Independent marine surveyors & cargo inspection at U.S. ports
24/7 Survey Inquiries: 404-390-2132 | info@amicamarine.com
Independent marine surveyors & cargo inspection at U.S. ports
24/7 Survey Inquiries: 404-390-2132 | info@amicamarine.com
Independent marine surveying, cargo inspection and bunker verification for international shipping and cargo interests at U.S. ports.
Amica Marine is an independent marine surveying company serving commercial vessels at U.S. seaports. We provide vessel attendance, cargo inspection, bunker quantity verification, loading and discharge supervision and damage surveys for owners, charterers, cargo interests, P&I clubs and insurers.
Amica Marine works for the parties who need an independent record of what happened on board a vessel or at a terminal in the United States. Our clients include shipowners, ship managers and operators, time and voyage charterers, cargo owners and commodity traders, P&I clubs, marine insurers, bunker suppliers and the agents they appoint.
Our attendance area covers major U.S. seaports on the Gulf, Atlantic and Pacific coasts, with particular depth on the Gulf Coast, where much of the country’s crude oil, refined products, chemicals, grain, coal, steel and project cargo is loaded and discharged. Survey inquiries are answered 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
We focus on the practical questions principals need answered: how much cargo or fuel was loaded or delivered, what condition the vessel and cargo were in, and what caused a loss or damage. Our reports are written so commercial teams, claims handlers and lawyers can act on them.
Independent marine surveying means we record measurements, conditions and events as found, without adjusting figures to suit any party. We act for the party that appoints us, but our reports show readings, photographs and assumptions openly so other parties can verify the findings.
Independence is the reason principals appoint a surveyor. A figure that depends on the ship alone, the terminal alone or one side of a trade is open to challenge. A figure produced independently, with every reading and correction recorded, can be checked and relied upon.
In practice, independence means:
Amica Marine provides independent commercial and insurance surveys. We do not issue class or statutory certificates, which are the responsibility of classification societies and flag-state authorities.
Amica Marine works with international clients by phone and email around the clock, in English. Principals in Asia, the Middle East and Europe can instruct a survey during their working day, receive scope and quotation in writing, and get findings and reports without waiting for U.S. office hours.
Many of our clients are based outside the United States: shipowners in Greece, Japan, Singapore and South Korea; charterers and traders in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, India and Europe; insurers and P&I clubs in London and Scandinavia. When their vessel calls at a U.S. port, they need a surveyor they can instruct quickly and trust to report clearly.
Our process is built for that situation: a 24/7 inquiry line, written scope and quotation before attendance, a surveyor matched to the port, vessel and cargo, and reports structured for international readers. See our survey process and what our reports include.
Amica Marine coordinates surveyor attendance at major U.S. seaports, including Houston, Galveston, Texas City, Freeport, Corpus Christi, Beaumont, Port Arthur, Lake Charles, the Lower Mississippi River and Mobile.
Port knowledge matters in marine surveying. River current on the Mississippi, brackish water in the Houston Ship Channel, multi-berth chemical loadings, offshore lightering and terminal security requirements all affect how a survey is planned and how reliable its results are. See U.S. ports we serve for port-by-port details.
These answers cover what new clients most often ask about Amica Marine before instructing a first survey at a U.S. port. For a specific vessel or incident, contact us 24/7 at 404-390-2132 or info@amicamarine.com.
Yes. Amica Marine is independent of shipowners, terminals, bunker suppliers and cargo interests, and reports measurements and conditions as found to the party that appoints us.
We offer bunker, draft, tanker, chemical and dry bulk cargo surveys, loading and discharge supervision, P&I, hull and machinery, cargo damage, project cargo, vessel condition, tally and sampling surveys.
Yes. Survey inquiries are answered 24/7, including weekends and U.S. holidays, by phone at 404-390-2132 and by email at info@amicamarine.com.
No. We provide independent commercial and insurance surveys. Class and statutory certificates are issued only by classification societies and flag-state authorities.
Send the vessel name, port, ETA and survey type. We respond to survey inquiries 24/7 and coordinate surveyor attendance at major U.S. seaports on the Gulf, Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
