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Marine Surveyors in the United States: Gulf, Coastal and Lakes Ports

Marine surveyors in the United States work a coastline that stretches from Houston and New Orleans on the Gulf, through Norfolk, New York City and Boston, to Los Angeles, Oakland and Seattle, plus Great Lakes ports like Cleveland. Foreign-flag ships face USCG examinations, so check requirements first.

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  • 238 Individuals

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PSC regime
US Coast Guard national PSC program; Tokyo MOU (observer)
ECA status
Partly in ECAs: North American ECA (all main coasts, main Hawaiian Islands); US Caribbean ECA (Puerto Rico, USVI)
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LR Marine Consulting, LLC Company

LR Marine Consulting, LLC

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Morgan City, United States

LR Marine Consulting, LLC is led by principal surveyor James Bailey, who has a background in the oil and energy industry covering warranty work, inspection and project management, and co-owner Denise Bailey. Its work includes surveys at the start and end of charters, tie-down and trip-and-tow surveys, damage surveys and Vanuatu flag inspections along the Gulf, East and West Coasts and overseas. The Morgan City team includes a younger James Bailey training as a surveyor and IT and operations staff.

Cargo Quantity & Quality Survey Damage Survey Vessel Commercial Surveys
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K2-Maritime Company

K2-Maritime

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Seattle, United States

K2-Maritime is the practice of Kyle Gundersen, an ABYC Certified Advisor and NAMS associate surveyor for yachts and small craft whose 30-plus years cover running and managing yachts and moving marine cargo internationally. He has sailed over 70,000 nautical miles on ocean deliveries and offshore races and has been captain, manager or technical lead on vessels of 40 to 170 ft. His work covers C&V surveys, assessments for buyers and technical inspections of sail and power boats.

Vessel Condition Assessment Vessel S&P Condition Assessment Vessel Safety Inspection
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Johnson Marine Services, LLC Company

Johnson Marine Services, LLC

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Destrehan, United States

Johnson Marine Services, LLC is a family business founded by Jim Johnson, who joined the US Navy in 1969, served in Vietnam and on the repair ship USS Ajax, and later worked as a shipyard welder while studying. He became a marine surveyor and over 30 years worked for a barge line, managed repair yards and terminals and spent time in salvage before starting his own firm. It surveys on the inland rivers and across the Gulf Coast, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Vessel Technical Inspections
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James Neville & Company, Inc. Company

James Neville & Company, Inc.

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Ocala, United States

James Neville & Company, Inc. is a veteran-owned survey, investigation and adjusting firm in ocean and inland marine, serving the marine insurance market, focused on cargo and logistics claims. Its main office is on West Anthony Road in Ocala, Florida, with a branch in Galveston, Texas, and it serves the Southeastern US while travelling or using a network of independent surveyors for jobs abroad. It offers emergency response at any hour and aims to contact the claimant on the day an assignment arrives.

Damage Survey P& I Condition Survey Risk Assessment Surveys
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French Marine Surveyor Company

French Marine Surveyor

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Gif-sur-Yvette, United States

French Marine Surveyors (FMS) is a French survey firm on Route de la Noue in Gif-sur-Yvette, reachable around the clock for urgent cases. It inspects damaged cargo and writes independent factual reports on its condition and the likely cause. It also supervises the loading, discharge and stowage of heavy and out-of-gauge lifts and advises on lifting, handling, blocking and lashing.

Damage Survey
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Engine Surveyors, LLC Company

Engine Surveyors, LLC

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Jupiter, United States

Engine Surveyors, LLC (Engine Surveyor of South Florida) is owned by Gary A. Gillespie and carries out diesel and gasoline marine engine surveys across the Southeastern US and worldwide, from Jupiter, Florida. Gary's career includes work as a mechanic, warranty and service inspector, fleet maintenance manager, engine rebuilder, dealer and captain, and he has given expert testimony and investigated failures. Much of his work comes from yacht brokers and referrals.

Vessel S&P Condition Assessment Vessel Technical Inspections
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Eastern Marine Services, Inc. Company

Eastern Marine Services, Inc.

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Baltimore, United States

Eastern Marine Services, Inc. is a Baltimore marine contractor with more than twenty years of work for federal, state, municipal and private clients, using ADCI-certified dive crews. Besides marine construction, salvage and hull husbandry, its inspection side carries out inspections of Coast Guard and Navy vessels, NDT, cathodic protection checks and underwater video inspections with written reports, and it handles insurance investigations. It runs a 24-hour emergency line.

Damage Survey Vessel Technical Inspections
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Currents Marine Survey Company

Currents Marine Survey

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Fox Island, United States

Currents Marine Survey is run by Ron Thompson, a SAMS Surveyor Associate, NAMS associate and ABYC member who has spent his life on Puget Sound. He worked in several marine sectors, including designing fibreglass components for RIBs and other small boats, and has sailed the Pacific Northwest's inland waters and further afield. His pre-purchase surveys use non-destructive methods and check the vessel against US federal regulations and industry standards.

Vessel Condition Assessment Vessel S&P Condition Assessment
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Corsica River Marine Surveys Company

Corsica River Marine Surveys

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Stevensville, United States

Corsica River Marine Surveys covers Annapolis, Baltimore, Washington DC and nearby areas. Its surveyor is a SAMS AMS, is associated with ABYC and is an accepted AIMU member; his grandfather built warships at Bethlehem Steel in Baltimore for 35 years. Pre-purchase surveys include structure, a haul-out, sea trial and all onboard systems, and the written report, with fair market value and recommendations, usually follows within 24 hours. Buyers are encouraged to attend, and a virtual survey option is offered.

Damage Survey Vessel Condition Assessment Vessel S&P Condition Assessment
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Cook Marine Consultants, LLC Company

Cook Marine Consultants, LLC

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New Orleans, United States

Cook Marine Consultants, LLC offers marine surveys, port captain work and advice on transport and logistics, with its consultants and surveyors based mainly in New Orleans. It coordinates between the parties involved in moving goods from the manufacturer to the final destination, and has handled large projects. Its wider team includes technical, engineering and naval architecture staff, mariners and outside specialists.

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