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THE COMPANY: ? rm’s core businesses includes Emergency Response. This

Resolve Marine Group began in 1980 as a one-tug op- commitment is re? ected through the investment the ? rm eration after Joe Farrell, Jr. purchased his ? rst tug, THE has made in its strategic global footprint. Resolve has more

RESOLVE. Throughout the next 10 years, the company fully stocked and owned response warehouses globally oversaw salvage jobs in the Caribbean, working on vari- than any other provider, including Florida, Alabama, and ous small freighters and island vessels. Following the 1989 Alaska. In addition, the ? rm maintains no less than 22

EXXON VALDEZ oil spill in Alaska, the U.S. Coast OPA-90 SMFF depots in the U.S. Whether it’s a container

Guard established regulations for OPA-90 and, at the ship in New Zealand, a cruise ship in the Arctic or a tanker time, Farrell, realized he needed to offer services that met in New York Harbor, Resolve’s successfully tackled some of those regulations if he wanted to remain in business. the most complex salvage operations in the world. Its ex-

In order to comply with OPA-90 rules, Resolve needed perienced salvage masters, naval architects, engineers and the expertise and capabilities to ? ght tank vessel ? res – in divers stand ready to assist clients around the clock. Cli- short, it needed a ? re? ghting team and, as it turned out, ents’ interests are Resolve Marine’s priority and they will the only way to establish one was to build a training facili- work with all stakeholders to ensure operations are com- ty. RESOLVE soon became the only salvage company with pleted on time, on budget and most importantly – SAFE- an in-house ? re? ghting team of experts, who also served as LY. The ? rm provides Global Regulatory Compliance for professional instructors. US OPA90, China SPRO, Alaska APC, which are all one

While Farrell realized the OPA-90 model had world- stop shops’ for clients trading globally and certain regions. wide rami? cations, he ? rst dedicated his resources to the Emergency Response and wreck removal and emergency

North American market. RESOLVE was the only SMFF towing services are available 24/7 for clients globally.

provider at the time with a focus on offering the best ser- vices in the United States. Farrell’s dedication to re? ne the THE CASE:

OPA-90 emergency response model domestically paid off Once Resolve established its U.S. capabilities, Farrell ap- as Resolve now maintains a strong network of 23 depots plied the OPA-90 emergency response model worldwide. nationwide, stocked with company-owned equipment The company now has of? ces and response bases in the around the clock. United Kingdom, Gibraltar, Singapore, India, China, and

Once Resolve established its U.S. capabilities, Farrell ap- South Africa. Today, the Resolve Marine Group is your plied the OPA-90 emergency response model worldwide. one stop shop for all things to do with Global Regulatory

The company now has of? ces and response bases in the Compliance for US OPA90 requirements, China SPRO,

United Kingdom, Gibraltar, Singapore, India, China, and and Alaska APC. The ? rm’s 300 employees are well known

South Africa. Resolve Marine Group provides innovative for their global reach in myriad disciplines, including but and reliable maritime solutions across the globe through limited to Emergency Response, wreck removals, and dedicated salvage and emergency response resources. emergency towing services. The ? rm operates 24/7, 365

A family-owned company with international reach, the days per year, on standby for all its global clients.

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