1. Cargo damage 2. Navigation and shipping accidents 3. Contract disputes in oil and gas 4. Shipbuilding and maintenance disputes 5. Ship management and charter party disputes 6. Bunkering and ship supply 7. Bill of lading disputes 8. Ship recycling disputes 9. Port operations 10. Port maritime services 11. Goods transportation on land 12. Cargo clearance and customs 13. Investment in maritime assets

Role of the Prudent Shipmaster: • Marine accident investigation • Charter Party disputes • Unsafe ports & berths • Due diligence • Navigation • Collisions • Groundings • Seamanship • ISM code • Hold cleanliness • Hatch covers • Cargo stowage & securing Ship operations: • Ship management • Ship performance • Seaworthiness • Passage planning • Fumigation • Liquefaction • Ship-handling • Weather routing • Containers Bulk cargoes: coal, concentrates, grain, ore, fertilizer, steel, timber, rice, sugar, DRI, fines, scrap, cement, sulphur Tankers: crude oil,...

Many years as an Engineer, a Captain and a RYA Instructor • Qualified experienced marine engineer with a degree in electrical engineering For the last 20 years the majority of my work has been with Hatteras Yachts as their International Service Director, and then Sunseeker Yachts travelling worldwide. I have trained military personnel, Border Force, National River Authority and police forces. • Many appearances giving expert evidence in Crown courts • Very familiar with producing detailed reports, photographs...