Germany

Bremen IMCS Group member

Address:

Segelmacherstraße 1
28777 Bremen
Germany
Telephone: +49 421 3892720 (24/7) Fax: +49 421 3892711 E-mail: office@imcsgermany.de

About us

4 staff surveyors and experts plus dedicated office team handle our core business

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

in German ports and inland. We are ready to meet related demands and to develop tailor-made solutions for customers, with combined nautical and technical expertise.

History

1998 Burkhard Rasch (1946 – 2022) started IMCS’ activities in Germany as owner and manager of IMCS Germany GmbH based in Cuxhaven.

2000 Gunter Metzger joined the Bremen and Bremerhaven based Schiffsbesichtiger company of marine surveyors. After retirement of his partners in 2008, he continued as Schiffsbesichtiger Kapitän Gunter Metzger ö. b. v. SV.

2000 Frank Borsbach started fob-engineering office.
2011 He set up engineer expert office Meyer-Borsbach with Armin Meyer and continued after his partner’s demise.

2016 The partners launched IMCS Germany Partnership in Bremen.

Imprint
Information as per § 5 TMG German Telemedia Act

Name: IMCS Germany Partnerschaft Metzger Borsbach Sachverständige
Legal form: Partnership company, registry number PR386 HB at Amtsgericht Bremen
VAT information: DE 304124581
Registered office: Segelmacherstraße 1, 28777 Bremen
Contact: T +49 421 3892720, F +49 421 3892711, E office@imcsgermany.de

Partners authorized to represent: Gunter Metzger, Frank Borsbach

Read more

Surveyors

Gunter Metzger Partner

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.
Since 2001 publicly appointed sworn expert for causation and determination of damage to cargo carried by sea (Chamber of Commerce Bremen).


Specialist fields

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

Jens Hammerschmidt Marine surveyor

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.
Since 2019 publicly appointed sworn draft surveyor (Chamber of Commerce Bremen).


Specialist fields

All kinds of commercial and P&I surveys, P&I and Flag State ship inspections.

Thomas Groteguth Marine Surveyor

Mobile: +49 421 38927-18
(includes call diversion to mobile) E-mail: office@imcsgermany.de

Sea career on container ships, gas tankers, ro/ro ferries up to second officer.
Since 2022 marine surveyor.
Since 2023 publicly appointed sworn draft surveyor (Chamber of Commerce Bremen).


Specialist fields

Commercial surveys, P&I preloading surveys.

Frank Borsbach Partner

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