• Strategy
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• Finance
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• Market Analysis
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• Due Diligence
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• Technical/Operations

Strategy

Periods of market stability are rare in the contemporary business world. Hence the need for strategic business management.

Drewry consultants can provide the independent viewpoint, backed by the latest intelligence that enables maritime related businesses to adapt to changing market conditions and steer the business in the right direction. This could involve a raft of different scenarios from assessing the logistics impact on customer delivery and inventory of restructured global supply chains through to market appraisals and commercial performance of individual ports to furnishing Dry Bulk fleet owners with market forecasts.

Case Studies

Freight Transport Strategy - Del Monte Pacific

Liner Shipping Strategy Review

Finance

Shipping finance is a highly specialised area. Due Dilligence and Risk Management studies are often carried out to provide borrowers or lenders with the financial information on which to act. This type of data also feeds through to prospectuses for Initial Public Offerings involving maritime businesses. When a port seeks a public listing or a European investment bank wants a valuation of its stake in a tanker fleet, they turn to Drewry for accurate data.

Market Analysis

To understand markets, you have to know the territory from every angle – commercial, political, economic and cultural. When an Indian port authority needs to know how it could attract more traffic; or whether an owner should invest in newbuilds; or whether an investment bank should acquire shares in a shipyard, a market analysis will support the decision-making.

Due Diligence

Due diligence surveys are carried out to establish the financial and operational credibility of a business. Businesses or even Governments looking to acquire or invest, need to examine the financial, legal, commercial/market, employment, IT and environmental activities and performance of the target business or organisation.

For example, when a bank needed an independent assessment of the value of its minority shareholding in a certain business... when a Pan European investment fund made a bid for a 49% stake in a port group… they turned to Drewry for a due diligence report.

Case Studies

Sell side due diligence - Group Maritim TCB

Ports due diligence

Technical and Operations

Drewry consultants are selected for their hands-on knowledge of how shipping businesses operate. With operating costs on the rise and clients being increasingly concerned about service provision, we can provide practical advice on saving costs and increasing operational efficiency. For example, a utility company needed to save cost on imports. Drewry were chosen to review freight rate forecasts and, using both standard and bespoke risk-simulation models, produce options that met the client’s cost-saving goal.

Case Studies

Transport and logistics assessment of restructured supply chain