We have professionally qualified dedicated contract personnel from a wide variety of marine background. They offer a diverse range of technical skills and expertise.
Bally Duggal is the President and the primary consultant of Scorpius Marine LLC. He has over 35 years of maritime experience including 16 years of sailing and command experience on oil tankers. He has commanded ULCC and VLCC tankers trading worldwide. He was the senior cargo Chief Officer on the JahreViking, the world’s largest vessel / tanker. He is an accredited OCIMF SIRE CAT 1 inspector.
Bally has regularly attended high profile maritime accident investigations and provided written reports and expert witness testimony for U.S federal court proceedings and has handled several cases for P&I, H&M, shipowners and lawyers involving various vessel types. He has given expert reports on incidents in the Mississippi River related to high river stage resulting in ship and barge breakaways. He has acted as an ISM expert witness, given live testimony at deposition and during U.S. federal court trial.
In last 20 years, Bally has lived in Singapore, Tokyo and in the USA while working at a senior management position for reputed ship owners and management companies.
Scorpius Marine LLC’s range of activities can be summarized as follows:
· Accredited OCIMF SIRE Inspections
· OCIMF Terminal Audits
· Marine & Engineering Consultants
· ISM Expert Witness & Litigator Support Services
· Accident Investigations
· Cargo Contamination
· Surveys, Inspections & Internal Audits
· Cargo Superintendent & Port Captain