vessel inspections

Crest Inspection and Consulting is a non-destructive testing company established in 2024, founded on principles of providing inspection, training, and consulting without compromising integrity. With over 18 years of NDT experience across industry sectors, it serves power generation, petrochemical, maritime, aerospace, and manufacturing and fabrication facilities.

Composite InspectionsCorrosion Inspectionsdrone inspectionsFull Matrix Capture and Total Focusing Method (FMC/TFM)Linear Array Ultrasonics (LAUT)Liquid Penetrant Examination (PT)Magnetic Particle Examinations (MT)Phased Array Ultrasonics (PAUT)Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD)Ultrasonic Thickness and Flaw Detection (UTT/UTSW)Visual Examinations (VT)weld inspections

First Light Marine Management LLC, founded in 2024, provides boat owners with vessel checks, vessel oversight and technical support, management services, and post-survey/purchase support. The company serves Virginia Beach, Norfolk, and Chesapeake, helping owners track concerns, get ahead of maintenance, and coordinate with marine professionals.

Maintenance trackingsurvey review and prioritizationsystem-by-system visual and functional reviewtechnical and project coordination

Karatzas Marine Advisors & Co. is an international maritime consulting and shipping finance advisory firm headquartered in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York, providing shipping market expertise to financial institutions and active in ship brokerage, financial advisory and private placements, vessel valuations and appraisals. The firm has represented private and publicly-traded shipowners and provided maritime expertise to institutional investors, lenders and lessors for Jones Act and international flag assets.

capital raisingexpert testimonyfairness opinionsfinancial advisoryjudicial salesliquidation trustee servicesmarine appraisalsmarine surveysmergers and acquisitionsprivate placementsship auctionsship brokeragevessel commercial managementvessel valuations