Web alert: The Standard Club's Sam Kendall-Marsden to speak on "Pollution aspects of Costa Concordia" at Interspill 2015

On 26 March 2015, Sam Kendall-Marsden delivered a paper on "Pollution aspects of Costa Concordia" at Interspill 2015 in Amsterdam, a conference dedicated to spill prevention, preparedness and response.

Sam is the Syndicate Director of The Standard Club’s Atlantic Syndicate with responsibility for members based in the UK, Canada, the USA and South America.  Sam practised as a solicitor in England and Australia for over ten years prior to joining the club in 2008 and specialises in major casualty response, personal injury and maritime security issues.

Sam represents the club on the International Group’s salvage, maritime security and Federal Maritime Commission subcommittees and large casualty and piracy working groups.

Sam has been responsible for The Standard Club’s responses to the MSC Chitra, MV Rena and most recently, Costa Concordia and Amadeo 1 casualties.

Interspill 2015 was held at the Amsterdam RAI Convention Centre, the Netherlands, on 24-26 March 2015 and further details can be found here.