Sectors of our Ports and Maritime Consulting ~ Professional Services

Professional services in the maritime industry employs many thousands of people around the globe. "Competence based" professions such as broking, law, finance and others are high knowledge content activities that attract significant value in an industry that often struggles financially in its own right -shipping.

3 projects were relevant to this section. Listing 3 most recent projects:

Audit of Assets and Capabilities, Liverpool SuperPort, UK

The Mersey Partnership (TMP) commissioned Fisher Associates to carry out an audit of the physical assets in the ports, airport and distribution sectors that make up the SuperPort, and to identify the capabilities of the companies and other organisations that provide support services to it. We were also tasked to review the competitiveness of these.

This information was collated in a client database, which formed the main deliverable of this work. We also prepared a report with analysis of the competitiveness of the different assets and capabilities using criteria for strategic analysis (from the BCG Matrix and Porter's 5 Forces), based on the judgements of some 20 key stakeholder organisations gathered via a workshop session. (2010)

Ship Registry Expansion / Superyacht Study

The States of Jersey commissioned Fisher Associates to carry out independent research into the business case for expansion of the Jersey Register of British Ships.

The terms of reference require evaluation of the market potential and benefit to the Island economy, the States Treasury and Jersey Harbours of developing the Jersey Shipping Registry, considering potentially sustainable increased market demand in the Superyacht sector and other sectors of the Registry business.

The study involves analysis of the Superyacht market, and assessing the link between Registry growth and new related business which would be based in the Island such as: (i) ship brokerage; (ii) ship and charter management; (iii) crew management; (iv) marine insurance; (v) company and trust management utilising tax efficient structures; (vi) survey and certification; (vii) local marine leisure growth and tourism; (viii) high net worth individual residents; (ix) other .... (2007)

Maritime Services Cluster Study for London, UK

We were appointed to undertake a study into the Maritime Services Cluster in London. The objective was to provide a detailed understanding of how the cluster functions, how it competes with rival centres, and what measures, if any, might be necessary to ensure that it maintains its current pre-eminence. (3 Fisher + 1 subcon, 2004)