Marine Survey & Appraisal
Accredited surveyors and appraisers covering the Gulf, the inland waterways and both coasts — producing reports that hold up with lenders, underwriters, courts and buyers.
A survey is only as good as the decision it supports
Owners, lenders and underwriters do not need a longer report. They need a defensible one, delivered on the schedule the deal or the claim actually runs on.
Our surveyors work vessels and equipment in the field — in drydock, at the fleeting area, on the hook — and our appraisers sit alongside the valuation and investment banking teams at The McLean Group. That means a fleet appraisal can move straight into financing or a sale process without a second firm relearning the assets.
Every report is signed by an accredited surveyor and reviewed before it leaves the office.
Four lines of survey work
Condition & Appraisal Surveys
Fair market and orderly liquidation value for single vessels or entire fleets, supported by physical inspection, class and regulatory review, and comparable sale evidence.
Hull & Machinery Surveys
Damage assessment, repair specification and shipyard oversight from first notice through redelivery, with cost control that underwriters can follow line by line.
Inland Equipment Surveys
Tank and dry cargo barges, towboats, fleeting areas and terminal equipment — surveyed by people who know how inland assets actually earn and wear.
Cargo & Casualty Services
Loss investigation, cause and origin work, and expert testimony — documented from the first 48 hours so the record survives litigation.
From call to signed report
The survey and the transaction under one roof
Most owners run three relationships: a surveyor, an appraiser and a banker. Each one relearns the fleet, and each handoff costs weeks.
Because DLS is now the marine practice of The McLean Group, the survey that supports your insurance renewal is the same work product that supports a refinancing, an ESOP valuation, or a sale process.
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Tell us what you own and where it sits
Vessel type, location and what the report is for — that is enough for us to quote and put a surveyor on the schedule.