Dufour, Laskay & Strouse
- Metairie, Louisiana
- 58 Years Experience
- International
- Mid
- Expert Witness
- ASA · Verify
Dufour, Laskay & Strouse provides marine vessel and equipment appraisals worldwide.
About
Dufour, Laskay & Strouse is a worldwide marine surveying firm based in Metairie, Louisiana, with offices in New Orleans, Houston, Tampa, and Norfolk. Founded in 1968, the company holds ASA certification and maintains the largest concentration of NAMS-CMS surveyors and ASA-certified marine appraisers in the industry. The firm has over 50 years of experience in marine vessel and equipment appraisal.
Services & Specializations
Dufour, Laskay & Strouse provides hull and machinery surveys, marine vessel appraisals, cargo surveys, inland barge inspections, marine business valuations, digital inspections using drone technology, damage causation analysis, new construction inspections, salvage operations consulting, and expert witness reports.
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Full Bio
Harry Ward serves as President of Dufour, Laskay & Strouse, Inc., a worldwide marine surveying and appraisal firm founded in 1968. Based in Metairie, Louisiana, with additional offices in Houston, Tampa, and Norfolk, the firm specializes in marine vessel and equipment appraisals, hull and machinery surveys, cargo surveys, and marine business valuations. Ward is a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, Navy veteran, and helicopter pilot. He holds an MBA from San Diego State University and brings extensive experience in maritime asset and business valuation. The firm maintains the industry’s largest concentration of NAMS-CMS surveyors and ASA-certified marine appraisers. Its technical staff averages twenty years of relevant field experience and provides technology-forward solutions across all major maritime areas, including digital inspections utilizing professional drone and imaging services, new construction inspections, and salvage operations consulting.
Notable Engagements
Serves vessel owners, builders, and maritime financial institutions. Provides appraisals and surveys to clients across the worldwide maritime sector, including bulk commodity operations and offshore industries.
Credentials & Verification
Credentials held by Harry Ward, each independently verifiable:
- VerifyASAIssued by American Society of Appraisers