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What we do

Duke Austin & Company inspect ships that carry oil, chemicals, or gas around the world; we also audit the companies that operate them, the terminals where they dock, and the yards where they are built and repaired.

Why we do it?

Our highly qualified and experienced team have served as senior merchant marine officers before moving in to management and consultative roles; they are fully trained, accredited and conversant with the latest legislation and reporting procedures.

Who we are

William Austin is the director of the company, and also inspector and auditor. He has also taken the role of quality manager, and has the responsibility and authority to ensure that processes are in place to implement and maintain the Quality Management System.

Duke Austin & Co

Based on broad technical and commercial experience within the field of marine petro-chemical transportation, Duke Austin & Company can offer their clients an unprecedented level of independent experience and integrity. Long established as a market leader, our state-of-the-art management systems ensure that clients can rely on the job getting done. Duke Austin & Company Limited are one of Europe’s largest independent group of OCIMF inspectors offering a specialist service in both inspection and vetting of oil, chemical and gas tankers. We serve all levels of expertise in the marine vetting community, and have an OCIMF accredited team of inspectors, performing the following inspections:

SIRE (Ship Inspections) BIRE (Barge Inspections) TMSA (Audits under Tanker Management & Self-Assessment) MTIS (Marine Terminal Information System) OVID (Off-shore vessels)

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