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 surveys at U.S. ports for shipowners, operators, charterers, cargo owners, commodity traders, P&I clubs, marine insurers, bunker suppliers and their agents.
Amica Marine is appointed by shipowners, ship managers and operators, time and voyage charterers, cargo owners, commodity and marine traders, P&I clubs, marine insurers, bunker suppliers and buyers, and port agents acting for these principals, when their vessels or cargo call at U.S. ports.
Different principals need different answers from the same vessel call. An owner wants to defend against unfounded claims; a charterer wants accurate bunker and condition records at delivery and redelivery; a trader wants to know the quantity and quality of the cargo bought or sold; an insurer wants to know the cause and size of a loss. We scope each survey around the appointing party’s question.
Shipowners, managers and operators use our surveys to document vessel and hold condition at delivery and redelivery, defend cargo shortage and damage claims, record bunker quantities, obtain independent draft and tanker figures, and assess hull and machinery damage after casualties at Gulf Coast ports.
Charterers, traders and cargo owners use our surveys to verify quantities by draft survey, gauging or tally, control sampling and chain of custody, supervise loading and discharge, inspect holds and tanks before loading, and document damage or contamination for claims and recovery.
Many of these clients are based in Singapore, China, Japan, South Korea, India, Bangladesh, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Greece, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands. We work by phone and email around the clock so they can instruct surveys in their own business hours.
P&I clubs and marine insurers use our surveys to establish the facts, cause and quantum of cargo, liability and hull claims. Bunker suppliers and buyers use them to verify delivered quantities, witness sampling and support or resolve shortage and quality disputes.
For clubs and insurers, early evidence is the priority. For bunker suppliers, the priority is a documented delivery that withstands later challenge. See P&I club surveys, hull and machinery surveys and bunker surveys.
These answers cover what new clients ask before appointing Amica Marine for the first time at a U.S. port. For a specific vessel, cargo or incident, contact us 24/7 at 404-390-2132 or info@amicamarine.com.
Yes. Agents often instruct surveys for owners or charterers. We confirm the principal, who receives the report and who pays before attendance.
Yes, on different cases. On a given case we act for the party that appoints us and record findings as observed.
Yes, with the appointing party’s agreement. Tell us the recipients when instructing the survey.
Yes. Quotations and invoices are issued to the appointing party wherever it is based, with payment terms confirmed before attendance.
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.
