MEET OUR EXPERT TEAM
The staff surveyors of LGSA Marine are internationally acknowledged for their professionalism and expertise. Our surveyors are from either marine backgrounds or are from the marine cargo industry. Our senior surveyors provide many years of surveying experience dealing with cargo issues and casualty investigations.
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Our surveyors are members of a number of professional bodies including: The British Association of Cargo Surveyors and The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology.
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ANDREW TURNER
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Senior Marine Engineer Surveyor
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(Hull office)
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Marine Engineer - Royal Navy.
Hull & machinery inspections, casualties, collisions, dock property damages, groundings and salvage. P&I condition surveys, on hire, off hire surveys, heavy lifts, project cargo and towage approvals. Technical support in litigation and arbitration. Machinery damage in transit.
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ANDREW TURNER
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Senior Marine Engineer Surveyor
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(Hull office)
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NIGEL SMITH
Senior Marine Cargo Surveyor
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(Gravesend office)
NIGEL SMITH
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Background in port operations, stevedoring and cargo superintendency. Cargo surveys including vegetable oils, seeds and bulk foodstuffs, timber, steel, refrigerated cargoes and containers, outturn surveys. Heavy lift project cargo and marine warranty surveys. Towage approval, on hire, off hire surveys.
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NIGEL SMITH
Senior Marine Cargo Surveyor
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(Gravesend office)
JASON STANIFORTH
Senior Marine Cargo Surveyor
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(Hull office)
JASON STANIFORTH
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Background in cargo operations and cargo superintendency. Cargo surveys including general bulk cargoes, grains, timber, steel, refrigerated cargoes and containers, outturn surveys. Heavy lift project cargo and marine warranty surveys. On hire, off hire surveys. Draft surveys. Pre-loading hold inspections. General Average. Loss investigations. Warehouse fire investigations.
JASON STANIFORTH
Senior Marine Cargo Surveyor
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(Hull office)
STEVEN EXETER
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Marine Cargo Surveyor
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(Grangemouth office)
STEVEN EXETER
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Marine Cargo Surveyor
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(Grangemouth office)
STEVEN EXETER
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Steven has spent a number of years working at sea before returning to land based positions in the maritime industry with a particular expertise in bulk liquid transfers which includes large vessels and shore based terminals. Steven also has over 10 years of experience conducting draft/bunker and condition surveys. Experienced in a number of different vessel surveys including on hire, off hire, towage approval and lashing and securing.
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steven.exeter@lgsamarine.co.uk
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JOHN MALLION
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Marine Cargo Surveyor
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(Liverpool office)
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Background in cargo supervision and superintendency. General cargo surveys, with particular experience in steel, scrap metal and fertilizer cargoes, both bagged and bulk. Draft surveys.
john.mallion@lgsaliverpool.co.uk
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JOHN MALLION
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Marine Cargo Surveyor
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(Liverpool office)
JOE SMITH
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Marine Cargo Surveyor
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(Gravesend office)
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Conversant with general cargo surveys including vegetable oils and bulk foodstuffs, contaminated cargoes, all types of refrigerated cargoes and dry van containers. Desktop surveys and investigations.
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JOE SMITH
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Marine Cargo Surveyor
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(Gravesend office)