EUROLINK M. Inc. Services
EUROLINK’s personnel and associates have command experience with oil, chemical and gas tankers, passenger ferries and liners, offshore construction vessels and a broad range of container ships and general cargo vessels, among others.
We will attend to investigate the cause of the incident, the extent of the damage, and possible mitigation.
•Oil, chemical and gas contamination and any shortages caused
•Damage and loss of containers, including an analysis of stowage and lashing calculations
•Bulk cargoes, including their damage, hold cleaning and stowage issues
•General/break bulk cargoes, including steel cargoes, project cargoes and bagged cargoes
•Heavy lift cargoes and lashing failures
•Roll-On Roll-Off cargoes
1) Marine P&I Insurance - Claims Handling and Consultancy
At EUROLINK we understand that the payment of claims is THE main reason why Insureds buy marine insurance.
With our international client portfolio EUROLINK has grown to become a reputable independent specialist P&I broker.
Our unique customer management relation expertise, client-led approach is backed by a commitment to a continuing investment in people and development of our office network.
The result is a unique and unrivalled service.
The ability to handle marine claims promptly and smoothly is one of the resources with which we like to showcase our “full service” approach to business. However, claims for different classes are handled in different ways. In Protection & Indemnity, Hull and Machinery and Freight, Demurrage and Defense risks, for instance, each of the class specialists oversees the handling of all contentious claims.
Our claims handlers work closely with our brokers to facilitate the claim process and to ensure a satisfactory result. There is a distinction between the claims handling role of the broker in different markets. Our emphasis is on making the process, however it is dressed up, as smooth and satisfactory as possible. There is no better way to irritate a client than to underperform on his behalf in the critical area of Marine Claims.
2) Marine Accident Investigations
2a) Marine Cargo Damage
There are so many types of cargo carried at sea these days. EUROLINK’s personnel and associates have worked with general cargo vessels, heavy lifts vessels, oil, chemical and gas tankers, passenger ferries and liners and a broad range of container ships among many others.
EUROLINK’s personnel and associate have command experience with oil, chemical and gas tankers, passenger ferries and liners, offshore construction vessels and a broad range of container ships and general cargo vessels, among others.
We will attend to investigate the cause of the incident, the extent of the damage, and possible mitigation.
•Oil, chemical and gas contamination and any shortages caused
•Damage and loss of containers, including an analysis of stowage and lashing calculations
•Bulk cargoes, including their damage, hold cleaning and stowage issues
•General/break bulk cargoes, including steel cargoes, project cargoes and bagged cargoes
•Heavy lift cargoes and lashing failures
•Roll-On Roll-Off cargoes
2b) Collisions at Sea
EUROLINK is often instructed to investigate post-collision damage to vessels.
Our experienced Master Mariners and naval architects attend to investigate the cause of the collision and the extent of the damage, can prepare expert reports for litigation and advise on:
•Analysis of electronic navigational data
•Navigational aspects of the incident
•Ship handling
•Pollution control
•Assessment of consequential loss, and how to minimize it
•Nature and extent of damage
•Repairs and repair costs
•Speed and angle of blow
2c) Fixed and Floating Object Damage
“Fixed and Floating objects” can be quays, docks, bridges, breakwaters, pipelines, fixed and floating offshore platforms, cargo-handling equipment, or cranes – in short, any maritime structure or associated equipment.
We can:
•Prepare expert reports for litigation
•Evaluate the cause, nature and extent of the damage
•Advise on the repair schedule and costs
•Advise on or manage temporary repairs
•Assess consequential loss, and how to minimize it
•Source specialist second-hand equipment to speed up the repair process
•Advise on invitations to tender, bid evaluations and give technical advice on contracts
2d) Hull & Machinery
EUROLINK’s personnel and associates can investigate the cause, nature and extent of damage or failure for all types of hull and machinery claims.
If required we can also manage the repair process. Our expertise includes the following:
•Main propulsion
•DP (dynamic positioning) systems
•Auxiliary engines and electrical generators
•Main and auxiliary boilers
•Steering gear
•Machinery and machinery spaces
•Cargo-handling equipment
•Hull and vessel structure
2e) Marine Pollution
Marine Pollution is a frequent result of marine casualties, and can be caused by fuel, chemical and also dry cargo spillages.
We have attended major pollution incidents, and have also provided pollution prevention advice to a range of clients. We can help with:
•Fuel oil removal from casualties – submerged or stranded
•Pollution prevention methods following a casualty
•Marine Pollution Clean-up methods
•Claims handling and review
2f) Marine Salvage & Wreckage Removal
EUROLINK’s specialists have considerable expertise in advising on and attending salvage and wreck removal operations, in a consulting or surveying capacity.
Our specialist knowledge includes:
•Preliminary advice on marine salvage feasibility
•Advising on tendering process for wreck removal, bid evaluation and technical advice on contracts
•Monitoring and assessing strength and stability during marine salvage or wreckage removal operations
•Pollution prevention and control
•Lightering operations
•Bunker and cargo removal operations
3) Port Captain Services
We provide Port Captain/Supercargo services for shipping lines Owners or Charterers, loading their cargoes at any ports in USA, Canada, Central and South America. We have extensive logistical knowledge of both the ports administration and the workforce practices at those ports. Coupled with our experience in the handling and stowage of cargoes shipped through all major ports of Americas, we can provide the expertise to ensure that your cargoes are handled correctly, stowed safely and loaded in the most cost efficient and expeditious manner.
Our service includes:
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Initial pre-planning, planning, coordinating and supervising of the loading operation liaising with
Stevedores and Terminals. .
•Continuous on board supervision of the operation, for the entire period of the loading/discharging.
•Monitoring and reporting on production.
•Ordering of labour ensuring the appropriate manning for the cargo operation.
•Preparation of hatchlists with details of sequential marks and tonnage loaded per floor.
•Assistance on signing of mates receipts, letters of indemnity, non-conforming cargo letters and
statement of facts.
•Detailed report on the loading / discharge operations.
4) Expediting Services - Oil Cargo Loss Control
Our loss control team of superintendents and expeditors provides onsite attendance all over the world during loading, discharging or STS operations, of crudes, products and chemicals on behalf of major oil companies, traders, shipowners or charterers.
