Lack of or wrong efforts made in the initial stages of an emergency can be huge cost drivers. Time will be lost which may cause unnecessary exposure for the stakeholders.

HOL Maritime Services can provide experts with extensive experience in handling marine emergencies. We are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by telephone and email to advise to assist and protect the interests of our clients in any way we can. 

We will as soon as appointed obtain relevant information and start the evaluation of the required emergency response during the first stages of an emergency such as grounding, collision, fire and vessels adrift, to enable our Clients to always be in a position to respond quickly and professionally in order to mitigate loss. 

Some examples of the ways in which we can assist includes:

• Evaluation of the reponse requirements 
• Evaluation and advice on salvage operations including methodology and the utilisation of crafts, equipment, and personnel
• Estimation of the exposure based on the first info obtained
• Hull Modelling
• Estimation of salvage costs
• Evaluation and advice on bunker and cargo removal operations. 
• Attendance on-site to monitor and report daily on the operational progress 
• Liaison with local and national authorities
• Sourcing and negotiating with local manpower
• Monitor and account for third party contractors
• Supporting client representatives and crew
  
  

LOF – SCOPIC

When a LOF is awarded for a casualty, the Salvor is often invoking SCOPIC and at such time we have Special Casualty Representatives, Special H&M and Special Cargo Representatives with the necessary and required experience and qualifications to attend any typy of casualty.

Our surveyors have extensive and diversified shipboard and land-based experience. HOL Maritime Services can, therefore, offer a wide range of surveys as listed below:

HOL Maritime Services has been involved in several wreck removal projects over the past years. 

Some examples of ways in which we can assist include:

• Advice on the tendering process including preparation of the invitation to tender
• Bid evaluation and advice on the wreck removal plan including methodology, project management, risk management, pollution prevention, utilisation of crafts, equipment, and personnel
• Technical advice on contracts
• Attendance on-site to monitor and report on the operational progress, pollution prevention and costs
• Liaison with local and national authorities

HOL Maritime Services has conducted a large number of casualty investigations.​

Some examples of the ways in which we can add value include:
 

• Attend on-site and conduct the initial investigation of cause including onboard investigation, evidence collection and reporting with recommendations
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• When travel is restricted we can assist remotely by conducting crew interviews utilising online conference tools and liaise with local representatives to guide them through collecting the relevant evidence
  
  
• We can analyse data retrieved from ECDIS, VDR and AIS to reconstruct ship incidents
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