Restructuring and rationalisation of maritime services and facilities continues as operators move to keep pace with changing distribution patterns and methods as well as changing political and market climates within regional zones. Independent expert advice is essential when considering the levels of capital investment associated with port and trans-shipment facilities. Knowledge required must span many disciplines from the structural integrity of all the existing facility assets through to a detailed knowledge of local economics and the place and potential of the facility within the local and world trade network.
Posford Haskoning has undertaken many projects where Due Diligence technical advice has been provided to prospective investors or lenders on container and other port facilities. Clients include major container terminal operators such as P & O Ports, APMT (Maersk), Hutchison and ICTSI, development banks, such as the Asian Development Bank and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and commercial banks. Other projects include those undertaken to assist where the port has been restructuring for privatisation, corporatisation or floatation, while further projects have involved funding of new construction projects.
