I have considerable experience on various cargo claims on a variety of goods including timber, paper and steel products, bulk and general cargo as well as refrigerated cargoes. I have also attended major casualties including groundings, fires and flooding/water ingress on behalf of cargo, H & M and P & I clients. I have been actively involved in loading and securing project cargoes, including wind turbine power systems, and have investigated losses/damages to generators, yachts and other items of project equipment. I have also investigated cargo losses by theft, deception, and by fraud, and has also been involved in related loss prevention programmes. I have acted as sale broker on behalf of numerous principals, disposing of various quantities of damaged/off-specification cargoes, including timber, paper, steel, oil, animal feeds, grains and fertilisers. Surveying and Consultancy Experience Ships - Total Loss. Groundings. Sinkings. Capsize. Fires. Explosions. Collapse of stow. Shift/loss of deck cargo. Collision. Personal injuries. Containers - Collapse of stow. Loading and securing. Damage to cargo (general and refrigerated). Road Vehicles - Accidents. Theft. Fraud. Airfreight - Collapse/theft/damage. Securing high value cargo. Project Cargo - Loading and securing. Discharge. Damage/loss investigation. Risk Management. Cargoes - Heating. Water ingress. Collapse/damage. Temperature abuse. Contamination. Infestation.

Carried out major investigations into large cargo losses, marine casualties and warehouse fires/floods.