Background

 Newbuilding Supervision

• Project and site team management for the construction of sea-going vessels,   inshore vessels and offshore project, worldwide
• Establish supervision team on site 
• Shipyard visit and assessment
• Specification comments and negotiations
• Plan approval and maker selection
• Administration and Human Resources support for the site team
• Technical and Coordination support for the site team
• Follow up on the Guarantee period after ship delivery

 Docking & Repair Supervision  

•  Dockyard visit and assessment     
•  Visit ship and preparation of repair specification     
•  Kick-off and Job identification at the dockyard 
•  Quality and progress control during repair
•  Monitor and record scope of repair   
•  Coordinate daily with yard departments and service providers    
•  Review yard work-done list and negotiate yard invoices 

Retrofit & Conversion Supervision

•  Bulbous Bow Replacement 
•  Propeller Exchange 
•  Panama Canal mooring modification
•  Scrubber Retrofit

General Marine Consultancy

•  Inspection surveys
•  Condition surveys 
•  Pre-purchase inspections
•  Interim project management
•  New building disputes
•  Hull and Machinery damages
•  Bunker quality disputes and associated engine damage
•  Failures to rudders, propellers and stern-tube bearings
•  Cargo damage condition surveys
•  MARPOL surveys
•  Shipyard capability/quality surveys for potential buyers
•  Performance & consumption assessments
•  Inspection of cargo holds and cargo tanks 
•  Project management solutions
•  Dry dock superintendent / Owner's representative during repair and conversion projects
•  Exhaust gas scrubber installations
•  Ballast water treatment conversions

All of this was carried out on board of a wide range of vessels, such as cruise vessels, platform supply vessels, car carriers, product carriers, bulk carriers, chemical carriers, gas carriers (LNG and LPG), container vessels, bunker barges and VLCC's as well as surveys on specialized vessels used in the renewable energy market such as jack-up installations used for wind farm installations, scrubber installations and special offshore support vessels.

We have extensive experience with dual fuel equipment, LPG and LNG, from various makers and all types of containment systems such as membrane tanks (N96 and Mark III), type B,  type C-tanks in different designs, etc. as well as the fuel supply systems from various designs. 

Additionally we have been involved in extraordinary projects such as technical surveys on damaged high speed trains and damaged heavy lift cranes.

We have frequently prepared cases for litigation and arbitration and have given evidence as both factual witness & expert witness in Arbitration in Hong Kong and London.