Merrill Marine Services

Founded in 1948, we at MMSI consistently endeavor to build on our half-century of success by delivering exceptional service through a respected team of professionals dedicated to ensuring satisfaction of our clients. Each of our senior managers has more than 30 years of experience in the marine industry.

MMSI is recognized as the premier surveying firm in the inland river system, especially with respect to casualty response projects and our experienced and dedicated team of professional surveyors. Our surveyors, available 24/7 for casualty response projects, possess the skills to mitigate multi-million dollar losses.

Our multi-dimensional, multi-disciplined surveyors also provide a beneficial resource in the delivery of our appraisal services. Because of the depth of their knowledge and experience, our surveyors also possess the skills and expertise necessary to inspect and make condition and maintenance judgments about inland shallow draft, great lakes and ocean-classed vessels.

NAUTICA FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC (NFS) was formed in in 2005 to assist companies with financing larger, more challenging projects. In many instances, lenders cannot get comfortable with new builds unless they have an inside track with the company, or a "real world" valuation of existing assets.