ABL December Maritime Mkt Briefing | The Role of the Naval Architect in Loss Incidents
Join us for the December ABL Maritime Market Briefing, exploring the following topic:
The Role of the Naval Architect in Loss Incidents
When: Thursday 14th December, 9:30 AM UK time
What’s it about:
What are the top causes of maritime loss incidents? How can the skills and expertise of a Naval Architect, whose role is traditionally as ship designer, contribute towards mitigation and investigation of such losses?
This presentation will illustrate where a Naval Architect’s skills and expertise, can be invaluable in the mitigation and investigation of multiple types of maritime casualties.
What you will learn:
- You will be able to understand the role of a naval architect in risk mitigation
- You will be able to explain the process behind a naval architect’s investigation of maritime loss incidents
- You will understand the top causes of maritime loss incidents
- You will be able to discuss a number of case studies and examples
The technical presentation will be followed by a Q&A, and finalised with a summary of last month’s high-cost marine casualties.
Where:
- In-person: Lloyd’s Old Library, 1 Lime Street, EC3M 7HA, London, arrivals for coffee, tea and biscuits from 09:00
- Virtual: Via Zoom

Meet our speakers:
- Paris Mangriotis – Naval Architect and Maritime Engineering Director, ABL London, delivering the technical presentation
- Shrey Aggarwal – Maritime Project Engineer, ABL London, presenting last month’s case reports
- Mark McGurran – Global MD for Maritime, ABL Group, presenting the introduction and concluding remarks
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