About Us
Welcome to Hunter Maritime Sevices.
We offer expert witness services to the worldwide Maritime community and will be happy to assist with your civil, criminal or arbitral needs.
Please contact us to discuss how we can support your potential or ongoing claims.
In particular, we offer expertise in:
Navigation
Collision, Grounding, Unsafe Port & Berth, Damage to Fixed & Floating Objects.
Cargo (Tankers: Crude Oil, Products, LNG)
Seaworthy Vessel & Due Diligence, Tanker Operation Claims, Pollution, Commercial Claims.
Our Crew
Captain Douglas Hunter
MBA, AFNI, AFRIN
With over thirty years at sea and nearly two decades as a marine pilot, Douglas brings a wealth of operational experience across the whole tanker sector as well as signifigant skill in shiphandling and navigation.
He has long been accepted as a subject matter expert in these fields by Multi-National companies and can be relied upon to offer solid, no nonsense expert opinion.
Qualifications
MBA (Distinction, University of Roehampton)
LLM Commercial Law (Under Study, University of Sunderland)
BA (Hons) (History & Classical Studies, University of Surrey)
Master Mariner (MCA, Unrestricted, Passed 2002)
Introduction to ADR (CIArb)
Memberships
Associate Fellow of the Nautical Institute
Associate Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation
Supporting Member London Maritime Arbitrators Association
Student Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Experience
Chevron Shipping - Mooring Master
2007–Present
Control of safe navigation & berthing of vessels up to supertanker size. Control of custody transfer of up to one million barrels of crude oil from shore side. Safety management of operations. Operational planning & time management. Supervision of own employees & third-party workforce. Training of crew & new hires. Regarded as subject matter expert in this field.
BP Shipping - Deck Officer
1991–2007
Deck Cadet rising to Chief Officer. Control of custody transfer of up to one million barrels of crude oil from ship side. Operational planning, time & safety management. Budget control. Supervision, training & assessment of junior officers & crew.
Contact
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