Fernandes Maritime Consultants

I too will something make, And joy in the making. . . Robert Bridges, I Love All Beauteous Things, has long been an inspiration to me, and after Hurricane Katrinaand my fiftieth birthdaybrought home to me that life is finite, I decided that it was time that I, too, something make, and on July 17, 2009, Fernandes Maritime Consultants LLC came into b... eing based in New Orleans. When the moment of truth emerged, I was honestly blown away, humbled by the number of messages of support that were backed by jobs in hand, and so it has been for these ten years. Today, when I look back at the 500 inspections we carry out each year, I think first of those who made it possible: my family first and foremost, my colleagues and mentorsespecially Mr. James Dolan and the late Mr. Henk Van Hemmen of Martin, Ottaway our friends, notably Capt. Max Hardberger, each of my colleagues, Capt. Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, Danut Iacobescu, Jasjit Jaswal, Capt. Tose Jacob, Capt. Max Hardberger, and Capt. Robert Ender, and not to forget, the glue that holds it all together, Karen Fernandes. But, most importantly, I thank you, our clients, who gave me the confidence to form FMC so many years ago, and whove given us the chance during this exciting decade to prove ourselves and our ability to bring real-world problem-solving skills to our challenging profession. As I look back at the decade that has flown by and ask myself what has kept us going in this volatile industry, I decided that FMCs motto would be, Well Make a Difference. It has always been my philosophywhich is shared by all of my colleagues in FMCthat our task is not just to inspect and report, but to address the cause(s) of the problem. This often includes going beyond causation analysis into finding ways to resolve problems, and in that way FMC has committed itself to the philosophy that Well Make a Difference. As one example, the Mississippi River has been experiencing record high river conditions this year, with a record number of ships experiencing, among others, fouled anchors. Of ...Read More