Expansion of Our Fixed & Floating Object Damage Capabilities with the Appointment of Martin Pownall

Martin is a qualified engineer and an accredited inspector of lifting operations/equipment, with extensive experience of all types of cranes and lifting gear. He joins our team to provide specialist expertise on cases where port or ship-board cranes and lifting equipment have sustained damage and as part of our engineering and FFOD team,  provides expertise in:

Investigating damage to all types of cranes and lifting gear, including container gantry / STS cranes, terminal handling equipment (RTG, RMG and similar), mobile harbour cranes and ship-board cranes;
Providing advice on the fair repair costs for the damage and managing the repair programme;
Recommending strategies and design for remedial and permanent repair to minimise down-time and business interruption;
Inspection and auditing of cranes and lifting equipment for inventory and maintenance programmes;
Already well known for FFOD work, Martin’s appointment means that we can provide our clients with a complete and seamless service for cases where port and ship-board cranes or lifting equipment have sustained damage.  For example, recent work that we have undertaken using this enhanced expertise includes:

Investigation into STS crane contact and damage evaluation, advising on remedial repairs, repair operations and costs, including site attendances during repairs on behalf of the vessel owners and the P&I Clubs;
Investigation into the collapse of a shipboard crane that resulted in serious injuries to 2 crew members;
Allegations of rough handling of cargo by charterers, including crane wire failures;
Total failure of a cargo handling derrick due to exceedance of the handling criteria;
Waves Group is a UK based marine consultancy firm, with extensive experience of problem solving for marine incidents and casualties.  With a growing multi-disciplinary team of specialists, we operate globally to investigate casualties and manage the situation to protect our client’s interests from the point of first, rapid response through to the resolution of claims and where necessary acting as independent expert witness for legal proceedings globally.

Please see our website www.waves.capedigital.co.uk for details of our services and expertise and contact us to discuss how we may assist you.