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Overview A brief description of The Seaport Group
Market, Planning and Feasibility Studies Port planning, cargo forecasts, and financial analysis primarily under Terence Smyth of Seaport Consultants Canada Inc.

Container Port Feasibility Study, Indonesia, 1994-1995

Container traffic forecast, review of port tariffs, development of a tariff schedule and review of container shipping

British Columbia Ports Strategy, British Columbia, Canada 2004 - 2005

Traffic projections, competitiveness assessment, of container technology review, shipping review and action plan for infrastructure development.

Development and Implementation of Port Tariff Schedule, Canada, 2004 - 2007

Review of tariff legislation, development of tariff structure and rates, tariff competitiveness review and implementation strategy and schedule.

Development of Business Plan for Khalifa Port, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2006

Review and projection of traffic, evaluation of port's regional competitiveness, development of tariff and development of business plan.

Financial Evaluations of Port of Vancouver Container Terminals,  Canada, 2001 - 2007

Estimates of equipment costs, operating costs, throughput charges and return standards; financial model development; evaluations of port & terminal operator rates of return and lease alternatives.

Forecast of Baltic Container Port Market, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2007

Compilation of container traffic and shipping service data; container traffic forecast ports; evaluation of competitiveness of Gothenburg for transshipment.

Management and Operations Port management under Gordon Payne of Seaport Consultants Canada Inc. and port operational evaluations under Kent Busk of Seaport Innovations.

Port Master Plan, Reform and Expansion Study, Barbados, 1994-1997

Port master plan, infrastructure assessment, project financial evaluations, advisory to management, port MIS study, rewrite of port tariff and maintenance review.

Proposals for Port Terminal Services, Vancouver, Canada, 1997 to 2007

Proposals for: cruise terminal services; container terminal service in break-bulk terminal; container terminal services to shipping line.

Litigation Support - Review of Intermodal Transport System, USA, 2000

Examination of case documents, evaluation of transport system capacity and preparation of expert witness report.

Organizational Review of Port Terminal Company, Canada, 2003

Examination of effectiveness of existing organizational structure and definition of roles and responsibilities of company’s key personnel.

Reengineering and Organizations Redesign, Port of Gothenburg 2007 – 2008

Optimization and reengineering container terminal business processes and procedures in connection with TOS implementation project.

Operations Processes and Procedures, Busan Newport Container Terminal, 2008

Provision of detailed process descriptions and development of procedures for operating the terminal according to international best practice. 

Overall Project Management for a 2 million TEU terminal project, APMT Zeebrugge Belgium 2004 – 2005

Planning, procurement, and execution of building a 2 million TEU straddle carrier terminal

Port Privatization, Mergers and Acquisitions

Port privatization, mergers and acquisitions are supported by Seaport Consultants Canada Inc. and Seaport Consultants Asia.

Privatization of Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD), Brazil, 1996

Evaluations of port management and operations and Docenave.as part of valuation of company prior to privatization.

Bid for Container Terminal Concession, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 1998 – 2000

Forecast of traffic for port, development of tender for concession, advice on bid price and provision of operational and management expertise.

Bid to Acquire Container Terminal Company, Vancouver, Canada, 2002

Strategic and marketing advice, acquisition strategy, estimates of equipment needs and costs, and indicative measures of the company value.

Port of Bourgas Expansion Project, Bulgaria, 2003

Assistance re port privatization options, definition of concession packages for Bourgas and development of privatization strategy.

Development of Punta Colonet Container Port Concession, Mexico, 2006 – 2007

Overall concession process, bidder consultations, concession title agreements and bid documents, and proposal evaluation criteria.

Port Asset Acquisitions, Various Locations, 2006 – 2008

Commercial due diligence on acquisition projects involving container and break-bulk operations in Europe and North America.

Strategic Advice

Strategic advice is provided by David Wignall of Seaport Consultants Asia.

Building a Team and Developing 3rd Party Tank Terminal In Mediterranean

Brought together a terminal operator and industrial developer to create an opportunity for development of major 3rd party tank terminal.

Leading the Development of a Green Field Port, Shipyard and Special Economic Zone

Pre-feasibility study of a port and SEZ in Gujarat, India on behalf of a developer.

Search and Acquisition of Shipyard in Southeast Asia

Assistance to shipyard based in the Middle East to make a strategic acquisition in Southeast Asia. 

Due Diligence on a Container Terminal Investment in the Mekong Delta

Commercial and technical due diligence to investment bank re funding a container terminal on a green field site in Vietnam. 

Confidential Review of Marine Industry in India over Next Ten Years

Review for major private equity firm of the growth potential for marine services firms in India.

Container Terminal Planning and Design

Container terminal planning is supported by Seaport Consultants Canada Inc. and Seaport Innovations.

Evaluation of Conventional and Semi-Automated Container Terminal Development, 2007

Planning and costs for manual and semi-automated operating systems and financial analyses of these systems.

Major Capacity Increase of Existing RTG Operation

Development plan for and design of advanced operations strategies and simulations to will validate design and strategies.

Design of Rail Inland Terminal, Kutno Poland, 2008 – 2009

Design for RS, SC, RTG and Wide Span operation.

 

Design of Rail Inland Terminal, City Deep South Africa, 2008

Redesigning terminal layout and operations processes and procedures, and designing processes for the automated gate systems, truck appointment/booking and rail booking systems.

Planning of Large Multi Cargo and 2 Million TEU Container Operation, St Petersburg Russia 2007

Development of master plan with the aim of maximizing volume throughput.

Review of terminal design in existing terminal, Pier 1 Durban, South Africa, 2007

Evaluation of operations difficulties and development of cost efficient solution with the least operations disturbances.

 Develop Layout and Design Paper, Cape Town South Africa, 2007 – 2008

Development of optimum terminal layout and detailed design paper/instructions.

Detailed Design of Durban Container Terminal, South Africa, 2006

Provision of detailed terminal layout to achieve more stacking capacity, provide high equipment productivities and provide easy handling of external trucks.
Intermodal and Logistics Comparative transportation analysis, road and rail systems, and site selection under William Hall of Seaport Consultants, Inc.

Tenke Fungurume Mine Logistics Study, Central and Southern Africa, 1997 – 1998

Logistics analysis for a new copper/cobalt deposit in Congo to determine most suitable and cost effective port through which to move mine products.

Rio Tinto/Hamersley Iron, South American Iron Export Inland Navigation Study, Argentina and Brazil, 2000

Analysis of river transport options for iron ore from Corumbá, Brazil to a port near Buenos Aires.

US Department of Agriculture, US-Mexico Trans-border Transportation Cost Analysis, US and Mexico, 2005 – 2006

Evaluation of impacts of border security processes post-September 11, 2001 on trans-border shipping of US and Mexican goods .

Container Terminal Technology, Automation and Operations IT Systems

Container terminal technology, automation, planning and operations IT systems under Kent Busk of Seaport Innovations.

Design and Planning of Automated Container Terminal, APM Terminals, Virginia, USA, 2004

Designing and optimizing processes for a medium sized semi automated terminal with unmanned rail-mounted gantries and mini straddle carriers.

Advisory and Supervision on First Automated Terminal in Korea, BNCT 2008

Second opinion on IT, equipment specifications, and terminal design, new terminal design with optimized terminal logistic and automated yard and description and optimization of operations processes and procedures.

Advisor Concerning IT implementation for IBM, Denmark 2006

Advice on project planning, execution and management, and on cost efficient technology and automation.

Design and Planning of Unmanned Straddle Carrier Terminal, 2005

Advisor on the design, planning and procurement of IT-systems and handling equipment for unmanned straddle carrier terminal.

Specification and procurement of Terminal Operating System (TOS), Gothenburg Sweden 2007 – 2008

Procurement of container terminal operating system, a CFS operating system, and a rail and truck appointment system.

Testing and Implementation of Terminal Operating System (TOS), Gothenburg Sweden 2008 – 2009

Advisor concerning Emulation testing tool and assistance with testing and implementation of TOS.

Specification for Terminal Operating System (TOS), City Deep South Africa 2008 – 2009

Design of operations processes and lectures to the operations management on best practice operations procedures and efficient administrative procedures.

Contact Us Contact information for Seaport Consultants, Inc., Seaport Consultants Canada, Inc., Seaport Innovations and Seaport Consultants, Asia
Project List Complete list of projects
Links Links to maritime sites, companies, and ports
Seaport Publications Newsletter,  guest papers and links to articles

Newsletter Issue 1

"Private Sector Investments in Indonesian Public Ports" by Terence Smyth

Newsletter Issue 2

"Forecasting Trade for Port Projects in the Developing World" by Terence Smyth

Newsletter Issue 3

"Transport Modes in US-Mexico Agricultural Trade: Grains and Perishables by Land and Ocean" by William Hall

Newsletter Issue 4

"Managing Terminal Capacity & Productivity" by Kent Busk

Newsletter Issue 5

"Are Scandinavian Ports and Terminals Making Bad Investments?" by Kent Busk

Guest Papers

Occasional guest papers by invitation

 

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