Safe Ship’s for Tomorrow’s Cleaner Oceans
Dynamic and experienced solutions, customized to your maritime, technical, and business needs.
We offer both standard and bespoke services in marine surveying, casualty investigations, vessel collisions, fire, grounding, and pollution matters. Our work is distinguished by extensive maritime technical experience, strengthened by the added perspective of legal insight through our affiliated practice, The Law Office of Andrew E. Madden, P.C.
We also provide quality management systems audits on board vessels and at shore-based office locations.
Our maritime consultancy services are available across a wide range of commercial shipping and offshore sectors, including Oil Tankers, Bulk Carriers, General Cargo Vessels, Container Ships, Heavy Lift Vessels, RO-RO Vessels, Passenger Cruise Vessels, Tugs and OSVs, Offshore Semi-Submersible Installations, and Superyachts.
Our core services include Hull & Machinery surveys, casualty investigations for Protection and Indemnity Clubs, and maritime fire and explosion investigations requiring careful technical and scientific evaluation.
Provider of Solutions, Not More Problems!
A.M. Marine Surveys LLC is a privately owned company that was founded in 2008 in Long Beach, CA, USA.
Our aim is to become your preferred professional marine surveyors, casualty investigators, and provider of quality technical maritime consultants.
We serve the local maritime communities of the West Coast USA, and we are prepared to travel to any location worldwide at short notice.
We work closely with you and your team to provide you with prompt, practical, and experienced technical advice for all maritime related matters.
Our customers include all the major maritime Protection and Indemnity Clubs (P and I), major shipping companies, Hull and Machinery (H & M) Underwriters based in Europe, Asia, and the US.
We are currently listed as Gard's H & M correspondent for Long Beach and Los Angeles.
Marine Survey Solutions Supported by Practical Legal and Technical Experience
We provide survey, investigation, and reporting services on behalf of Protection and Indemnity (P&I) Clubs in connection with casualty matters, liability claims, cargo matters, crew incidents, fire incidents, oil pollution incidents, Freight, Demurrage and Defence (FD&D) matters, and other P&I-related maritime issues.
Protection and Indemnity Casualty Investigations
A.M. Marine Surveys LLC is currently listed as a Hull & Machinery correspondent for Gard in the Los Angeles / Long Beach area. We provide prompt and professional H&M survey services for shipowners, operators, insurers, and major international Hull & Machinery interests, including casualty attendance, damage surveys, condition surveys, technical investigations, and experienced accounts reviews. Our work is supported by rapid on-site response, practical technical insight, and clear professional reporting.
Hull and Machinery Surveys
At A.M. Marine Surveys LLC, our specialist fire and explosion investigation team includes Dr. Zuhair Ibrahim, a highly experienced fire and explosion expert, together with our wider maritime, engineering, and casualty investigation experience. This combined team approach enables us to provide focused ship fire and maritime explosion investigation consultancy services, supported by rapid on-site attendance, practical technical analysis, and clear professional reporting.
Ship and Related Maritime Fires
A.M. Marine Surveys LLC provides prompt cargo and container damage survey services for shipowners, operators, insurers, cargo interests, and maritime claims professionals. We offer rapid on-site attendance, practical investigation, evidence preservation, causation review, and clear reporting on the nature, cause, and extent of damage to support claims, recovery, and commercial decision-making.
Cargo and Container Damage Surveys
A.M. Marine Surveys LLC conducts vessel and office audits, reviews, and compliance assessments for ship operators, shipping companies, class, flag, and commercial operators across a range of vessel types. Our services include ISM, ISPS, and MLC reviews for both onboard vessel operations and shore-based office systems, supporting compliance, continual improvement, operational efficiency, and practical business improvement.
Maritime Audits for Vessels and Shore-Based Office
A.M. Marine Surveys LLC provides specialized consultancy services to the superyacht sector, supported by our role as USA West Coast surveyor for the Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands and as assigned marine claims surveyor for several Hull & Machinery underwriters.
We offer experienced support in Hull & Machinery surveys, casualty response, damage investigations, condition surveys, and technical consultancy matters affecting superyachts. Our services are delivered with prompt attention, discretion, and professional reporting, reflecting the technical complexity and high standards associated with the superyacht industry.
Superyacht Hull & Machinery and Marine Consultancy Services
Why Choose Us
At A.M. Marine Surveys LLC, we provide more than marine survey services. We deliver experienced, responsive, and commercially focused support built on a rare combination of seagoing experience, technical expertise, casualty investigation capability, auditing background, and legal insight.
In a marine casualty or technical dispute, clients need more than a standard inspection. They need a surveyor who understands ships, operations, causation, evidence, reporting, claims exposure, and the commercial realities that follow an incident. That is where we offer a distinct advantage.
Service Areas
Global Response Capability
A.M. Marine Surveys LLC provides rapid response from Long Beach and Los Angeles across the West Coast USA, Mexico, major U.S. ports, and ports worldwide. We are available to deploy at very short notice and are supported by a strong global network of trusted professional maritime consultants for urgent survey, casualty, audit, and claims-related assignments
"A.M. Marine Surveys LLC provides professional Marine Surveys, Maritime Audits and Casualty Investigation services for Protection and Indemnity Clubs, Hull and Machinery Underwriters, Shipping Companies and Vessel Operators."
We Remain Available
24 Hours Per Day ~ 7 Days Per Week
When experience, responsiveness, and dependable reporting matter,
contact A.M. Marine Surveys LLC.
A.M. Marine Surveys LLC and The Law Office of Andrew E. Madden, P.C are separate and independent legal entities. Marine surveying and consultancy services are provided solely through A.M. Marine Surveys LLC.