Consulting Experience

A selection of previous studies performed in collaboration with major market players:

" .. determining which LNG carriers are available for a client in a desired time frame and advising whether these vessels should be chartered immediately or
whether these should be secured at a later time... also providing sound advice on the proper duration of such employment"

" .. market analysis and evaluation of utilization strategies on how vessels with employment are priced in the second-hand market. Detailed analyses of trends in demand, fleet, rates, newbuilding and second hand prices, as well as an investment analysis which included an overview of return on equity at different selling times and outlined operating costs for each ship size/type"

".. determining the feasibility of employing a new type of VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier), which from a dimensional and design viewpoint was different from conventional VLCCs"

".. pricing strategies, market studies, risk analysis, and the development of forecast models of the liquid bulk market for the next 25 years, as a part of the potential expansion of the Panama Canal"

".. investigating the commercial advantages of port expansion, where local authorities wish to accommodate vessels with deeper draft, wider beam and
larger turning radius"

".. providing competent expert opinions in litigations and arbitrations based upon our voluminous knowledge of maritime issues, traditions, and practices"

".. creating strategic plans for major shipyards based upon which types of vessels to build and evaluating competition from other shipyards on the same vessel types. These projects also included forecasts of future demand for the types of vessels in
question"

".. due diligence in a potential acquisition of a major shipping company, vis-à-vis an evaluation of current and future fleet as well as a determination of the prospects of profitably chartering the fleet to be acquired by an existing ship owner"