Reed Smith LLP
Biography
The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2RS
Tel: +44 (0)20 3116 3000
Fax: +44 (0)20 3116 3999
Website: http://www.reedsmith.com
Offices in: Hong Kong, Piraeus, Sao Paolo, Abu Dhabi, Paris, Beijing
Description
The Shipping Group’s Admiralty Department is one of the leading “wet” practices, a number of the team being ex-Master Mariners. The international client base includes owners, hull underwriters, P&I Clubs, salvors and charterers.
We have been involved in many well known cases (including the Selendang Ayu, Hanjin Pennsylvania and Kariba/Tricolor). We advise on technical disputes, jurisdictional matters and disputes arising from collisions and groundings, fires, total losses, oil and HNS pollution, salvage and limitation, as well as providing casualty management services.
The Department operates a 24-hour casualty information line and members of the Casualty Response Team are available to travel at a moment’s notice.
We work regularly with independent surveyors and other experts in most maritime countries. We are able to advise clients on, and instruct, appropriate professionals at short notice. We also involve, as and when necessary, our own overseas offices with Admiralty law experience, to ensure proper co-ordination and handling of the case simultaneously in two or more countries.
Principal Contacts
Richard Gunn Email: rgunn@reedsmith.com
Remolcadores Ultratug Ltda.
Biography
Principal Contacts:
Carlos Bastias
carlos.bastias@ultratug.com
Cristian Lyon
cristian.lyon@ultratug.com
Resolve Marine
Biography
Principal Contact
Daniel Dettor
e: ddettor@resolvemarine.com
Richards Hogg Lindley (India) Ltd.
Biography
Principal Contact
Director: Alex Pinto
Email: alex.pinto@ctplc.com
RN Salvamento
Biography
Principal Contacts:
Carlos L. Paz (Chairman)
Alberto E Rodriguez (Vice Chairman)
Juan Manuel Paz (Operational Manager)
Ing. Francisco Defferrari (Engineering)
RollDock Shipping B.V.
Biography
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.
Sansha Haiping Rescue & Salvage
Sauvetage Maritime Ocean Inc.
Biography
Principal Contacts:
Gordon Bain
Jacques Tanguay
Sea Wolf Marine Transportation LLC
Biography
Primary Contact:
Capt William Wittich
tug@seawolfmarinegroup.com
(201)628-5410
Mr Steven Reiss
steve@seawolfmarinegroup.com
(201) 852-1788
+1 201 628 5410 (mobile)
Sea Wolf Marine Group includes: SEA WOLF MARINE TRANSPORTATION, SEA WOLF MARINE INC., WITTICH SALVAGE, LLC.
Sea2Cradle B.V.
Biography
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.
Seacontractors
Biography
Contact:
Paul Vermeulen, Commercial Director
e: vermeulen@seacontractors.com
SeaOwl
Seawind Hellas P.C.
Biography
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
Secretary of State’s Representative (SOSREP)
Biography
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Bay 1/14 Spring Place
105 Commercial Road
Southampton
Hampshire SO15 1EG
UK
Tel: +44 (0) 2380 329517
Fax: +44 (0) 2380 329321
Email: stephan.hennig@sosrep.gov.uk
Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency
Description
The post of Secretary of State’s Representative (SOSREP) was established as part of the UK Government’s response to Lord Donaldson’s review of salvage, intervention and command and control.
On behalf of the Secretary of State, the SOSREP oversees, controls and, if necessary, intervenes to exercise “ultimate command and control”. He acts in the overriding interest of the UK in salvage operations in UK waters involving vessels or fixed platforms, where there is significant risk of pollution. Adoption of this approach represents an international first for the UK.
Whilst completely independent, the SOSREP is based at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) Headquarters in Southampton and relies upon the resources provided by the agency. The MCA is responsible throughout the UK for implementing the Government’s maritime safety policy. This includes co-ordinating search and rescue at sea (through Her Majesty’s Coastguard) and ensuring that ships meet UK and international safety rules. The MCA works to prevent the loss of lives at the coast and at sea, to ensure that ships are safe and to prevent coastal pollution.
Principal Contacts
SOSREP: Stephan Hennig Email: stephan.hennig@sosrep.gov.uk
Servimagnus S.A.
Biography
Servimagnus is a leading company in salvage and wreck removal operations, scrapping, heavy lift, aids to navigations maintenance, dredging and hydraulic work throughout Argentina and the South American region. It provides innovative and high-quality services not only having a staff of professionals and highly trained crew committed to its activities, but also with a diversified fleet of large equipment like the two biggest floating cranes in the region, tugs, workboats and dredgers.
Siri Marine BV
Biography
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.
Skuld
Biography
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 1376 Vika
N-0114 Oslo, Norway
Principal Contact:
Andreas Øgrey
Senior Vice President, Global Head Casualty and Major Claims
e-mail: andreas.ogrey@skuld.com
Description:
Skuld is a world-leading marine insurance provider with a strong financial position and an ‘A’ rating with Standard & Poor’s. We cater to the needs of shipowners, the offshore and energy sector, charterers and traders and the superyacht community. Skuld was established in 1897 as a P&I club for Scandinavian shipowners. Since then, we have grown into a diversified marine insurer and now offer bespoke covers through Skuld P&I and Skuld Hull. With headquarters in Oslo and a worldwide office network of around 300 highly skilled employees, we provide our members and clients with service and competence they can rely on, 24 hours a day.
SmartDives LLC
SMIT Salvage BV
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Principal Contact:
Richard Janssen, Managing Director
Solar Salvage Services Inc.
Biography
Company officers/Directors
Chairman : Mr. Korkut Omur
Contact: Managing Director Mr. Emra Kizilay
emra.kizilay@solarsalvage.com
Solis Marine Consultants LLP
Biography
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.
Spanopoulos Group
Subtech (Pty) Ltd
Biography
Principal Contacts:
Anton van Zyl, Managing Director
anton@subtech.co.za
Tatham Macinnes LLP
Biography
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.
Temporary Works Design BV
Biography
TWD is an engineering design consultancy actively involved in salvage, offshore wind, oil and gas and heavy civil projects world wide for the past 12 years. Our team is comprised +150 engineers, naval architects and designers, with offices in Rotterdam, London and Athens. Typically, our projects are bespoke solutions for T&I of heavy components in marine environments. TWD has been working closely together with several members of the ISU on projects like Costa Concordia, Flinterstar and Kea Trader. Throughout our active areas we design seafastenings, lifting tools, lift operations design, afloat stability analysis and ballasting procedure design. We also offer procurement and fabrication assistance services world-wide. With the recent cooperation with several well experienced salvage masters, TWD strives to further support this industry. We comply with all requirements of certifying authorities. Our in-house expertise in mechanical and structural engineering and naval architecture allows us a reputation to rapidly respond to requests in a diligent manner.
Thalund Shipping ApS
Biography
Principal Contact:
Ole Thalund, Director
The Admiralty Solicitors Group
Biography
Protecting and promoting high standards in the practice of English Maritime Law, the Admiralty Solicitors Group (ASG) was formed in 1972 to promote and preserve standards in the practice of maritime law in England. ASG member firms all have established reputations in maritime law and are committed to the continued development of England, and particularly London, as a maritime legal centre. Although the group was established principally with Admiralty Law matters in mind its interests now also embrace ‘dry’ matters: carriage of goods, sale and purchase, insurance and all other aspects of shipping law in which member firms play a prominent part.
Many if not most firms have among their practitioners Master Mariners or other ex-seafarers also qualified as lawyers. This industry ‘inside knowledge’ gives case-handlers a unique and thoroughly practical insight into the issues to be resolved in cases, resulting in a cost-efficient approach.
The Group meets regularly to discuss current issues that affect the efficient practice of English maritime law. Over the years the ASG has developed and agreed standard wordings: for instance, guarantee and jurisdiction wordings which are regularly accepted internationally in the shipping and insurance industries, thus saving time and money by avoiding unnecessary drafting and negotiation. The Group is represented on committees and working parties including the Commercial Court Users Committee and the Lloyd’s Salvage Group and is consulted by other organizations on shipping issues and the development of maritime law.
The ASG offers a panel of experienced practitioners to act as arbitrators in small collision and salvage cases and a panel of solicitor mediators.
The American Salvage Association
Biography
The American Salvage Association is an industry association with the aims of improving salvage response and discussing and resolving issues common to the membership.
Issues of safety, insurance, increased training, adequate salvage assets, and responder immunity are high on the ASA agenda. The ASA and its members are committed to working together in a co-operative manner. A review of membership assets, in order to create a database of asset availability throughout the country, complements each member’s capabilities.
ASA members have the physical assets, experienced personnel, financial strength, insurability and a record of past performance that guarantees that the very best effort is being made to protect the environment and assure success in the shortest possible time.
The Baltic Exchange Ltd
Biography
The Baltic Exchange is the world’s only maritime marketplace. It maintains professional standards, resolves disputes and provides market information – including the Baltic indices. With over 500 member companies from all parts of the world, its international members handle a very large proportion of all dry cargo and tanker fixtures.
More than half the world’s new and secondhand tonnage is bought and sold by Baltic members in a market. Commissions from chartering and sale and purchase in 2002 (latest available figures) amounted to more than US$0.5 billion.
The Baltic Exchange publishes: Baltic Dry Index, Baltic Capesize Index (11 routes), Baltic Panamax Index (seven routes), Baltic Handymax Index (six routes), Baltic Dirty Tanker Index (11 routes), Baltic Clean Tanker Index (five routes), Baltic Ship Valuation Assessment (four vessel types), Baltic Liquified Petroleum Gas (one route), Baltic Forward Assessment (four routes), dry cargo fixture list and market reports.
The London Shipping Law Centre
Biography
The London Shipping Law Centre delivers continuing professional education in maritime law and related subjects. The Centre brings together experts from many areas which influence the practical and academic aspects of maritime law and so affect its development. It informs and advises on current legal issues and global problems concerning maritime safety, protection of the environment and security. The Centre promotes reform in the law and enables the concerns of industry to be heard openly at a neutral forum.
The maritime industry has an international character. Given the strict regulatory environment in which it operates, the industry always faces important issues in which both regulators and industry require education. The Centre has excellent relationships with the IMO, the EU, academic institutions and the London and international shipping communities. It will continue to play a pivotal role in education, research and in promoting dialogue between the industry and regulators.
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Founding Director; Dr Aleka Mandaraka-Sheppard Email: shipping@ucl.ac.uk
Executive Manager: Gerard Matthews Email: shipping@ucl.ac.uk