Dear Valued Customer,

Please review Grimaldi receiving instructions for all POL. These instructions are supposed to help customers better understand Grimaldi receiving standards and avoid booking units which will not meet out standards and thus be rejected. Terminals will begin to enforce these receiving standards on Monday, April 26.

The below are key points which will require a unit to be rejected.

Privately Owned Vehicles (POVS)

  • Forklift units will no longer be accepted in any port after Monday July 6, 2020. Any forklift unit trying to get delivered must be rejected and not received.
  • Non-running units are NOT to be accepted unless they are preannounced by Virginia Beach Customer Service.  

Keys

  • All runners and non-runners must have a key. The key must be visible and not hidden inside the unit.

Batteries

  • All units being received must have their batteries accessible for visual inspection by the terminal prior to receiving. This applies to all RoRo/construction units as well.  If a unit being delivered does not have its battery accessible, the driver delivering unit will need to make the battery accessible for inspection.
  • Any unit whose battery and battery cables can’t be accessed to disconnect or the battery itself appears damage, the unit must be rejected.

Hybrids/Electric/LNG Units

  • All hybrids and electric units must be rejected as Grimaldi will not load hybrids and electric units onto the vessel. Liquified natural gas (LNG), liquified petroleum gas (LPG), and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) units must be rejected as Grimaldi will not load these units onto the vessel.

Flood Units

  • Under no circumstances are titled flood units or units displaying flood damage to be received as runner or non runner.

Fire Damage Units

  • Units with evidence of fire damage must not be received under any circumstances as either runner or non-runner.

POV – Runners

Units are to be rejected as a runner if cargo being delivered has any of the following points:

  • If battery and cable connections are not visible and accessible to disconnect
  • If battery is damaged
  • Flood damage unit
  • Fire damage unit
  • Units that are producing any sort of engine smoke
  • Units that are producing excessive amount of exhaust smoke
  • Units leaking fluid
  • Units with front/rear end damage greater than cosmetic damage to the exterior bumper. If there appears to be any sort of damage to the following:
    • Damaged radiator
    • Damaged engine or parts inside the engine
    • Damage to the side over by the fuel tank
    • Exposed wiring
    • Loose hanging wires
    • Broken light bulbs as they then contain loose exposed wires
    • Damage to the steel frame housing the engine block
  • Units must be turned on and off to see if they will start up under their own power
  • Units with no key. All keys must be visible at time of receiving
  • Units with no brakes or questionable brakes
  • Units with no steering
  • Units with broken or bent axles
  • Units with broken glass anywhere inside the vehicle or window frame
  • Units with broken, excessively cracked, or shattered glass which hinders a driver’s visibility, or which presents a safety issue
  • Translucent or semi-transparent plastic wrap which hinders the driver’s visibility
  • Units with pushed in hoods reducing driver visibility
  • Units with exposed moving parts
  • Units with moving parts rubbing against each other creating friction
  • Units with body parts hanging/falling off
  • Vehicles with deployed airbags still inside the vehicle
  • Units which are unsanitary inside that contain blood, other human fluid, mold, or any other biohazard
  • Units where both front passenger and driver side door can’t be opened from both inside and outside the vehicle
  • Units with structural damage
  • Units rooftop not crushed in. Need to have ample space for driver to sit safely inside
  • Driver seat not fully intact/secured and not allowing driver to sit safely inside seat behind the steering wheel
    Inside of unit must be free of any cargo and debris

POV – Non-Runners

The following can be received as preannounced non-runner:

  • Accessible battery access
  • Unit has no flood damage
  • Unit has no fire damage
  • Unit has brakes and steering
  • Unit can be pushed or towed in neutral
  • Unit must have a key
  • Exposed parts
  • Units with no gas
  • Cosmetic damage units

Non-runners are to be rejected as a non-runner if cargo being delivered has any of the following points:

  • If battery and cable connections are not visible and accessible to disconnect
  • If battery is damaged
  • Flood damage unit
  • Fire damage units
  • Units with front/rear end damage greater than cosmetic damage to the exterior bumper. If there appears to be any sort of damage to the following:
    • Damaged radiator
    • Damaged engine or parts inside the engine
    • Damage to the side over by the fuel tank
    • Exposed wiring
    • Loose hanging wires
    • Broken light bulbs as they then contain loose exposed wires
    • Damage to the steel frame housing the engine block
  • Units that are producing any sort of engine smoke
  • Units leaking fluid
  • Units with no key
  • Units with no brakes or questionable brakes
  • Units with no steering
  • Units with broken or bent axles
  • Units with broken glass anywhere inside the vehicle or window frame
  • Units with broken, excessively cracked, or shattered glass which hinders a driver’s visibility, or which presents a safety issue
  • Translucent or semi-transparent plastic wrap which hinders the driver’s visibility
  • Units with exposed moving parts
  • Units with moving parts rubbing against each other creating friction
  • Units with body parts falling off
  • Vehicles with deployed airbags still inside the vehicle
  • Units which are unsanitary inside that contain blood, other human fluid, mold, or any other biohazard
  • Units where both front driver and passenger side driver door can’t be opened from both inside and outside the vehicle
  • Units with structural damage
  • Units rooftop not crushed in. Need to have ample space for driver to sit safely inside
  • Driver seat not fully intact/secured
  • Inside of unit must be free of any cargo and debris

Trucks / High Heavy / Break Bulk Static Cargo

Units are to be rejected if cargo being delivered has any of the following points:

  • No non-running high and heavy units are to be accepted, even if incorrectly booked as a pre-announced non runner.
  • If battery and cable connections are not visible and accessible to disconnect
  • If battery is damaged
  • Flood damage unit
  • Fire damaged units
  • Units that are producing any sort of engine smoke
  • Units that are producing excessive exhaust smoke
  • Units leaking fluid
  • Units with front/rear end damage greater than cosmetic damage to the exterior bumper. If there appears to be any sort of damage to the following:
    • Damaged radiator
    • Damaged engine or parts inside the engine
    • Damage to the side over by the fuel tank
    • Exposed wiring
    • Loose hanging wires
    • Broken light bulbs as they then contain loose exposed wires
    • Damage to the steel frame housing the engine block
  • Units must be turned on and off to see if they will start up under their own power
  • Units with no key
  • Units with no brakes or questionable brakes
  • Units with no steering
  • Units with broken or bent axles
  • Units with broken glass anywhere inside the vehicle or window frame
  • Units with broken, excessively cracked, or shattered glass which hinders a driver’s visibility, or which presents a safety issue
  • Translucent or semi-transparent plastic wrap which hinders the driver’s visibility
  • Units with pushed in hoods reducing driver visibility
  • Units with exposed moving parts
  • Units with moving parts rubbing against each other creating friction
  • Units with body parts falling off
  • Vehicles with deployed airbags still inside the vehicle
  • Units which are unsanitary inside that contain blood, other human fluid, mold, or any other biohazard
  • Units where both the driver and passenger side door can’t be opened from both inside and outside the vehicle
  • Units with structural damage
  • Units rooftop not crushed in. Need to have ample space for driver to sit safely inside
  • Driver seat not fully intact/secured and not allowing driver to sit safely inside seat behind the steering wheel inside of unit must be free of any cargo and debris

Thank you.

Grimaldi WAF Service