Marine Insurance Industry Links

Maritime Attorneys

  • Since 1986 the firm has specialized in ship and work boat acquisition. The firm assists prospective buyers in the location of vessels around the world. This involves issues such as “flagging”, name of ownership, documentation, escrow, and a proper purchase/sales agreement. Mike can be reached at (562) 592-9350.

  • Piters & Company
    #110-4977 Trennant Street
    Delta, British Columbia V4K 2K5
    Ronald E. Piters
    Ph: (604)946-0466 Fax: (604)946-0467

    Ron is an admiralty lawyer who has developed particular expertise in all phases of the yacht industry including "offshore deliveries" for U.S. buyers of yachts built in Canada. Yachts built in Canada for export are exempt from Canadian taxes, and many states in the U.S. have sales tax exemptions if the yacht is out of the country for a certain period of time. See Ron for details.

  • Phone: (305)666-7202 Fax:(305)666-7721
    Specializing in the legal and contract needs of shipowners. Cliff Kornfield specializes in protecting shipowners in all legal matters. Cliff has particular expertise in insurance coverage issues, crew claims and cargo disputes.Cliff speaks Spanish and has contacts throughout Latin America.
Marine Documentation

  • Vessel Documentation   ●   Boat Registration   ●   Preferred Mortgages  ●   Yacht Registry
    The internet's most comprehensive resource for Coast Guard documentation, boat registration, and foreign registry.
    A complete gathering of affordable services, forms, research tools, information, guidelines, and resources.
    Serving vessel owners, buyers, sellers, marine lenders, yacht brokers, boat dealers, and attorneys.

    Ph:(206) 420-4145

  • Specializing in commercial workboat and fisheries vessel documentation and transfer. One of the oldest and most trusted firms specializing in this service.
    Kim can be reached at (206) 682-7013.
Emergency Repairs
  • Captain Jimmer McDonald
    Ph:(907)581-1386 Cel: (907)359-1386 Fax: (907)581-3124
    P.O. Box 920452 Dutch Harbor, AK.99692
    Vessel watchman, emergency repairs and diving inspections.
    Captain Mcdonald has many years in Alaska serving the tug and barge, fishing and shipping industries.
Delivery Captains
  • Captain John Rains is one of the most prominent delivery captains. He holds a 1600 ton ocean license. John has completed sixty deliveries through the Panama Canal and eight ocean deliveries. He is a noted author on canal transits and Mexican waters.
Services
  • Founded in 1892, Crowley Maritime Corporation is a private company with the ability to respond quickly to customers needs. There are over three hundred vessels in over thirty five countries. Liner service-logistics-marine services-marine transport lines-petroleum transport and tug and barge. Contact Crowley Maritime Corporation at: Ph:(510)251-7500 fax:(510)251-7788

  • BobPoliakoff.

    Ship and commercial vessel surveyor for statutory purposes, insurance, pre-purchase, onoff charter. Also has proprietary SOLAS training program, ISM and ship Seurity Plan. Also qualified port captain and designated personashore.

  • In 1970, John Reynolds, President and founder of J.P. Reynolds Company, Inc., created his company centered around one basic yet essential premise - PERSONAL SERVICE.

    Starting with just one desk, one phone and a vision, he has developed one of the finest Customs Broker/Freight Forwarder firms in the country. 

Brokers
  • Yacht ocean cargo specialists. Mogi has excellent contact with the non conferenced liner companies. You may contact Mogi at his e-mail address or: Telephone (650)598-5473, Fax: (650)598-5451