Marine Catastrophe response

Our marine surveyors have many years experience in dealing with major incidents relating to the container industry located all over the world.

The challenges facing the team representing the cargo interests in casualty situations, are to ensure the early identification of the client's most valuable or most salvageable interests and to begin contingency planning for the recovery of these goods.

Effective partnerships

Success in these situations also depends on making effective partnerships: with salvors, with vessel-owners and charterers and with local authorities - customs, coastguard etc. The priority handling of the client's interests relies on the goodwill of these partners. In return these partners are seeking information about cargo and prompt action to maximise the values saved. The surveyor must make those connections and become the essential link in the chain.

We are able to deliver immediate and effective decisions

The other demanding challenge is one of focus and organisation. The surveyor needs to have instant access to the status of his client's interests, both for reporting to those clients, and in order to expedite the handling of recovered goods and delivery to destination. Information Technology is critical as is total commitment of the leading surveyor to be in permanent personal attendance at the salvage operation in order to deliver immediate and effective decisions in a fast moving and ever-changing situation.