of inspection certificate 12

1.4 The basic methods of cargo inseption 13

1.4.1 The method of quality and specific inspection 13

1.4.2 The method of specific-detailed quantity inspection 14

1.4.3 The method of trade volume inspection 14

1.4.4 Draft (Draught) Survey method 14

1.5 Introduction of garment hanging container 15

1.5.1 Hanging container 15

1.5.2 Garment good 17

CHAPTER 2: ANALYZING INSPECTION ACTIVITY OF GARMENT HANGING CONTAINER OF DAI VIET INSPECTION AND SERVICE JOINT STOCK COMPANY AT HAIPHONG (DAIVIETCONTROL) 18

2.1 Daivietcontrol Overview 18

2.1.1 General information about Daivietcontrol Company 18

2.1.2 The inspection category of the Dai Viet Inspection And Service Joint-Stock Company 19

2.1.3 Organizational structure 23

2.1.4 The inspection business operation of Daivietcontrol 25

2.2 The garment hanging container (exported container) inspection procedure of Daivietcontrol 28

2.2.1 Definition 28

2.2.2 The necessary documents for garment hanging container inspection 28

2.2.3 Process of inspection 29

2.2.4 Example about garment hanging container inspection procedure (Example of Maersk Line) 35

2.3 Evaluating inspection activity of garment hanging container 39

2.3.1 In terms of business operation 39

2.3.2 In terms of inspection process 42

CHAPTER 3: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING GARMENT HANGING CONTAINER INSPECTION ACTIVITY IN DAI VIET INSPECTION AND SERVICE JOINT STOCK COMPANY 46

3.1 In terms of personnel management 46

3.1.1 Recruitment 46

3.1.2 Training 46

3.1.3 The distribution of laborforce 47

3.1.4 Salary and remuneration policy 47

3.2 In terms of facility 47

3.3 In terms of service quality 48

3.4 In terms of customer policy 48

3.5 In terms of cooperative relations 49

CONCLUSION 50

REFERENCE 51

APPENDICES 52

LIST OF A BBRE VIA TION S

TCVN ISO/IEC

17020:2012 The general standard for activities of inspection organization

LIST OF T ABLE S

TABLE 1.1: GARMENT HANGING CONTAINER DIMENSIONS 16 TABLE 2.1: BUSINESS ACTIVITY RESULT OF DAIVIETCONTROL FROM

2010 TO 2014 26 TABLE 2.2: REVENUE BY PRIMARY COMMODITIES INSPECTION OF

DAIVIETCONTROL IN 2014 27 TABLE 2.3: PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT FOR PROCESS 30 TABLE 2.4: BUSINESS ACTIVITY RESULT OF GARMENT HANGING

CONTAINER INSPECTION FROM 2010 TO 2014 39

LIST OF F I GUR ES

Figure 1.1: View of inside garment hanging container 16

Figure 1.2: Garment Goods 17

Figure 2.1: Dai Viet Inspection and Service Joint-Stock Company 18

Figure 2.2: Maritime Inspection 19

Figure 2.3: Machinery and Necklaces Survey 20

Figure 2.4: Chemicals, Ores and Minerals, and Construction Materials 21

Figure 2.5: Inspection of Imported/Exported Cargo 22

Figure 2.6: Inspection of General Cargoes at Warehouse/yard 22

Figure 2.7: Organizational Chart 23

Figure 2.8: The Garment Hanging Container Inspection Procedure of DaiVietcontrol 31

Figure 2.9: The ratio of revenue over cost 40

Figure 2.10: The rate of return on revenue 41

Figure 2.11: The case number of inspection 42

INTRODUCTION

1 Necessity

In the globalized economy, the commodity and service of each country are over the bounder and integrate in international flow The process of exchanging goods and service contribute to expand world market share and boost the international economic relationship Along with stage, imported and exported good activity have more important role with Vietnamese economy in particular and world economy in general Especially, this operation helps for making the solid foundation to develop a national capacity in the period of Industrialization and Modernization

In the imported-exported activity, cargo can be damage, broken or loss… So that, for resolving dispute and having external evidence to determine responsibility of related parties along with solving other issue in forwarding, payment or handling cargo…., the inspection organization is one of the third parties for checking the actual cargo condition and it is the tool for each party dividing responsibility From the essential role of inspection, this service is crucial activity for international trade However, Joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) and signing Free Trade Agreement (FTA), competition of Vietnamese inspection market increasingly fierce, between domestic inspection organizations, between domestic and foreign inspection organizations In the recent years, Vietnam garment industry has a large potential for trading The reason for this is that Vietnam has a huge labor force resource with young population structure so the incearse in cost for this resource not much as the rapid of garment trading growth Furthermore, Vietnam has a stable investment environment with signinficant growth leading to attract foreign partner According to the study of Promoting of trading for developing country to EU (CBI) of Holland Foreign AffairMinistry, Vietnam growth rate of garment trading in period of 2005 and

2011 was in the first place with 32% while China reached 15% and other state as Malaysia and Thailand followed by 7% In April 2013, export turnover of Vietnam was 5.1 billion USD with growth rate of 20.3% With the intergration, TTP agreement will become a potential chance for garment industry of Vietnam Besides, the development of science and technology led to the requirement for the higher inspection service quality There are huge problems of assessment

organizations in Vietnam in general, and of Dai Viet Inspection and Service Joint Stock Company in particular The higher inspection service quality and improving of inspection process for competing are unsolvable problem of Dai Viet Inspection and Service Joint Stock Company

2 The purpose of the thesis

From the meaning, important role as other related issues around this service, I decided to research the subject: “Recommendations for improving garment hanging container inspection activityin Dai Viet Inspection and Service Joint Stock Company” with the desire to learn the operations and inspection process

of the Dai Viet Inspection and Service Joint Stock Company, and give solutions

to improve garment hanging container inspection for company developmentin competitive assessment market

3 Object and scope of research

Research object: garment hanging container and stuffing

In order to perform this thesis, I used the scientific method as:

- Methods of analysis and synthesis

- Methods of economic statistics

- The methodology is based on historical evidence

- And many different scientific methods

5 Research finding

The dissertation codified certain theoretical issues and practices related to the inspection activity of garment hanging container and assessed advantgaes and disadvantage of this object Therefore, it can be drew recommendations for improving garment hanging container inspection of Daivietcontrol Joint Stock Company in the future

6 The contents of the thesis

Content of thesis consists of 3 chapters:

Chapter 1: Literature review

Chapter 2: Analyzing inspection activity of garment hanging container of Dai Viet inspection and service joint stock Company at HaiPhong

Chapter3: Recommendations for improving garment hanging container inspection activityin Dai Viet Inspection and Service Joint Stock Company

During the completion of thesis, I have unavoidably mistakes, I request respectfully that instructors and teachers in Council instruct and forgive

CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW

1.1 Introduction about Inspection

1.1.1 Definition and classification

1.1.1.1 Definition of inspection

“General standards for the operation of inspection organizations – TCVNISO/IEC 17020:2012” that is issued in 2012, according to Vietnam Standard, having definition of inspection: “Inspection is considering product design, product, process; and determines conformity with specific requirements or determines conformity with the general requirements on the basis of expert assessment”

The Article 254 of the Commercial Law in 2005 regulates: “inspection service is commercial activity, the businessman implements necessary job to determine the real status of cargo, the results of service provisionsand other requirements of customers” The definion shows that commercial inspection is the activity of the third party for evaluating status condition of inspection object follow by the requirement of organization or individual The foundation for inspection operation

is the strong combination among human element, facility, technology, method in expertise appreciation So that, inspection not only contributes in minizing business risk but also helps the state agencies in management in order to ensure a secure business environment, effectiveness for investors

1.1.1.2 Classification of inspection

The Categories of Inspection are revised time by time However, where the existing classification descriptor does not cover the needs of an inspection service, Bureau of Accreditation (BoA) issued “Categories of Inspection” (code: AGI 02) in November 30th, 2011 in order to specify, classify categories of inspection

a Classify by products

Agriculture products: A Process and/ or a product of farming, picking (for plants),

such as: grains, coffee, peppercorn, cotton, vegetables, roots, fruits, and other agriculture products A Process and/ or a product of keeping and catching (for animals), such as: domestic fowls, livestock

Aquatic products: Keeping: shrimp, fish…; processing: preliminary treatment,

frozen…

Processed foods (except agriculture products, seafood): Products are produced for

eating and drinking

Feed stuff: Materials, foods for domestic fowls, livestock and other feed stuffs

Industrial equipment and machinery: Pressure equipment, Lifting and lifted

equipment, Industrial machinery, Construction equipment, Pipelines, Storage tanks, other

Manufactured goods: Fabricated metal components and products, Molded polymers

and composites, Electrical and electronic products, Nano products, Textiles and textile products, Refractories and ceramics, Timber products, Chemicals, Fertilizers, other

Gas, petroleum and petroleum products (except chemicals, fertilizes)

Ores and minerals (except coal)

Environment: Soil and geotechnical, Vegetation, Hydrology, Biota, Atmosphere,

Noise and vibration, Built environment, Electromagnetic fields

b Classify by range of inspection

Net quantity: Quantity, weight, draft report…

Inspection of processes: Welding, Coatings, Packaging, Labelling, Cleanliness,

Process surveillance

Marine: Hold Cleanliness Survey, Water Hose Test Survey, Sealing Plan, Damage,

Condition

1.1.2 The definition and classification of imported/exported cargo inspection

1.1.2.1 The definition of imported/exported cargo inspection

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry clearly shows the concept of imported/exported cargo inspection:

The imported/exported cargo inspection is the activity service and it is implemented

by independent assessment agency Through using scientific and technical methods and inspection operation, the company can determine and provide the evidence of cargo situation as other related issue follow by requirement of the imported/exported firm as other individual or organization

1.1.2.2 The categories of imported/exported cargo inspection

Base on each purpose, capability, scope and business field of inspection organization, each organization provides different imported/exported cargo inspection service There are several main imported/exported cargo inspection categories:

- Inspection of quantity, quality, specification, package, packing, place of

origin, goods value, damage and safety and hygiene

- Inspection of forwarding and storing goods

- Inspection in manufacturing process and each step of goods manufacturing

- Other categories relates to imported/exported cargo when arising

requirement

1.1.3 The role of imprted/exported cargo inspection

The putting provision in contract not only increases the responsibility of parties but also facilitates for related parties in implementation process of this contract Specificially:

Seller: Using the result of the third party objectively as an evidence for

implementing contract and it reduces the cost time and moving Besides this, survey report is one of the basic documents for seller in payment

Buyer: Through inspection organizations, the buyer can receive enough and right

(number/volumn/quantity, type, origin, quality…) goods that they buy without

checking themselves Especially, when the fail or damage happens, survey report is

an objective evidence for compensation

Carier: The carrier has reliable mainstay to confirm their job accordance with the

requirement of technical transport They confirm the ship has enough capability for storage and seaworthiness, prove their responsibility in minizing the damage in force majeure case, use the result of volumn and weight inspection to compute transportation fee

Preservator: The inspection organization proves that they use warehouse following

the right specification as fumigation, arrangement, re-arrangement warehouse… accordance with type of cargo They supervise; confirm the correct number/volume, quality goods in forwarding process and entry warehouse

Insurance company: The Company has independent organization to determine the

extent, cause of damage and distribute cargo damage or means for compensation and appeal related to the third party

Credit/financial organization, bank: The seller can receive the money when they

implement enough provision in contract thourgh this system In addition, inspection can help these organizations determining the right value of pledged assets when having credit loan and ensure business secure

Inspection service help for management and other related job

Custom agency: Custom agency is a professional organization for determing exact

number/volumn, type, quality, price… of goods then conducting customs clearance procedures of imported/exported goods The job help the government collects exact and enough tax, prevent combating tax evasion and commercial fraud

Supporting for State management agencies: Inspection helps to manage goods

quality for avoiding imported default commodity, prohibited waste… it prevents damage to business, domestic consumer, minimize impact to environment and avoid exporting poor quality goods (loosing the reputation of country) or exporting the better goods quality (loosing for the firm) Especially, inspection activity help to control the domestic goods flow, ensure quality, validity, safe using, anti counterfeiting then protecting community health, the right of consumer and prevent the chaos domestic market

Supporting in environmental management: Inspection activity help the firm and

assessment agency to figure out the effect to environment in building as manufacturing by inspection air, water, land pollution… In the industrialization process, inspection also helps government and enterprises to manage the quality and quantity of imported machinery, do not enter outdated machinery

Involving in price appraisal activity: In the period of promoting investment,

inspection activity help much in valuation of asset, machinery, business value… Appraisal activity makes the purchase of property, machinery and equipment, business valuation near to market value and minimizes the damage if have

Consultant: Inspection organization has enough condition to consult for the

customer in term of commercial legal, goods quality, the issue related to import and exporting, consult for building and apply international quality management system

to operate the work in the best and effective way

Supporting for the investigating authorities, economic referee: The inspection

organization provides number/volumn, quality, type, price… of goods/asset for the investigation, the court related to law violations as embezzlement, smuggling, fraud, theft and the dispute among parties of commercial contract

1.1.4 Inspetor

1.1.4.1 Definition

According to Collins English Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 10th Edition, publishing in 2012, inspector (assessor/surveyor) is a person who inspects or examines for compliance with regulations, standards

Besides, following the definition of Consulting Surveyors New South Wales (NSW) launched in 2014 shows that inspector is an expert person and they use their academic qualifications, technical expertise, and interpretative ability and management skills to inmplement inspection operation The surveyors show the last result in survey report and they must to take the responsibility of result in report

1.1.4.2 Inspector s’ standard

The Article 259 of the Commercial Law in 2005 shows the standards for commercial inspector Inspector must have standards:

- Having a university or college degree compatible with the requirements of

the assessment field

- Having a professional certificate in compulsory case according to the law

- Having at least three years of working experience in the goods/services

assessment field

Depending on these standards, director of Inspection Company recruits assessor and this man takes responsibility under law for his decisions

1.1.4.3 Responsibility and obligations of inspector

Decree No 20/2006/Decree – Government on February 20th, 2006 of Government under the guiding of Commercial Law regulates about responsibility and obligations

- Inspectors have to perform independently inspection case

- Inspectors must be honest, objective, on time and accurate in assessment job

- Inspectors have to give an accurate assessment results and sign in Survey Report

- Inspectors must keep confidential inspection information, documents and results followed by the customers’ requirement

- Inspectors take the responsibility for the assessment results

1.2 Inspection contract

1.2.1 Definition

Inspection contract is the document and it has legality, signed by separately inspection organization with the firm or required inspection organization The

inspection organization will implement inspected operation follow the legal requirement of required inspection, proving survey report and receiving the inspection fee The fee will be public by company with each type, object of inspection and will be negotiated in the contract

1.2.2 Classification

The main inspection contract

1.2.2.1 Short term contract (with each case in short time)

This contract is inspection requirement document It is the simplest form of contract and is used mostly today Each inspection organization issues each inspection document and it has the information as following:

- Customer information, the inspection requirer

- Inspection organization information

- Inspection requirement category

- Time, place for inspection operation

- The requirement documents need to gather and provide

- The number of final survey report

- The language in survey report

- Inspection fee with payment arrangement

1.2.2.2 Long term contract (for a long time)

The contract has organization as the normal economic contract but the provision is negotiated more detail The content in contract includes the same provision with inspection requirement The contract usually has 1 year duration and use for one specific inspection category at one specific location When having the case for inspection, the inspection requirer will call or send email the time and place for inspection organization

1.3 Inspection certificate

1.3.1 Definition

According to provision I, Article 260, Section 6, Vietnam Commercial Law 2005 defined: “Inspection certificate is the document for determining the actual condition

of cargo, serive following the inspection content by customer requirement”

Inspection certificate is necessary objective evidence and it is issued by separately organization legally It determines the cargo status and the cause of the current status of the goods The document records the result of inspection case and is the important legal evidence in resolving disputes, the complaints and legal proceedings

of cargo Each inspection organization has each inspection certificate The content

in this document must be objective, truthwoth about inspection result The certificate will be provided for the inspection requirement organzation or the third party follow by the agreement in document with inspection require

1.3.2 Some requirements of inspection certificate

The certificate must ensure to recognize the inspection organization, distinguish the survey, and identify object, time and location of inspection, the time of providing survey report…

Inspection certificate ensures truthworthy,accuracy and objectivity, the legality of the inspection result, adapting as matching the egitimate requests of customer The result in certificate is implemented with the processes, method under the approval of authorized person

The certificate must signed by authorized person, the qualified inspector in accordance with the law and stamped legally

1.3.3 Legal validity of inspection certificate

The certificate is valid only with the content inspected at the time and location of inspection

The inspection organization has responsibility and the accuracy of result/conclusion

in this document (including the trustee or using subcontractor)

Inspection certificate has legal validity with inspection requirer if they donnot prove the wrong result

When parties donnot point out the inspection organization at the same time, the certificate is valid with requirer, they have the right re-inspection when they are unsatisfy with the result When the re-certificate has the different result with the previous certificate, the handling as following In case the first businessman of providing inspection certificate service admits the after result so this result has legal validity with all parties In the constrast case, the parties arrange to select other businessman of providing this document service to inspect the second time The second result has legal validity with all parties

1.3.4 The content of inspection certificate

The general content with the survey report is clear and logic in form, the content must be truthworthy, objective, clearly and specific The data in report must be suitable with situation, not conflict when comparing with the site of document itself The inspection certificate includes three main sections:

1.3.4.1 Number and date of Inspection Certificate

The number of Inspection Certificate: follow the regulation of each inspection

company

Date of Inspection Certificate: the time that recorded in the book, especially for

export agricultural commodities, the date of certificate is the date in B/L

1.3.4.2 Declaration part

Applicant: it is the name of requirer, if the requirer is indigenous people, the name

will be in inspection requirement If the requirer is foreign people or trustor, the name will be the name of them Besides this, the name of seller/shipper and buyer/consignee are added

Date and Place of inspection: stating clearly time and location that implement

inspection

Commodity: full information of cargo as code and label, packaging, type accordance

with document, the name as in contract

Quantity: quantity and unit in the imported/exported document

Weight: quantity and weight including package of shipment

Shipping information (if have): the number of B/L, the issue date of B/L the place

of departure and destination in B/L

1.3.4.3 Inspection result:

Depending on inspection process, documents and inspection certificate, this section provides inspection result follow by inspection category of customer, including:

Packing: the metarial of package, the type of packing and checking the status of

shipment (intact or not)

Quantity and status of cargo: depending on each required catergory, including

method, the assessment rate and result

The findings of the inspectors: the fiding is based on the situation at field and the

experise opinion of this type of goods

1.4 The basic methods of cargo inseption

Depending on each requirement of customer, situation of each case, the inspector can use one or combine these inspection methods below

There basic methods are documents of Vinacontrol launched in 2010

1.4.1 The method of quality and specific inspection

The method is the inspection of quality and specification of one import and export consignment The job of inspector is checking indicators in terms of the quality and specification of goods following the article in the L/C, contract or customer requirements

Field work:

- Checking the situation and arrangement of cargo at warehouse

- Checking the outside status of package

- Checking the goods: Checking the intact and dry shipment

- Getting the cargo sample and analyzing it at the field or sending it to other

department to analyze

- Always taking photograph to record the condition of cargo

1.4.2 The method of specific-detailed quantity inspection

The method is the job of checking the real quantity specificialy of one shipment (bagging, intact package/parcels) then comparing with the quantity of goods in commercial contract, L/C, B/L

Field work :

- Checking sing and code, the arrangement of cargo

- Checking the outside status of goods before opening

- Checking the goods quantity, the seal of intact bagging/package

- Computing the actual number again then comparing with the quantity in

contract

1.4.3 The method of trade volume inspection

The method is the determination of shipment volumn following to humidity level as defined of intact and dry bag/package or with each specific commodities then comparing to the volumn in contract, L/C, B/L

The trade volumn is the volumn where in 100 dry weights unit will add more 1 water weight unit ratio

Humidity level is the ratio of water weight unit/ 100 dry weights unit of cargo

1.4.4 Draft (Draught) Survey method

1.4.4.1 Definition

Draft (Draught) Survey method is the determination of cargo volume loaded/unloaded onto the board following the measurement of load-line before and after loading cargo to measure the volume then comparing it to cargo volume in contract, L/C, B/L

Draft/Loadline (T): depth of water from the water surface down to the bottom of the ship’s keel, through the vertical ruler on the fore, mid-ship, and after at both sides of the ship

1.4.4.2 Proceeding

- Step 1: Conducting the first measurement

The work must be conducted the free floating condition, calm sea, the big activities

in the ship must be delay through the time of measurement For example: balancing the vessel, pumping, operating crane The number on the water ruler must be clear and accurate If the sea has the big wave, the person who has responsible in this work must use breakwater tool

- Step 2: Checking the technical documentation of the ship, the data of oil,

fresh water, ballast water, constant store, other goods and dunnage

- Step 3: Conducting counting or measuring the draft water

When the man measures directly, he must keep the ruler in the vertical side then measuring the draft water of the fore, mid-ship, and after at both sides of the ship

- Step 4: Determining the load-line of water where ship mooring

- Step 5: Checking the empty bunker, measuring the sumps, fuel tank of the

vessel Measuring the load-line of ballast water

- Step 6: Computing the result of the first measurement

- Step7: Conducting the last measurement after loading cargo

1.5 Introduction of garment hanging container

1.5.1 Hanging container

Garments on hangers (GOH) containers give customers the option of using a string

or bar system, or a combination of both The GOH containers offer increased flexibility, greater internal load capacity and savings on transportation and handling costs GOH containers are available in 20' and 40' sizes

Flat-rack Container: Container is installed with hanger beam attached to nylon in

knots of 10-15cm space Garment products can be hanged in those

Hanging Container: Container is installed by frame and hanger system inside

Additional plastic strap shall be provided to avoid garment products to slip out of hangers during shipping

Figure 1.1: View of inside garment hanging container

Source: Daivetcontrol

Garment hanging container dimensions

TABLE 1.1: GARMENT HANGING CONTAINER DIMENSIONS

Door opening width 2.34 m 7.7 ft 2.34 m 7.7 ft

Door opening height 2.28 m 7.5ft 2.28m 7.5ft

Source: Industrial Department

Specific dimensions and capacity of garments on hanger containers may vary depending on the container manufacturer, the age of the container and the container owner The specifications listed below are, however, representative

1.5.2 Garment good

Garment is one of products of textile industry through processing of fabric With Vietnamses textile industry, the products are various adapted for trading demand The main type of Vietnamese exported garment into foreign market (USA, EU, Japan…) are pants, shorts, jackets, shirts, cotton garment, T-shirts…

Figure 1.2: Garment Goods

Source: Daivetcontrol

CHAPTER 2: ANALYZINGINSPECTION ACTIVITY OFGARMENT HANGING CONTAINER OF DAI VIET

INSPECTION AND SERVICE JOINT STOCK

COMPANY AT HAIPHONG (DAIVIETCONTROL)

2.1 Daivietcontrol Overview

2.1.1 General information about Daivietcontrol Company

Address: 8th floor, Viet Uc Building, Le

Hong Phong Stress, Haiphong City

Tel: (031)3550057 | Fax: (031)3686545

E-mail: opsdvc@dvcontrol.com.vn

Website: www.dvcontrol.com.vn

Director: Vu Van Trung

Establishment time: November 16th, 2009

DVC Company has permission in

business activity about cargo and

non-cargo inspection service,

licensed by Haiphong Planning and Investment Department Haiphong DVC always adapts fully legal condition in inspection service followed by regulations of legal document

According to Commercial Law 2005:

- Decree No 20/2006/Decree – Government on February 20th, 2006 of

Government regulated about the condition of cargo inspection service

- Circular No 45/2002/Circular – Science, Technology and Environment on

July 25th, 2001 of Science – Technology – Environment Department guided

to perform of inspection service Decree No 20 – Government, Provision 16, Article 3

Figure 2.1: Dai Viet Inspection and Service

Joint-Stock Company

Source: DaiVietcontrol Company

- Circular No 16/2002/ Circular – Science and Technology of Science and

Technology Department guided to perform of inspection service Decree No

20 – Government, Provision 16, Article 3

For having the best service quality, in 2001, the company built and applied quality management system accordance with ISO 9001:2008 standard and was issued certification by BVQI organization of London and The Vietnam Directorate for Standards and Metrology and Quality (QUACERT)

Company had nearly 70 processes relating to all types of inspection based on standards as ISO, FDA, ASTM, API, TCVN…

2.1.2 The inspection category of the Dai Viet Inspection And Service

Joint-Stock Company

2.1.2.1 Maritime Inspection

- Draft, real number/weight of cargo delivering/receiving survey

- Vessel damage, condition survey

- Vessel renting/returning inspection

- Civil liability of ship-owners inspection (P&I – Protection and Indemnity)

Figure 2.2: Maritime Inspection

Source: DaiVietcontrol Company

- Ship seaworthiness survey

- Safe mooring inspection

- Supervising for loading/unloading

- Advising on stowage and coefficient of cargo stowage

- Advising to prevent or limit damage

2.1.2.2 Machinery and necklaces survey

- Category/Capacity inspection

- Quality evaluation

- Status – losses survey

- Synchronization and clearance inspection of machinery

- Verifying the origin of the equipment

- Supervision of construction / installation

- Inspection machinery testing and handover

- Inspection of air pollution

Figure 2.3: Machinery and Necklaces Survey

Source: DaiVietcontrol Company

2.1.2.3 Consultation

Company advices on project management and procurement, provides tender consultancy servicesto investors This service provides the choice for qualified bidders

2.1.2.4 Inspection of aquatic products

- Number/weight of cargo survey Packaging survey

- Quality, damage, and origin survey

- Clearance inspection of cargo

- Sampling/analyzing samples

- Sealing Plan

2.1.2.5 Chemicals, ores and minerals, and construction materials

- Number/weight of cargo survey

- Analyzing components, quality

- Clearance inspection of cargo

Figure 2.4: Chemicals, Ores and Minerals, and Construction Materials

Source: DaiVietcontrol Company