Germany

Bremen IMCS Group member

Address:

Segelmacherstraße 1
28777 Bremen
Germany
Telephone: +49 421 3892720 Fax: +49 421 3892711 E-mail: office@imcsgermany.de

History

1998 Burkhard Rasch founded IMCS’ office in Germany as owner and manager of IMCS Germany GmbH in Cuxhaven.

2000 Gunter Metzger joined Schiffsbesichtiger in Bremen und Bremerhaven Partnership of marine surveyors.

2008 he took over and continued business under the name Schiffsbesichtiger Kapitän Gunter Metzger ö. b. v. SV in Bremen.

2000 Frank Borsbach started fob-engineering office.

2011 he set up the engineer expert office Meyer-Borsbach in Bremen with Armin Meyer and continued after his partner’s demise.

2015 the prospective partners bundled their activities to give IMCS Germany a new boost.

About us

As of 2016, IMCS Germany operates as a Partnership Company. While our existing service and local presence in Cuxhaven are fully maintained, we run our company office in Bremen. The relocation optimizes IMCS’ availability in the major German ports and inland.

IMCS group training facilities and its unique pool of competence meet our interest in technical advances. Our dedicated office team and four qualified surveyors and experts handle our core business

  • Commercial surveys, e.g. on and off hire, bunker, draft, hold cargo worthiness, hatch weather tight integrity including ultrasonic testing, hatch sealing, DG, stowage and securing certificates
  • Insurance surveys, e.g. ship risk assessment P&I and H&M, ship and cargo preloading, cargo, collision, ffo and pollution liability, ship and ship’s machinery damage, root cause analysis, repair cost assessment
  • Court expertise in cargo, ship and ship’s machinery, naval architecture and marine engineering matters
  • Maritime mediation
  • Flag State inspections
  • ISM audits
  • ISPS training, STCW refresher courses.

We are ready to meet related demands and to develop tailor-made solutions for our customers, in particular combined nautical and technical assignments.

Information as per § 5 TMG German Telemedia Act

Name:
IMCS Germany
Partnerschaft Rasch Metzger Borsbach Sachverständige

Legal form:
Partnership company, registered as partnership with Amtsgericht Bremen, registry number PR386 HB

VAT information: DE304124581

Registered office:
Segelmacherstraße 1
28777 Bremen
Germany

T +49 421 38927-20 (24/7)
F +49 421 38927-11

E office@imcsgermany.de

 

Partners authorized to represent:
Burkhard Rasch, Gunter Metzger, Frank Borsbach

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Surveyors

Burkhard Rasch Partner in IMCS Germany

Mobile: +49 421 38927-21
(includes call diversion to mobile) E-mail: office@imcsgermany.de

15 years sea career, master on general cargo and reefer ships, bulk and car carriers.
15 years representative of international shipping conferences (NAFC, FEFC).
2 years personal adviser for port and shipboard safety and security to the Minister of Transport in Saudi Arabia supported by the German Diplomatic Service.
German Navy reserve officer (Captain GENR, Convoy Commodore) and merchant shipping coordinator.
Since 1980 marine surveyor with focus on cargo packing, handling, storage and transport.
Since 1985 publicly appointed sworn marine and cargo expert (Chamber of Industry and Commerce Stade).
Accredited for flag state inspections, ISM audits, CSO / SSO, SRT, C&C, German Shipping Law (EU) training and refresher courses according to STCW 78 CH VI.


Specialist fields

Flag state inspections, ISM audits, ISPS and STCW training.

Gunter Metzger Partner in IMCS Germany

Mobile: +49 421 38927-25
(includes call diversion to mobile) E-mail: office@imcsgermany.de

Sea career on oil tankers, general cargo and container ships up to chief officer, master’s licence.
13 years claims executive at P&I Club correspondents.
Since 1999 marine surveyor with focus on liability insurance and on commercial surveys.
Since 2001 publicly appointed sworn expert for causation and determination of damage to cargo carried by sea (Chamber of Commerce Bremen).


Specialist fields

P&I liability surveys, court expertise in cargo matters, all kinds of P&I and commercial surveys.

Jens Hammerschmidt Marine surveyor in IMCS Germany

Mobile: +49 421 38927-24
(includes call diversion to mobile) E-mail: office@imcsgermany.de

Sea career on product tankers up to chief officer.
Since 2008 marine surveyor with focus on commercial and liability insurance surveys.
Since 2015 Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor.


Specialist fields

Commercial on and off hire, bunker, draft surveys, hold and hatch inspection and testing, stowage and securing, DG, P&I preloading and cargo surveys, ship inspections.

Frank Borsbach Partner in IMCS Germany

Mobile: +49 421 38927-22
(includes call diversion to mobile) E-mail: office@imcsgermany.de

Deep sea practice on cargo ships and yachts.
Naval architecture and marine engineering diploma.
Shipyard engineer, developer, project manager in repair and new building, founder / coordinator of R&D projects.
Since 2000 and 2002 independent engineer and expert, 2011 merger with Armin Meyer.
Since 2013 publicly appointed sworn expert for naval architecture, ship damages, marine engineering and ship's machinery (Chamber of Commerce Bremen).
Since 2015 certified maritime mediator (DACH).


Specialist fields

H&M risk assessment and damage surveys, root cause analysis, repair cost assessment, court expertise in ship and ship’s machinery, naval architecture and marine engineering matters, maritime mediation.