Membership

Principal contacts:

Martin Barnes – martin.barnes@ambipar.com
Martin Lehane – martin.lehane@ambipar.com
Tharsis Guido – tharsis.guido@ambipar.com

Ambipar Response are the largest privately owned marine incident response company in the world, operating from 500 bases on 6 continents in 40 countries providing salvage support services and anti pollution services to all types of marine incident. Ambipar Response have equipment strategically located around the world to support your requirements 24/7/365.

Ambipar Response provide waste disposal routes around the world and can provide a turnkey distressed cargo management service for all cargos including hazmat cargos and containers.

Ambipar Response provide crisis management services and crisis PR services with marine industry experts who will provide incident management support on site and from multiple crisis response centers around the world.

Contact:

Giannis Alvertos, Head of Emergency Response Department

Antipollution is the leading one in the provision of Port Reception Facilities and one of the largest Waste Management companies in Greece and the Mediterranean. The company also provides immediate, effective, and reliable Emergency Response Services for both national and international incidents. Antipollution has the expertise and equipment required to undertake complex environmental protection procedures during oil spills and/or wreck removal operations. Its long-standing experience, highly qualified and fully trained personnel, along with its access to relevant state of the art equipment, allow the company to treat all kinds of waste even under extreme circumstances.

Principal Contact

Mark Morrow
Executive Director – Response Division (MERCOM)
Chair – National Search and Rescue Council Australia (NatSAR)
e mark.morrow@amsa.gov.au

Principal Contact:

Captain John Owen
(Principal)
john.owen@berniciamarine.com

Contact:

Neil Scott-Williams, Managing Director
e: neil@bridgemaritime.co.za

We offer rapid Marine Emergency Response, hydrography and deep water solutions.

Principal Contact:

Adrian Scales
(Partner/SCR)

Description

Founded in 1903, Brookes Bell Brookes Bell is a leading international, multi-disciplinary engineering and scientific consultancy serving the marine and energy sectors.

From humble beginnings in Liverpool, we now operate in London, Glasgow, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore and enjoy a reputation for being the ‘go to’ firm for expert witness, technical dispute resolution, forensic analysis and casualty investigation.

Our full time personnel have unrivalled expertise across a broad range of inter-related disciplines including Marine, Civil and Mechanical Engineers, Master Mariners, Naval Architects, Consulting Scientists, Fire Investigators and Metallurgists, enabling complex projects to be delivered through a single point of contact. This wealth of practical experience is combined with cutting-edge in-house technology.

We investigate, survey, troubleshoot, manage and advise on a broad range of marine and energy matters including, amongst others, SCR appointments, salvage and wreck removal projects, scientific cargo expertise, casualty investigation, litigation support, design support, superyacht services, bespoke software products and energy & marine loss adjusting.

Brookes Bell Group’s reputation for excellence is found upon integrity and proficiency and we are proud to call the world’s most eminent P&I Clubs, Shipowners, Charterers, Underwriters, Cargo Owners, Lawyers, Salvors, Shipyards, Average Adjusters and Government Departments our clients.

Principal Contact

Mr. Lorenzo Barone, General Manager
Email: lorenzo.barone@castalia.it

The company TUGS CHATZIGAVRIIL is a family company, which was founded in 1993 in Alexandroupoli as a small enterprise with big however prospects and objectives.
Beginning from the harbour of Alexandroupoli, which the company serves exclusively, she accomplished it advances also in the towages of open sea inside and except Greece as also
and in Salvage successfully.

Allocating, the unique tug boat of salvage for open seas in all the Northern Aegean, which is found on 24 hours base available, it ensures thus direct intervention whenever and where exists need.

The company elected itself shortly in the space of benefit of shipping services, based on the suitable equipment, the sufficient know-how, the continuously accumulated long-lasting experience in the towages and rescues of boats and naturally in a very well educated personnel.

With stations at Alexandoupoli in Greece, we are able to rapidly respond to any emergency, along with performing routine operations, in the areas of The Mediterranean, the Black and the Red Sea. Our Operation Office is manned around-the-clock,24 hours per day, 365 days a year, ensuring reliable, effective and efficient port operations. We are ready to handle any Salvage request with an immediate response guarantee.

Contact:

Sylvia Tervoort, Project Manager / Sr Salvage Master
e: st@cstarconsultancy.com

Dali Underwater Construction Group Co., Ltd(“DALI”)was registered in China in 1996. After development of 20 years,DALI has made great progress in every aspect and taking the lead in the salvage offshore engineering enterprises in China.

DALI started its business in HONG KONG and Middle East from 2014,then expanded it to Southeast Asia in 2017,and gradually expends the business worldwide.

DALI focused on the safety in production and the strengthening of the management.DALI has successfully completed more than 100 major underwater projects,which spread all over China coastal areas and overseas.With the comprehensive ability to salvage either the disassembled wreck or the integrated wreck,the Company is taking the lead in the private-owned salvage enterprises in China.

Principal Contact:

Sietse Bruinsma, Operational Director
e: SBR@deepbv.nl

Contact:

Mrs Moya Crawford
e: moya.crawford@darcythompson.net

The Company has three main activities: data fusion, simulation and visualization. On an abstract level our three main areas of focus are Sustainability Assurance, Rapid, Sustainable Innovation and System-Based Energy transition. We offer state of the art hardware and software that can be accessed remotely, including world class hydrodynamics. All work is conducted using the principles-based methodology, SIMULATION-LED, developed by Deep Tek Limited.

Principal Contact
Ms Lucy Lu (PA to General Manager)

Offices also in Paris, Rouen, Brussels, Geneva, Piraeus, Dubai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth & Sao Paulo.

Description

Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) is a global law firm with over 600 lawyers working across offices in Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. We specialise in advising clients in the aviation, banking, commodities, construction, insurance/reinsurance, logistics, mining, offshore, energy, oil & gas, ports & terminals, shipping, super-yachts and private aircraft sectors, specifically.

HFW’s shipping lawyers are listed in the Legal 500 and Chambers legal directories as a top-tier firm for shipping work, winning numerous global awards. We provide a comprehensive service to the global shipping and offshore business community, and have over 140 lawyers worldwide specialising in all aspects of maritime law. HFW has one of the largest Admiralty and Crisis Management practices in the world, serviced by over 35 lawyers including 15 ex mariners (of whom 11 are master mariners) based in our offices across the globe. The team deals with the full range of legal issues that arise from collisions, groundings, pollution, fire and explosion, salvage, wreck removal and towage.
The firm’s casualty response teams of lawyers and mariners operate 24 hours a day on a worldwide basis. Maritime crisis management is an area of work where the firm has developed a leading reputation.

Particular areas of expertise within the field of marine casualty work include:

Collisions, fire and explosions
General average, marine insurance and total loss claims
Salvage, towage, wreck removal, decommissioning and disposal of hazardous waste management and disposal
Personal injury
Damage to oil terminals, rigs and offshore structures
Pollution, environmental damage and clean up resulting from oil and non-oil pollutants including cargo debris
Complex Environment dealing with maritime security issues arising from kidnap and ransom, hijackings and the detention of vessels, cargo and personnel by hostile and/or politically motivated groups
Cyber Security advising on the management of cyber risks both pre and post cyber breach as well as the recovery of funds resulting from mandate fraud, denial of service (ransomware) and data theft incidents

Principal Contacts

Partner: Andrew Chamberlain Email: andrew.chamberlain@hfw.com
Partner: Dominic Johnson Email: dominic.jonhson@hfw.com
Partner: Richard Neylon Email: richard.neylon@hfw.com
Partner: Tom Walters Email: tom.walters@hfw.com
Partner: Jean Koh Email: jean.koh@hfw.com
Legal Director: Victor Fenwick Email: victor.fenwick@hfw.com
Partner: Claire Womersley Email: claire.womersley@hfw.com
Partner: Mike Ritter Email: mike.ritter@hfw.com

For a full list of contact partners, please refer to HFW’s website or click here.

Contact:

Michel Kooij
e: michel@libertygasturbine.nl
t: +31653204598

Description:
Liberty Gasturbine Holland specialises in gasturbine driven fire fighting technology. New technology to fight on board fires; high flow boundary cooling and unlimited inert gas supply. New maritime technology but well proven in the mining and chemical industry for over 25 years, applicable for first response salvers and for permanent installations. http://www.libertygasturbine.nl contact: sales@libertygasturbine.nl

Principal Contacts
Mario Seltenrijch
(Managing Director)

MCS International Marine Services BV was established in 1987. MCS are independent brokers and contractors. Main activities include services concerning: ocean towage and salvage; heavy lift transportation; project cargo shipments; chartering of tugs, barges (both submersible and non-submersible); crane barges, offshore equipment such as supply vessels, anchor-handling tugs, multicats, etc.; and sale & purchase.

Fax: +44 20 7256 6778
Emergency contact number: +44 20 7330 8099
Description
MFB, formerly known as More Fisher Brown, is a specialist shipping law firm which was established in 1988. The firm has expanded to 26 fee earners, of whom 12 are partners, and we recently moved to a new riverside office on the north bank of the Thames.
Our Admiralty/Casualty Response team, comprising of legally qualified Master Mariners, has extensive expertise in responding to maritime casualties on a worldwide basis. The firm regularly advises P&I Clubs, other insurers and salvors in relation to all aspects of accident investigation and response, including collisions, grounding, salvage and towage, fires, wreck removal, container losses, pollution, unsafe ports and resulting general average. We offer advice on BIMCO Wreck and Lloyd’s Open Form salvage contracts, and we select and work with lawyers and experts in the relevant jurisdictions as required.
Principal Contacts
Matthew Montgomery: +44 738 452 5255

Königinstr. 107
80802 Munich
GERMANY
Tel: +49 89 3891-3438
Email: sfroehlich@munichre.com
Web: http://www.munichre.com
Principal contact
Stefan Froehlich

Engineering company with HQ in Lerwick, Shetland with further bases in Aberdeen and Orkney. Providing the following services: Fabrication, machining, testing and inspection, marine works including diving and ROV services, floating plant and workboat hire, rope access, confined space works and trades provision.

125 Wood Street
London EC2V 7AW
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7457 3000
Fax: +44 (0)20 7457 3240

Web: http://www.penningtonslaw.com

Principal Contact:

Tony Riches, Solicitor
Email: tony.riches@penningtonslaw.com

Principal Contact:
Engr MD Golam Sarwar
(Managing Director)
Email: sarwar@prantik.net

Contact: Dennis Kusters

Principal Contact

Associate Director – Cargo Casualty Team: Steven Rowe
Email: steven.rowe@rhl-ct.com

Contact: Bastian Lenge

RollDock Shipping is an owner and operator of five “semisubmersible dock vessels” and three “open wide deck carriers”. All our vessels are tramping world wide. The HQ of RollDock is based in Capelle aan den Ijssel,The Netherlands. Further office hubs are in Houston, Hamburg, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, South Korea and Japan. RollDock’s semisubmersible dock vessels are suitable for the transportation of damaged and salvaged floating objects, which can be loaded and discharged by the so-called FLO-FLO method. We have been involved in well known cases and remain available with our services to the salvage industry in supporting and helping where required.

Main contact: Bert van Grieken, Commercial Director

Sea2Cradle is a maritime consultancy specialising in responsible ship and rig recycling and related services. We assist owners in ensuring their assets get recycled in a safe and environmentally sound way.

As experts in hazardous waste management, we have been involved in some high-profile salvage projects in the past years. In these projects we have overseen the handling and removal of hazardous waste and damaged or contaminated cargoes on behalf of the owner or the insurance company, ensuring compliance with the highest HSE standards and applicable legislation.

Polytechniou 39 – 54626
Thessaloniki
Greece
Tel 0030 2310 511 161 | 0030 2310 512 002,

Email: seawind@rodmar.eu
Website: http://www.rodmar.eu

Principal Contacts:
Mr Spyros Rodopoulos
spyros@rodmar.eu
Cell: + 30 6938043255

Mr Charalampos Rodopoulos
haris@rodmar.eu
Cell: + 30 6945921051

Principal Contacts

Ed Nobel
e: ed.nobel@sirimarine.nl

Description

Safety of people, protection of the environment and the prevention of oil spills are the most important parts of almost every salvage operation. There is a distinct need for more information from a salvage site. In addition to motion monitoring and hull integrity assessment of the casualty, environmental data can provide important information during a salvage operation.
Our motion monitoring equipment provides the salvers with valuable information about the structural integrity and motion of the casualty. We measure, collect and interpret this motion data. If required we can provide independent advice and/or reporting to salvers, owners, authorities, P&I clubs and other parties involved. In addition to the motion monitoring equipment, we offer a “one stop shop” for related environmental services and measurements: wind and waves, currents, tide, subsea survey etc.

Sloane Marine Ltd provides casualty management services – either in attendance on site – or remote.

Principal Contact:

John Simpson
j.simpson@solis-marine.com

Description:

Solis Marine was established in the UK and Singapore in 2012 to provide independent expert advice on maritime and shipping incidents. A third office was opened in Hong Kong in 2013 to expand on operations in the region and to extend the range of services and expertise provided by the organisation.

In 2017 Solis Marine expanded into China with an office based in Shanghai further developing our presence in the Asia Pacific region. Senior consultants have all given expert evidence in Court and Solis Marine also has three Special Casualty Representatives on the panel at Lloyd’s who have been heavily involved in a number of high profile and politically sensitive wreck removal and salvage operations. Naval architects all have practical salvage and wreck removal experience working both on behalf of vessel owners / insurers as well as for salvors directly.
Expert reports have been prepared for court and arbitration hearings on collisions, groundings, tugs and manoeuvring, unsafe ports and berths, cargo issues, passage planning, personal injury, vessel operations, prudent seamanship and damage to submarine pipelines.

Principal Contacts

Alex Macinnes
E-mail : alex.macinnes@tatham-macinnes.com
Sora Jeon
E-mail: sora.jeon@tatham-macinnes.com

Description

We are solicitors specialising in the law of salvage, wreck removal and related areas of practice.

On our team, we have lawyer with industry experience as Master Mariners and in the fields of naval architecture, surveying and engineering. We also have partners who have worked in house at large shipowners. We use the experience and understanding to guide clients through all forms of causalities including, collisions, groundings, salvage, wreck removal and fires.

Principal Contact:

Ole Thalund, Director

Principal Contacts

Mr. Simon Burthem

Description

TMC Marine was established 30 years ago in London. The company has grown substantially and its technical team includes specialists in naval architecture, marine engineering and nautical science.

TMC provides technical investigation and surveying services worldwide to marine insurers, shipowners, managers and operators, law firms, P&I clubs, underwriters, trading houses, salvors and shipyards. The services include investigation work and survey assignments.

Principal Contacts

Simon Tatham
Tel: +44 7885 026554
E-mail: simon.tatham@tugadvise.com
Paul Haworth
Tel: +44 7810 641821
E-mail: paul.haworth@tugadvise.com

Description

We are solicitors, with a team of 17, specialising in the law of tug and towage, salvage, wreck removal and related areas of practice.
Our team comprises some of the most experienced lawyers in the business, with over 250 combined years of practice and having handled over 500 LOF arbitrations. We have 4 ex-mariner solicitors one who was previously for 12 years in-house counsel at a major international tug and salvage operator based in the Netherlands, one King’s Counsel (KC) who was formerly a Lloyd’s Arbitrator and a former Royal Marine amongst the team.
We advise 24/7 a global client base of operators, insurers, P&I Clubs, brokers, charterers or hirers on contracts such as LOF / SCOPIC, SUPPLYTIME, TOWCON / TOWHIRE, UK Standard Conditions for Towage etc, BIMCO wreck removal agreements, BARGEHIRE and hybrid agreements, handling disputes in arbitration or court. We are well-known for our expertise in unlawful detentions, kidnap & ransom. Last but not least, we can advise on sale and purchase contracts.

Principal Contacts:

Capt Ute Hannemann
(Head of Claims – Bremen)
Tel: +49 421 59811-15
Email: uha@vht-online.de

Marcus Kück
(Head of Claims – Hamburg)
Tel: +49 40 301009-15
Email: mku@vht-online.de

The VHT (Verein Hanseatischer Transportversicherer e.V.), is an association of marine insurance companies and underwriting agents in Germany. The VHT emerged in 2000 from the 2 former associations Verein Hamburger Assecuradeure (founded in 1797) and Verein Bremer Seeversicherer e.V. (founded in 1818).
VHT’s main focus is on independent claims handling on behalf of its members and of the insured in the areas of hull & machinery and loss of hire insurance. In addition the VHT provides technical expertise on cargo risks and claims as well as marine warranty surveys. The comprehensive claims management is taken care of by the claims managers from the the Bremen and the Hamburg office. In addition a staff of own surveyors (master mariners, naval architects and marine engineers) is taking care of major cases on a worldwide basis. This does include machinery damage as well as collision and salvage cases. Furthermore the VHT is maintaining a network of more than 300 average agents worldwide for local support in case of damage.
For non-member companies the VHT is providing its services via the VHT Service GmbH.

The W K Webster group provides a total marine claims handling service to insurers, brokers, re-insurers or self-insured owners of cargo or vessels worldwide. Through wholly-owned offices in London, Singapore and New York we are able to assist our principals, and their customers within their respective time zones, on a round the clock basis.
We deal with all aspects of a claim, from physical survey through to determining liability and quantum, alternative disposal and recovery from the party responsible for the damage. Through our network of offices we ensure that each aspect is handled at the most appropriate location without the need to brief a third party. We focus on a commercial, cost-effective solution.
Cargo surveys are performed by our subsidiary International Surveyors & Adjusters, with five offices in the UK as well as Singapore, Rotterdam and Antwerp. Another subsidiary, Seawise Maritime Services, deals with hull surveys from offices in London and Singapore. Our surveyors travel worldwide at short notice. Dedicated subsidiaries in the UK handle carrier’s liability claims for P&I clubs, liability insurers and transport providers.

We retain a worldwide network of cargo and hull survey agents to provide local assistance and inspection. All claims handling and recovery work is concentrated in our own regional offices, to ensure that all technical and legal aspects are observed and consistently applied. The group is a partnership, free from external shareholder influence.

Principal Contacts
Mark Dawson (Associate Director)
Email: mdawson@wkwebster.com

Martin Terrell (Director)
Email: mterrell@wkwebster.com.sg