Henderson Group
The Henderson International Group, a World Wide Organisation, is a full service Marine Consultancy. We operate in the Commercial, Offshore, Energy and Yachting Sectors. In thirty five years of growth, we have expanded our areas of operation from the Middle East to Europe, North America and the Far East. Engineering and Naval Architecture, Marine Consultancy and Survey, Yacht Design and Management are our core strengths.
HENDERSON INTERNATIONAL GROUP is a world leader in the provision of Survey, Marine Consultancy, Engineering Design, Yacht Design and Engineering, and Business Consultancy to the offshore and shipping industry.
Operations started in 1985 in Dubai and now extends to provide worldwide operations. The GROUP maintains its position at the forefront of the Survey, Marine Consultancy, Yachts, Engineering Design, Naval Architecture and Business Consultancy fields for Vessels, Offshore industries and our many Marine and Business Clients. The GROUP operates through a network of over 25 operating units, with over 80 staff in twelve countries. Each unit can call on the resources of the GROUP to immediately respond to any of its Clients’ specific needs. 
HENDERSON INTERNATIONAL L.L.C. is the UAE based centre of operations for the Group and is backed by the technical and financial resources necessary to develop and apply new technologies as they come onto the Market. HENDERSON INTERNATIONAL is committed, with its skilled and dedicated workforce, to providing Clients with high quality services and will continue to provide and further improve on these high standards. HENDERSON INTERNATIONAL is committed to training its staff to ensure the continued development of competent personnel to meet the challenges of the changing marine scenario for high quality services.
The following list provides examples of the many varied services on offer from Henderson International.
• Naval Architecture for New Build Design/Refit
• Structural Engineering/Analysis
• Mechanical/Piping Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Safety and Reliability Engineering
• Marine & Offshore Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Multi-discipline Detailed Design
• Yacht Built Project Management
• P&I/H&M Condition Surveys
• Pre Purchase Condition Surveys
• Valuation Surveys
• Damage Surveys
• Cargo Damage Surveys
• Bunker, Warranty and Tow Approval Surveys
• Flag State Inspections
• Vessel Audit Surveys
• P&I Surveys (All Types of Risks)
• Superintendency, Damage and Repair Surveys
• General Loss Adjusting Claim Handling
• Supplementary Services
• Dry & Liquid Cargo Quantity & Quality Surveys
• Oil Pollution
• Court and Lawyer Appointed Experts
• Risk Evaluation/ Management
• Project Management
• Quality Assurance and Control
• Consents and Approvals
• Yacht Engineering/Design
• Yacht Operation Management and Chartering
• Ship Management
• Compass Adjustment
• Vessel Superintendency
• All forms of Marine Consultancy services
Quality
HENDERSON International’s Quality Philosophy is based around Client requirements. We provide our Client with services of the highest quality, at a competitive cost, through a highly motivated, knowledgeable and experienced work force. The GROUP has expert personnel in all locations. Individual performance and written procedures are regularly reviewed in order so “Quality” can be controlled to meet and exceed international standards thus improving the services delivered to our Clients. In October 1999, HENDERSON INTERNATIONAL was awarded the ISO 9001 Quality Management System Certificate by ABS Quality Evaluations Inc.
Development to Date
Summary of Henderson Group Development
- 2014
EDNA proposes new vessel builds - 2014 – Ship Management initiative launched
- 2014 – Tanker survey completed in Mumbai, India
- 2014 – Welcome to 2 new staff members joining Survey and EDNA
- 2014 – Azimut Leonardo 98ft Yacht Sale
- 2014 – Towage survey for Delta Navigation W.L.L, (Doha, Qatar) completed
- 2014 – Techo Marine 90ft Yacht Sale
- 2014 – Six (6) major vessel conversions completed
- 2013 – Head Office Relocated to Maritime City
- 2013 – Yacht Chartering Division Exhibits at Creek Marina Dubai Pre-owned Show
- 2013 – Yacht Chartering Division Exhibits at Qatar Boat Show
- 2013 – Fujairah Branch Launched
- 2013 – Major Al Shaheen Conversion – Al Mansoori Delivered
- 2012 – New Yacht Charter, Management and Sales launched
- 2011 – The Sad Demise of Mr. William Henderson
- 2010 – 100m new build power barge ASRY
- 2009 – Opielok vessel new built for Italthai Marine
- 2008 – 70m PSV New Build – Y156 HAUL Italthai Marine
- 2008 – Extensions to 2007 New Build contracts & Further New Build contracts signed
- 2007 – Consultancy Division setup – 5 major New Build Design contracts signed
- 2006 – Yachts Division formally setup
- 2005 – Bulgaria office opens
North America office opens - 2004 – Iran office opens, Iraq office opens, Sri Lanka office opens
- 2001 – Singapore regional office opens
- 2000 – Oman Regional Office opens
- 1998 – India regional office opens, Pakistan regional office opens, Bangladesh regional office opens
- 1995 – Due to further expansion, Dubai offices moves to Al Jadaf
- 1990 – First regional office opens in Manila, Philippines
- 1988 – Office in Abu Dhabi opens and operations commence
- 1987 – Company moves its offices to downtown Dubai as a result of the increased business requiring more space for staff increases
- 1985 – Henderson International Group starts as “Henderson Marine Consultants” in Dubai in the World Trade Centre