About us
Our story is
your story
Our story is about the global marine industry. Not just about clients who move cargo around the world but operators and insurers who enable the transport of billions of tonnes of freight in millions of journeys. Our story is about helping to secure the success stories of all those involved, with fact-based services ranging from consultancy, surveying and loss prevention to loss mitigation and claims handling. Our story is about you, trusting us with securing your reputation, protecting your position and relying on our ability to act fast wherever, and whenever you need it.

A mentality that sets us apart
The companies that form Van Ameyde Marine are committed to thinking deeper and going further. That’s because when you’re passionate about your clients, you really do need to know them well. To breathe their business dynamics and feel their global challenges. To understand the little things that matter as much as the big.
Founded on the key pillars of integrity, reliability and quality, our people know precisely how and where to look to assemble the facts and tell the story that will enable our clients to move forward as fast as possible and continue doing what they do best.
A growing family of iconic brands
The iconic brands behind Van Ameyde Marine share reputations and rich histories that our clients know they can trust.
Krogius has roots that go back to 1872.
For almost 150 years, the company has been the leading name in marine surveying in northern Europe, with a network of offices covering the Nordics, the Baltics, Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine.
McAuslands began as McAusland Turner, a UK marine surveying and consulting firm, back in 1888. Today, through expansion and acquisition, the company has grown into a well-established company not just throughout the UK but internationally, too.
Created in Barcelona in 2006, Marine & Logistic Control (MLC) aims to support the automobile logistics and Ro-Ro industry. The company offers high quality and independent vehicle inspections in all the stages of the transport chain – from manufacturing plants to dealers. Over the years, Van Ameyde MLC has expanded its services to the management of dealer claims, quality/risk audits and cargo surveying in all the major ports of Spain.
The story of Van Ameyde Marine began in the Netherlands and dates back to 1954. It expanded to Belgium in 1965 and steadily grew ever since, now being the leading marine surveying company in the Benelux.
Since 1996, Seasia, from its headquarters in Singapore, has provided regional correspondent services to the marine insurance markets in South East Asia. Seasia’s multilingual professionals are available to deploy the services needed for all marine transport related, nautical and technical assignments through their expanding in-house team and carefully selected international network of partners.
Skilled expertise wherever and whenever
Marine surveyors and consultants worldwide

Clients put their
trust in us

Countries covered
by our network
Together, all this adds up to over 75 marine surveyors and consultants worldwide. Making Van Ameyde Marine one of the largest single providers of surveying & consultancy, loss adjusting, claims management and recovery services to the marine industry. However, our ambitions do not end here. Already the partner of choice for 1000 clients, ranging from P&I Clubs, shipowners, charterers and freight forwarders, to hull & machinery underwriters, cargo insurance providers, lawyers, government bodies, and many more, we are determined to grow further. As a worldwide network with a powerful common mission, we can provide a comprehensive suite of services, both nautical and technical for the marine industry to include loss prevention, risk identification and mitigation, marine survey, consultancy and loss mitigation.
The story continues…
The companies that form Van Ameyde Marine are committed to thinking deeper and going further. That’s because when you’re passionate about your clients, you really do need to know them well. To breathe their business dynamics and feel their global challenges. To understand the little things that matter as much as the big.
Founded on the key pillars of integrity, reliability and quality, our people know precisely how and where to look to assemble the facts and tell the story that will enable our clients to move forward as fast as possible and continue doing what they do best.