Founded in 1850, the Budd Group is correspondent to the world’s most important maritime insurers, including the International Group of P&I Clubs. With its knowledge of local shipping regulations and practices, our experienced international network enables us to provide prompt and appropriate solutions 24/7 across four continents:
Europe (France, Greece)
Africa (Algeria, Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Cape Verde, DR Congo, Congo - Pointe Noire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Tunisia)
Asia (Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam)
Oceania (French Polynesia, New Caledonia)
Our services include:
• Appointing surveyors for both precautionary and claim-related surveys.
• Claims management:
- Cargo claims
- Fines (PSC, Customs etc.)
- Collisions (ship to ship, floating objects, quays…)
- Pollution
- Legal advice in Maritime law (P&I, H&M, FD&D etc.)
• Medical evacuations of crew or passengers
• Disembarkation and repatriation of stowaways