Fábio Borda

Fábio is a registered naval architect and marine engineer with experience in marine casualty investigations and technical advisory work across a broad range of complex matters. His work includes P&I and H&M casualty investigations, expert witness in dispute and litigation before London and Brazilian courts, as well as technical due diligence and marine assurance.

Working closely with London and Brazilian lawyers, Fábio has contributed to numerous expert witness reports, with focus on seaworthiness issues, unsafe port claims, and fuel consumption disputes. He also undertakes mooring and stability analyses in support of casualty investigations and has analysed VDR data in cases involving collisions.

Fábio focuses on delivering practical, impartial, and targeted technical advice tailored to each client’s specific challenges. Through clear, assertive, and timely communication, aiming to translate complex technical matters into accessible language for all stakeholders, supporting fast and confident decision-making.

Experience includes salvage and wreck removal operations; groundings; collisions and allisions; fixed object damage; machinery failures; unseaworthiness issues; unsafe port claims; shipbuilding delays; damage to subsea equipment; cargo damage and contamination; fleet technical due diligence; fuel consumption analysis; regulatory and operational gap analysis; towage approvals; mooring analyses; dry-dock support; and port and terminal risk assessments.