ACACIA MARINE SERVICES is the largest fully integrated providers of marine surveyors, expert consultants and shipping related instructional courses in Israel. ACACIA, founded in 1999 by Captain Aaron Bar-Tor, MIIMS and Joe Rein, this young company has made a dramatic entrance into the marine surveying industry, providing the highest quality services to local and international clients. ACACIA is managed by Captain Bar-Tor, MIIMS, whose distinquished 18 year career for ZIM ISRAEL NAVIGATION CO. LTD. and TARSHISH SHIPPING CO., and as the Hull Superintendent for ZIM?s recent container building project in Keil, Germany (from 1996-7), and as Chief Marine Surveyor for ?Alpha Marine - Marine Surveyors?, gives ACACIA Marine Services the capability to provide the most comprehensive, wide range of marine related services to all Israeli ports Captain Bar-Tor is a graduate of the P&I course of the North of England Protection & Indemnity Association and the South Tyneside College. ACACIA is based at Kibbutz Beit Hashita and is a subsidiary of MMS, an international marine service provider. ACACIA has at its disposal a variety of experts in the fields of metallurgy, agronomy, engineering, as well as certified laboratories. Much of this expertise is based in the local kibbutz industries and relies on years of experience in a variety of fields. ACACIA Marine Services is able to draw from a pool of the finest, most experienced marine surveyors, naval architects, chief engineers, and marine superintendents found in Israel today.