The MAGI Team

John C. Lane

President/CEO

John C. Lane – President/CEO - joined MAGI in 1998, after spending nearly fifteen years as operations manager for a major marine contractor in the Northeast. John has worked on over 500 of the most notable spills and salvage projects throughout the United States, Caribbean, and Canada. John’s experience in project management allows him to complete the appointed work in a safe cost effective manner. After John arrived at MAGI, he trained as a marine surveyor. He has performed surveys of all types for a variety of clients including Vessel Owners, Charterers, P&I Clubs, and Terminals. He also attends vessels regularly to assist Masters and Owners with regulatory interface including Certificate of Compliance Examinations, Port State Control Boardings, Internal SMS Inspections, and OWS Compliance Examinations.

John is a surveyor and principal consultant to the Water Quality Insurance Syndicate. In that capacity, John supervises the field response to over fifty spills each year on behalf of this client. In addition, John regularly assists nationwide QI/Spill Management providers including Gallagher Marine Systems and ECM Maritime Services in performing field work at large responses.

Prior to his entry into the private sector, John spent four years in the U. S. Coast Guard in both at sea and shore based billets. In addition, he held a Master of Steam and Motor Vessels and Tankerman’s Grade B licenses.

Lee H. Goldberg

Vice President

Lee is an alumnus of Maine Maritime Academy and was a Lieutenant in the United States Navy Reserve. Mr. Goldberg is licensed by the U.S. Coast Guard as a Merchant Marine Officer and sailed as Chief Officer aboard offshore supply vessels serving the oil exploration industry.

In 1989, Lee joined a major marine and cargo surveying firm and, over the next eleven years, rose through the ranks to become the Baltimore Branch Manager and Principal Marine Surveyor. Throughout his marine surveying career, Lee has performed an immense variety of marine and cargo surveys including vessel and marine structure damages, personal injury investigations, multi-million dollar cargo damage surveys, containerized and refrigerated cargo inspections, computer and high technology equipment damages, pharmaceuticals, pre-load and outturn surveys, yacht damage surveys, bulk liquid cargo surveys, household effects and project cargo. In addition, Lee has acted as a surveyor or spill manager on a number of oil spills and containerized hazardous material spills.

Vincent A. Apesa

Vice President - Cargo and Inland Marine Claims

Vincent A. Apesa – Vice President - Cargo and Inland Marine Claims - has over twenty-two years experience as a property, cargo, and inland marine insurance surveyor/adjuster. Vincent spent the first seven years of his career with GAB Business Services, where he handled homeowners and commercial property claims. He next spent two years settling commercial property claims for Commercial Union Insurance Co.

In 1987, Vincent joined L&J Adjusters North America in the position of investigating and adjusting cargo and inland marine claims, both domestically, and internationally for Lloyds of London and The Institute of London Underwriters. The work also entailed handling recoveries for Underwriters. Vincent was eventually promoted to Vice President of L&J North America, and continued to be extremely active in the day-to-day operation of the business. He continued to survey/adjust cargo and inland marine claims, to include Motor Truck Cargo, Freight Forwarders, and Stock Through-Put.

In addition, Vincent also has considerable experience in the performance of pre-risk and loss control surveys. This entails inspections of warehouses that Underwriters insure or intend to insure. He has performed these services for both overseas and domestic market Underwriters.

Jeffrey D. Sayers

Marine Surveyor

Jeff Joined MAGI in 2008, after a varied career that included sailing worldwide for five years on cable laying ships, working for MSRC and other OSRO’s as an oil spill responder. Jeff is also an experienced yacht surveyor specializing in engine losses and salvage. Since Jeff joined MAGI, he has performed numerous cargo surveys and ship attendances. He has also responded to numerous oil spills and vessel casualties, including over two years on the Deepwater Horizon spill as a SCAT Team leader and serving in the Incident Command Center as the Safety Section Chief.

Clarke Lewis

Marine Surveyor

Clarke Lewis joined MAGI in 2020 with 4 years’ experience in chemical management, environmental health, and safety. Clarke’s core values are “honesty, integrity and determination” and “respecting our community and our environment”.

Clarke gained a wealth of knowledge from his experience in leadership as an Operations Supervisor in various Chemical Management and Life Sciences companies. His expertise is in international shipping, of hazardous materials, over both air, and sea as well as domestic shipping, by way of ground transportation. He provided container preparation and drayage from ports accompanied by customs documentation. Clarke has worked on various projects continuously improving quality, productivity, and customers’ experience using total transparency for each stage of the supply chain.

Since joining MAGI, Clarke has gained knowledge of the Maritime Industry. As a Marine Surveyor, Clarke has performed a variety of marine and cargo surveys including cargo damage surveys, transloads, pre-loads and outturn surveys, grain cargo surveys, and household goods surveys.

Nigel Lane

Marine Surveyor

Nigel started his career working for a leading oil pollution response company as an Environmental Emergency Responder. Nigel eventually joined the United States Air Force as an Air Traffic Controller. After his military service, Nigel joined MAGI in 2016 as a junior surveyor. Since joining MAGI, Nigel has conducted numerous cargo and marine surveys for vessel owners, P & I Clubs and cargo underwriters. In addition, Nigel has managed a number of pollution and salvage responses in the United States.

Justin Evans

Marine Surveyor

Justin joined Maritime Alliance Group in August of 2022 as a surveyor in our Baltimore office. Previously he served in the US Coast Guard as a Boatswain's Mate.