Axion attends Hull & Machinery and Loss of Hire casualties on behalf of underwriters, P&I clubs and owners — establishing cause, extent and quantum first-hand, then seeing the repair through.
A single discipline done thoroughly: independent, defensible marine surveys for the insurance industry — from the moment of casualty through to verified repair.
Attendance and assessment of casualties — grounding, collision, contact, heavy weather, machinery breakdown and fire. We establish cause, extent and repair quantum on site.
Independent verification of off-hire periods and reasonable repair duration, so LOH claims are assessed on evidence rather than estimate.
Pre-entry and periodic condition surveys giving underwriters a clear, current picture before they write a vessel or renew a fleet.
Review of yard quotations, attendance during repair afloat or in dock, and verification that workmanship and cost match the claim.
Condition, bunker and on/off-hire surveys that protect charterers, buyers and owners at the points where value changes hands.
Second surveys, technical opinion and marine engineering consultancy for average adjusters, legal teams and insurers who need a considered view.
Axion is an independent marine consultancy built on decades in marine and mechanical engineering and a working understanding of marine insurance. We are appointed because our findings hold up — thorough, evidenced and written to be relied upon by underwriters and adjusters alike.
When we don't hold a specialism in-house, we draw on a trusted network of naval architects, class specialists and metallurgists, so a file is never held up waiting for the right expert.
Attending — port operations
One call opens a file. What follows is a straight line — attendance, assessment, and a report you can act on.
A call or email opens the file. We confirm scope, the vessel's location and timing, and put a surveyor on the move.
A surveyor is alongside — usually within 24 hours, wherever the vessel calls along the Indian coast, Singapore or overseas.
Cause, extent and quantum established first-hand, cross-checked against records and documented as we go.
A clear, defensible report with findings and photographs — then repair follow-up through to completion.
From our Gujarat headquarters we attend the west-coast ports — Kandla, Mundra, Sikka and the Alang belt — while our Singapore branch puts us on one of the world's busiest sea lanes. Between the two, we reach vessels across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, and coordinate with correspondents when speed matters more than distance.
We're reachable by phone and email around the clock for casualty response, and always glad to meet in person.