Services & Specialisations
GMS Marine provides marine surveying, claims and adjusting, risk management, container insurance surveying, valuation, specialist technical services, professional consultancy and Sertu solutions across the maritime, insurance and logistics industries.
Our multidisciplinary capabilities combine practical marine experience, insurance knowledge and technical expertise to provide independent assessments and practical solutions for insurers, P&I interests, shipowners, ports, logistics operators, financiers and other stakeholders.
GMS Marine provides independent technical surveys for vessels, cargo and marine transportation activities.
Services include:
- Pre-Entry & Pre-Hire Survey
- Pre-Shipment, Loading & Unloading Survey
- Goods-in-Transit Survey
- Route & Marine Warranty Survey
- Tug & Tow, Seaworthiness & Draft Survey
- Stowing, Securing & Lashing Survey
- Project Cargo and Cargo-on-Barge Survey
Assignments may be supported by aerial, sonar or underwater inspection capabilities where appropriate.
- Pre-Entry & Pre-Hire Survey
- Pre-Shipment, Loading & Unloading Survey
- Goods-in-Transit Survey
- Route & Marine Warranty Survey
- Tug & Tow, Seaworthiness & Draft Survey
- Stowing, Securing & Lashing Survey
- Project Cargo and Cargo-on-Barge Survey
Assignments may be supported by aerial, sonar or underwater inspection capabilities where appropriate.
Marine & Transit Survey
GMS Marine provides independent investigation, technical assessment and claims support for marine losses.
Claims services include:
- Protection & Indemnity (P&I)
- Hull & Machinery (H&M)
- Cargo / Goods-in-Transit
- Container Damage
- Claim Investigation
- Independent Survey & Investigation
Our experience covers collision, grounding, machinery damage, cargo and reefer losses, wreck removal, crew injury and other marine casualty matters.
- Protection & Indemnity (P&I)
- Hull & Machinery (H&M)
- Cargo / Goods-in-Transit
- Container Damage
- Claim Investigation
- Independent Survey & Investigation
Our experience covers collision, grounding, machinery damage, cargo and reefer losses, wreck removal, crew injury and other marine casualty matters.
Claims & Adjusting
GMS Marine provides risk assessment and forensic services to identify hazards, investigate incidents and support loss-prevention decisions.
Services include:
- Terminal & Warehouse Risk Assessment
- Ship Repairer's Liability / Builder's All Risks
- Machinery, Bunker & Vessel Condition Assessment
- Crew & Office Management Assessment
- Marine Traffic Risk Assessment
- Forensic Fire Investigation
- Origin & Cause Determination
- Fire Risk Assessment
- Incident Reconstruction & Expert Technical Opinion
- Terminal & Warehouse Risk Assessment
- Ship Repairer's Liability / Builder's All Risks
- Machinery, Bunker & Vessel Condition Assessment
- Crew & Office Management Assessment
- Marine Traffic Risk Assessment
- Forensic Fire Investigation
- Origin & Cause Determination
- Fire Risk Assessment
- Incident Reconstruction & Expert Technical Opinion
Risk Management & Forensic Services
GMS Marine provides independent container inspection and insurance-related services throughout the container lifecycle.
Services include:
- Damage & Cause Assessment
- Cargo-Worthy Assessment
- Container Grading
- Estimate of Repair (EOR)
- Pre-Purchase & On-Hire / Off-Hire Inspection
- Repairable vs Beyond Economical Repair Opinion
- Fire Damage Assessment
- Demurrage & Detention
- Reefer Temperature Data Review
Inspections apply recognised IICL terminology, CEDEX codes where applicable, measurement tools and photographic evidence.
- Damage & Cause Assessment
- Cargo-Worthy Assessment
- Container Grading
- Estimate of Repair (EOR)
- Pre-Purchase & On-Hire / Off-Hire Inspection
- Repairable vs Beyond Economical Repair Opinion
- Fire Damage Assessment
- Demurrage & Detention
- Reefer Temperature Data Review
Inspections apply recognised IICL terminology, CEDEX codes where applicable, measurement tools and photographic evidence.
CONTAINER INSURANCE & SURVEY
GMS Marine provides independent vessel and marine asset valuations for financing, purchasing and sum-insured purposes.
Valuation experience includes:
- Oil Tankers
- Landing Craft / Cargo Ships
- Passenger Craft
- Patrol Vessels
- Passenger Boats
Each assignment considers the asset, its condition and the purpose for which the valuation is required.
- Oil Tankers
- Landing Craft / Cargo Ships
- Passenger Craft
- Patrol Vessels
- Passenger Boats
Each assignment considers the asset, its condition and the purpose for which the valuation is required.
Valuation
GMS Marine provides professional marine consultancy and training focused on practical industry knowledge, competency development and improved professional standards.
Current areas include:
- Marine Risk — Nuts & Bolts
- Marine Cargo Insurance
- Hull & Machinery Business
- Pleasure Craft
Programmes combine industry knowledge with the practical marine, insurance and technical experience of the GMS Marine team.
- Marine Risk — Nuts & Bolts
- Marine Cargo Insurance
- Hull & Machinery Business
- Pleasure Craft
Programmes combine industry knowledge with the practical marine, insurance and technical experience of the GMS Marine team.
Consultancy & Training
GMS Marine provides integrated Sertu solutions for marine, commercial, industrial, supply-chain and institutional environments.
Our Sertu offering covers:
- Specialist Sertu Services
- Sertu Products
- Professional Training
- Consultation & Advisory
Applications include containers and logistics, warehouses, ship galleys, commercial premises, manufacturing facilities and institutions.
- Specialist Sertu Services
- Sertu Products
- Professional Training
- Consultation & Advisory
Applications include containers and logistics, warehouses, ship galleys, commercial premises, manufacturing facilities and institutions.
Sertu Services
Experience
980+
CASES HANDLED
1450+
SURVEYS COMPlETED