Carriage of Steel Products by Sea

1985 – Present
Coppers & Company
Ft. Lauderdale (FL) & New Orleans (LA)

President

Independent Marine and Cargo Surveyor. Area of specialization is the carriage of steel products on ships, relating to claims for damages to the various types of steel products. The major activity is the review and analysis of case evidence relating to steel damage claims under negotiation or in litigation or arbitation.

The analysis of voyage temperature logs/records, with particular attention to cargo ventilation. Daily duties as surveyor involve surveys onboard ships and barges, as well as joint-surveys at final destinations of the products.

A number of surveys concern forest products, rubber, fruits and vegetables, general cargo, the condition of ships and investigations in fires/collisions.

 

 

 

1982 - 1984    

SCHMALL & SCHMALL,

Port Everglades, Florida

Assistant Manager to Classification Survey Department

Local surveyors representing mainly German, Swiss and French cargo underwriters. Local GL, NKK classification society and Bahamian Government surveyors for Florida, Jamaica & Bahamas. Daily activities included the various types of classification surveys as well as vessel/hull damage surveys.

Manager of the cargo department. Daily activities included various types of surveys carried out on steel products and general cargo.

 

 

1979 - 1982    

SPARKS & COMPANY

Antwerp, Belgium
Marine & Cargo Surveyor
Hired/trained by Captain Arthur Sparks

Daily activities were the various types of surveys on steel products, fruits, and vegetables, general cargoes as well as ship condition, on/off-hire surveys.

 

1977 - 1979    

MOUZON & COMPANY 

Antwerp, Belgium
Marine & Cargo Surveyor

Trained by Captain Frans Mouzon & Captain Wim Brans Daily activities consisted of various types of steel surveys.