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Elias Marine Consultants Ltd (EMCO) (ID: 14428)
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Elias Marine HOME OUR ROLE OUR SERVICES OUR CLIENTS AREAS OF ACTIVITY CLAIMS EXECUTIVES CONTACT US ARTICLES LINKS CONTACT US 24 HOURS EMERGENCY TEL: ++ 357 25 800 999 Head Office Maximos Court, Block B, Leontiou A' Ave, P.O. Box 51455, Limassol, Cyprus Tel : ++357 25 800 800 - Fax: ++357 25 800 801 - E-mail : emco@eliasmarine.com AFTER OFFICE TELEPHONE NUMBERS Imad Elias Mobile : ++ 357 99 625 818 Home : ++ 357 25 385 587 Riad Karam Mobile: ++ 357 99 450 048 Home : ++ 357 25 753 536 Elie Medlej Mobile: ++ 357 99 491 113 Home : ++ 357 25 316 101 Koula Louca Mobile: ++ 357 99 436 985 Home : ++ 357 25 581 333 Sonia Ajini Mobile: ++ 357 99 586 488 Home : ++ 357 25 816 010 Marc Caramondanis Mobile: ++ 357 99 645 760 Home : ++ 357 25 710 158 Rony Dergham Mobile: ++ 357 99 386 032 Home : ++ 357 25 331 434 Agatha Savvidou Mobile: ++ 357 99 452 241 Home : ++ 357 25 934 284Elias MarineElias Marine HOME OUR ROLE OUR SERVICES OUR CLIENTS AREAS OF ACTIVITY CLAIMS EXECUTIVES CONTACT US ARTICLES LINKS OUR ROLE EMCO serves a dual role: Firstly, it acts for and provides assistance to clients based in the Middle East for advice and assistance that they require worldwide. This covers both advice required by such clients on a day-to-day basis as well as assistance regarding specific issues and problems which arise in connection with their dealings worldwide. In doing so EMCO’s clients benefit from the international experience of EMCO’s trained personnel gained from a variety of jurisdictions. Secondly, EMCO’s concentration on Arab countries and the in-house experience it possesses in those countries has placed it in an ideal position to provide assistance to clients worldwide in connection with their dealings, claims and disputes in Arab countries. This is usually undertaken on behalf of shipowners, foreign lawyers, P&I Clubs, Hull and Machinery insurers, banks, charterers and traders. In both instances an essential function which EMCO has been performing and which is almost unique in the region is the coordination and monitoring of all aspects of casualty management, particularly in cases of collision, salvage and total losses, a function which has become extremely vital in the present day litigious and environmentally conscious conditions. Clients are able to rely on EMCO’s prompt reaction to a casualty and the putting together of appropriate strategy including appointment of lawyers, adjusters and appropriate experts as may be required by the circumstances of each case and the place of occurrence.Elias Marine HOME OUR ROLE OUR SERVICES OUR CLIENTS AREAS OF ACTIVITY CLAIMS EXECUTIVES CONTACT US ARTICLES LINKS OUR SERVICES Our Spectrum of Services Include: Casualty and claims investigation and management including total losses, collision, pollution, salvage, grounding, damage to terminal installations etc Bill of Lading and charterparty disputes Maritime fraud investigations Debt recovery, asset search and investigations Marine Insurance claims and risk management Dispute management, advice, negotiation, dispute resolution, arbitrations and court proceedings P&I correspondents Loss Prevention measures Appointment of surveyors Cargo claims Customs fines Ship sale and Purchase Ship Finance Ship registration Ship arrest Contract drafting Company formation and corporate structures Trademark protection International trade/sale of goods agreements and disputes Agency and distribution agreements and disputesElias Marine HOME OUR ROLE OUR SERVICES OUR CLIENTS AREAS OF ACTIVITY CLAIMS EXECUTIVES CONTACT US ARTICLES LINKS OUR CLIENTS Worldwide assistance to shipowners ,charterers, traders, insurers and banks based in the Middle East and North African countries. As well as.... Assistance to shipowners, P&I Clubs, foreign lawyers, insurers, banks, charterers and traders with their activities in the Middle East, North and East Africa. EMCO’s clients enjoy the benefit of practical advice and assistance from EMCO’s highly trained personnel and their reliable network of agents and correspondents. Consequently, clients may rest assured that their interests are being handled in the best possible way by an honest and professional team.Elias Marine HOME OUR ROLE OUR SERVICES OUR CLIENTS AREAS OF ACTIVITY CLAIMS EXECUTIVES CONTACT US ARTICLES LINKS AREAS OF ACTIVITY On The International Scene: EMCO predominantly acts for shipowners, P&I Clubs, Underwriters, foreign lawyers, charterers and traders. In doing so it offers a broad range of services depending on the tasks required. This ranges from the provision of day-to-day advice in relation to, inter alia, drafting of contracts, organisation of corporate structures, ship sale and purchase and registration, Bill of Lading / charterparty disputes and marine insurance. EMCO is also heavily involved in the conduct of arbitrations, particularly London arbitrations. On The Local Scene: Equally, EMCO’s concentration on Arab countries finds it assisting shipowners, charterers, P&I Clubs and other insurers and foreign lawyers on a daily basis in relation to claims, casualties and other problems which they may be facing in Arab countries. This includes dealing with ship arrests, surveys, cargo claims, damage to terminal installations, pollution and customs fines, amongst many others. In particular, EMCO is often used to coordinate casualties that may occur in territorial waters of Arab countries. Although EMCO is active in most of the 22 Arab countries that exist, it is heavily involved in Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, U.A.E., Algeria, Morocco and East African countries. EMCO’s clients receive the very best combination of local on the ground expertise with prompt, honest and professional service: No language or cultural barriers – fluency in Arabic, French, English and Greek Large database of precedents on Arab legal systems Genuinely trusted network of agents and retained representatives Expertise in Arabic countriesElias Marine HOME OUR ROLE OUR SERVICES OUR CLIENTS AREAS OF ACTIVITY CLAIMS EXECUTIVES CONTACT US ARTICLES LINKS CLAIMS EXECUTIVES IMAD ELIAS - Managing Director Imad is the founder and Managing Director of Elias Marine Consultants. Having started his career at Ince & Co in London, he now has 17 years of experience in shipping, commercial and insurance disputes. He holds a Masters in Maritime Law from the University of Southampton and is the winner of the 1985 Maxwell Law Prize and 1989 Law Society Sheffield Prize. Imad is predominantly engaged in casualty investigations and management on behalf of shipowners and their P&I and H&M underwriters. Imad also acts as a part-time arbitrator and is an LMAA supporting member. Imad holds Lebanese and British nationalities. Mobile ++357 99 625 818 Home ++357 25 385 587 E-mail i.elias@eliasmarine.com RIAD KARAM – Manager and Senior Claims Executive Riad is a Manager and a Senior Claims Executive. He has almost 30 years experience in the shipping industry having started his career working in ship operation and management of vessels owned by the Elias family. Subsequently, prior to joining Elias Marine Consultants in December 1995, he worked as a ship agent in Egypt for 8 years where he acquired hands-on experience in ports and customs procedures and regulations. Riad works predominantly for shipowners and P&I Clubs for all types of matters in Syria, where he was born and lived. He holds both Lebanese and Syrian nationalities. Mobile ++357 99 450 048 Home ++357 25 753 536 E-mail r.karam@eliasmarine.com ELIE MEDLEJ – Senior Claims Executive Elie is a Senior Claims Executive. Having studied Lebanese Law at Universite Saint Joseph in Beirut, Elie completed a Masters degree in International and Commercial Law at the University of Buckingham in the UK. He joined Elias Marine Consultants in July 1995 almost immediately after graduating and has been involved in most matters handled by the company, but with a particular emphasis on non-contentious cases such as ship sale and purchase, ship registration and ship finance. Elie is also the head of the company’s Corporate Division. He is fluent in Arabic, French and English and handles most of the company’s work in North African Arab countries where the use of his French proves extremely useful. Elie holds Lebanese nationality. Mobile ++357 99 491 113 Home ++357 25 316 101 E-mail e.medlej@eliasmarine.com KOULA LOUCA – Claims Executive Koula joined Elias Marine Consultants in December 2000 as a Claims Executive. Koula was born and completed her studies in the UK and moved to Cyprus in 1999 after graduating from the University of Leicester where she obtained an LL.B (honours) degree in Law. Prior to joining Elias Marine Consultants, Koula worked at a local law firm in Cyprus where she gained litigation experience in the Cyprus legal system. Koula deals mostly with contentious cases ranging from Hull & Machinery and P&I claims to handling FD&D disputes and arbitrations. She is fluent in both English and Greek and holds British and Cypriot nationalities. Mobile ++357 99 436 985 Home ++357 25 581 333 E-mail k.louca@eliasmarine.com SONIA AJINI – Claims Executive Sonia joined Elias Marine Consultants Ltd in August 2006. After studying Slovak Law at the University of Matej Bel of Slovakia where she obtained a Masters Degree in Law, she moved to Cyprus in 2003. In 2004 she completed a Doctorate Degree in International Law at the aforesaid university. Whilst working for a Cypriot shipowning and shipmanagement company, where she gained experience in various aspects of maritime law and the shipping industry, she passed the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers exams in 2005. In 2007 she also successfully completed a postgraduate Diploma in Maritime Law at the London Metropolitan University. Sonia predominantly handles and assists Elie Medlej in non-contentious cases. She speaks Slovak, English and Czech and holds Slovakian nationality. Mobile ++357 99 586 488 Home ++357 25 816 010 E- mail s.ajini@eliasmarine.com MARC CARAMONDANIS – Resident Marine Consultant Surveyor / Claims Executive Marc is the company’s resident Marine Consultant Surveyor but also acts as a Claims Executive. After spending a period at sea on Tankers and Passenger RoRo Ferries, he subsequently attended at the World Maritime University studying Technical Management in Shipping. Upon graduation in 1988, Marc joined Carenco Surveyors in Limassol as a Ship Surveyor and then joined Elias Marine Consultants in January 2004. As a surveyor, Marc performs inspections and surveys predominantly on behalf of shipowners, H&M and P&I underwriters. He is also the NK Class surveyor in Cyprus. As a marine engineer, Marc is a member of The Institute of Marine Engineering Science & Technology; The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, The Institute of Diagnostic Engineers, The International Institute of Marine Surveyors, The Energy Institute (through the Institute of Petroleum, U.K.) and The Cyprus Safety And Health Association as well as being a Companion of The Nautical Institute. Marc speaks Greek, English and French and holds Cypriot and French nationalities. Mobile ++357 99 645 760 Home ++357 25 710 158 E-mail m.caramondanis@eliasmarine.com RONY DERGHAM – Claims Assistant Rony joined Elias Marine Consultants as a Claims Assistant in January 2002. He has since gained broad experience assisting the various Claims Executives in all types of cases. He is predominately responsible for arranging surveys for pre-purchase inspections, insurance condition surveys, and cargo condition surveys. Rony has become extremely close to the company’s shipowner clients due to his almost daily contact with them on loss prevention and risk assessment measures as well as daily FD&D type of issues. Rony is also heavily involved in assisting Riad in matters in Syria. During his time at the company, Rony has also studied and passed the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers exams. He speaks Arabic, English and French and holds Lebanese nationality. Mobile ++357 99 386 032 Home ++357 25 331 434 E-mail r.dergham@eliasmarine.com SARAH KHOURY - Claims Assistant Sarah joined Elias Marine in March 2007 and has studied law in Beirut at Université St Joseph and the Lebanese University. She then moved to France where she completed a Masters Degree and worked in a Fiscal Law specialized firm. She assists in contentious matters relating to dry marine and commercial disputes and arbitrations. Sarah is a Lebanese national and speaks fluent French, Arabic, English, Spanish and Italian. Mobile: + 357 99 974 325 Email: s.khoury@eliasmarine.com AGATHA SAVVIDOU – Assistant to the Managing Director Agatha joined Elias Marine Consultants in 1997. Since then she has studied and passed the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers exams and is also undertaking distance learning continuous shipping education courses. In her role as the Personal Assistant to the Managing Director she also assists in the conduct of cases and disputes handled by the Managing Director, so that she also acts as a Claims Assistant to the Managing Director. Born in South Africa, Agatha re-located to Cyprus in 1993. She speaks Africaans, Greek and English and holds South African and Cypriot nationalities. Mobile ++357 99 452 241 Home ++357 25 934 284 E-mail a.savvidou@eliasmarine.comElias Marine HOME OUR ROLE OUR SERVICES OUR CLIENTS AREAS OF ACTIVITY CLAIMS EXECUTIVES CONTACT US ARTICLES LINKS ARTICLES Ship Managers: Are you Managing your Exposure? Anyone involved in shipping will know that it is an industry fraught with traps for the unwary, especially since the trend over the last few years has been that mistakes will not be tolerated. Read More... DOWNLOAD THIS ARTICLE International Conventions: A False Sense of Security? Quite often parties are extremely surprised when the outcome of a particular case is completely contrary to all their expectations. Read more to find out how to avoid this pitfall. DOWNLOAD THIS ARTICLE Pitfalls of Letters of Indemnity The recent Australian case of Pacific Carriers Limited v BNP Paribas (2004) highlights the importance of the attention that should be paid to the exact wording of the LOI. DOWNLOAD THIS ARTICLE Ship values: How much will your underwriters pay for a total loss This article examines the amount (if any) which an assured (usually a shipowner) will be entitled to recover from his H&M underwriters in case of a total loss of a vessel. Given the present escalating ship values, it is essential for a shipowner to ensure that the amount which is paid to him by his underwriters is sufficient to indemnify him for the purchase of a replacement vessel. Conversely, if the market turns and ship values deteriorate, the shipowner must be aware what amount will be recovered from underwriters. DOWNLOAD THIS ARTICLE Elias Marine expands its service range Elias Marine Consultants (EMCO) of Limassol have expanded their range of services to include technical advice, inspections and other vessel surveys. DOWNLOAD THIS ARTICLEElias Marine HOME OUR ROLE OUR SERVICES OUR CLIENTS AREAS OF ACTIVITY CLAIMS EXECUTIVES CONTACT US ARTICLES LINKS LINKS International Organisations Bimco IMB - International Maritime Bureau IMO - International Maritime Organisation Hazardous Materials Advisory Council The Baltic Exchange The Met Office UNCITRAL - United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Marine Insurance Lloyd's of London Seacurus Maritime Law Admiralty Solicitors CEDR - The Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution International Convention Website London Court of International Arbitration London Maritime Arbitrators Association London Shipping Law Centre The British Maritime Law Association Maritime Press Insurance Day Lloyds List Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter Shiptalk Tradewinds General Lloyds Ports of the World Spinnaker Consulting World-Ports Distances - Marine Steaming Times EMCO is a professional consultancy established in 1992 specialising in the provision of claims handling and consultancy services in relation to... Elias Marine Consultants Ltd (EMCO)