The Melbourne Marine Insurance Forum Presents: Capt. Harsh, Director, Marine Technical Services, Australia at Charles Taylor Adjusting - Vagaries of Marine Transit

The Melbourne Marine Insurance Forum Presents: Capt. Harsh, Director, Marine Technical Services, Australia at Charles Taylor Adjusting - Vagaries of Marine Transit on Tuesday, 10th June 2025 at 11.00am

Capt. Harsh has 45 years of experience in the maritime industry and began his career as a deck cadet, serving onboard merchant vessels in various ascending capacities, obtaining his command in 1997. He spent 28 years at sea, 11 of them as a Master on bulk carriers with major global shipping lines.

He hung up his sailing boots and moved to Australia in 2008, worked as a Marine Surveyor and is currently the Director of Charles Taylor Marine Technical Services. He has been involved in conducting numerous types of surveys, including damage surveys, risk assessments, Marine Warranty Surveys, and investigations and handling of major hull and cargo losses for P&I Clubs and H & M Insurers.

He has qualified as a Master Mariner, holds a diploma in Loss Adjusting and is also an Associate Member of the Association of Average Adjusters.

"With the losses in containerized cargo, we frequently come across the issue of the cargo not being packed to withstand the ordinary incidents of the insured transit as per ICC(A). So, what are the factors and forces that containers are subjected to during transit? Based on my sailing experience, that’s what I wanted to talk about as that’s not something most people ashore would have experienced.

• What is the “insured transit” including the different phases (land/maritime)
• Forces during land, and importantly, marine transit
• What causes these forces
• What is the effect of these forces
• Brief talk on the factors that lead to the APL England and YM Efficiency incidents and why they can occur again."

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Meeting ID: 936 6091 5433
Passcode: 453121

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