Royal Haskoning Maritime and Waterways - OSC Shipping Consultants Introduction

Introduction

OSC was formed in 1985 as an independent economic consultancy company, specialising in shipping economics and port development. The company has developed an unequalled database for trade, port and shipping data, together with considerable accumulated expertise on the part of the principals and consultants who comprise the OSC team. In April 2011, OSC was acquired by Royal Haskoning, an engineering and environmental consultancy.

introduction Types of assignments undertaken by OSC include:

Economic Feasibility Studies
Port Development Projects
Project Cost/Benefit Analysis
Newbuilding Vessel Demand and Pricing
Transport Systems Comparisons
Commodity Forecasting
Freight Market Analysis
Barging/Inland Transport Studies
Materials Handling Equipment
Market Studies
Transhipment Analysis
Shipping Costs Studies
Shipbuilding Market Studies
Expert Witness

Areas of specialist expertise include:

Container Shipping and Port Development (container, reefer, intermodal, ports, terminals, handling)
Shipyard and Newbuilding Studies (shipbuilding, shiprepair)
Bulk Shipping Markets (bulk carrier, freight rates, spot market, time charter)
Cement Trade & Shipping
Liquid Bulk Shipping Markets
Passenger Shipping
Offshore Markets
Ocean Shipping Consultants is highly regarded throughout world shipping markets in general, and has been at the forefront of independent market analysis and appraisal in many shipping sectors - including dry bulk, tanker, container, gas, offshore, cruise, general cargo - for a number of years.

Clients:

ABN Amro Bank Rotterdam: Netherlands - major international bank.
Adelaide Brighton Ltd: Adelaide, Australia - major cement producer and trader.
Alsthom d'Atlantique: Nantes, France - major international shipyard.
AMSA: Canberra, Australia - government's main maritime department.
Antwerp Port Authority: Belgium - major port authority.
Asian Container Terminal: Hong Kong - container terminal operator.
Austroplan: Austria - engineering consultants.

Balfour Beatty International: London - civil engineers.
Banchero Costa: Genoa, Italy - shipbroker.
Booz Allen & Hamilton Inc: U.S.A. - management consultants.
Boston Consulting: Dusseldorf, FR Germany - management consultants.
Bremen Business International: Bremen, Germany - city promotion agency.

Cagliari International Container Terminal: Sardina - container hub port.
Canada Maritime: London, UK - container ship operator.
Carbones del Zulia: Maracaibo, Venezuela - national coal export company.
H W Carlsen AB: Malmo, Sweden - shipboard/quayside handling equipment manufacturer.
Chem Systems Int.: London - international chemical engineering consultants.
Citicorp Capital Industries Finance: New York, USA - international banker.
Commerce International Merchant Bankers: Malaysia - merchant bank.
Commonwealth Development Corp.: London - overseas development arm of UK government.
Cosdin Shipping and Trading: Piraeus, Greece - bulk shipping operator.
Credit Lyonnaise: Brussels, Belgium - commercial bank

Dole Fresh Fruit: Los Angeles, USA - reefer ship operator.
Doris Maritime: Switzerland - consulting engineers.
Dover Harbour Board: Dover, England - major port authority.
Dublin Port Authority: Ireland - major port authority.

Early and Daniels Industries Inc: - Cincinnati, USA - grain trader and exporter.
ECT BV: Rotterdam, Netherlands - major container stevedoring company.
EBRD: London, England - major international development agency.
European Parliament: Brussels/Strasbourg - EU delegate assembly.
Esso International Shipping: Netherlands - oil major's shipping company.

Flota Mercante Grancolombiana: Colombia - major regional shipowner.
Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO): Rome, Italy - UN agency.

Global Ocean Carriers: Liberia - major bulk carrier owner.
Goldmann Sachs: London, UK - merchant bank.

Halim Mazmin Bhd: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - shipowner.
Hamersley Iron: Perth, Australia - major international iron ore exporter.
Hampshire County Council: UK - local authority.
Helsingborgs Hamn: Helsingborg, Sweden - major regional bulk/container port.
Hessenatie BV: Antwerp, Belgium - international container stevedore.
Hutchison Port (UK) Ltd: England - major international container port company.
Hvide Marine: Port Everglades, USA - offshore operator.
Hyundai Heavy Industries: Rep of Korea - major shipbuilder.

Institute of Shipping Logistics & Economics: Bremen, Germany - economic institute.
Inter-American Development Bank: Washington DC - development funds provider.
International Marine Terminals (IMT): New Orleans, USA - bulk import/export terminal.
Italconsult: Rome, Italy - major civil engineering consultancy.

Jurong Port: Jurong, Singapore - major regional bulk/general cargo transshipment terminal.

Kalmar LMV: Sweden - handling equipment manufacturer.
Kentships Ltd: London - bulk carrier charterer.
Kingston Terminal Operators: Kingston, Jamaica - container terminal.

Lafarge Inc.: Paris, France - cement company.
Lazard Freres: New York, USA - major bank.
Leinster Shipping: Dublin, Ireland - ship operator.
Lloyds Register of Shipping: London - international ship registry.
Lorient CCIM: Lorient, France - regional chamber of commerce and port authority.

Mahart Hungarian Shipping: Budapest, Hungary - shipowner.
Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA): Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - institute.
Maritime & Port Administration: Singapore - port authority.
MC Shipping: Monaco - bulk carrier operator and manager.
MC Bitor: Tokyo, Japan - synthetic fuels company.
McKinsey & Co. Inc.: Washington, USA - management consultants.
Mediterranean Shipping Company: Switzerland - major ship operator
Merrill Lynch International: New York, USA - major bank.
Metra Consulting Group: London - management consultants.
MIL Davie: Canada - major commercial shipyard.
Ministry of Transport: Tokyo, Japan - government department.
Mediterranean International Transshipment Hub (MITH): Cagliari, Italy - container terminal.
Modern Terminals Ltd: Hong Kong - container terminal operator.
Mogal Corp: Auckland, New Zealand - energy company.
MSG AG: Hamburg, Germany - consortium of German shipyards.

Negev Star: Haifa, Israel - bulk carrier owner/operator.
Nippon Credit Bank: London - international investment banker.
Nippon Yusen Kaisha: Japan - major ship operator.
NKK International: Tokyo, Japan - equipment manufacturer.
Norges Hypotekinstitutt: Bergen, Norway - shipping bank.

Overseas Shipholding Group: New York, USA - bulk shipowner.
Overseas Coastal Area Development Institute: Japan - marine institute.

Pannonship: Budapest, Hungary - shipowner.
P&O Australia Ltd: Australia - international port group.
Pechiney SA: Paris, France - aluminium company.
Petroleos de Venezuela SA: Maracaibo, Venezuela - Venezuelan national oil company.
Port of Barcelona: Spain - major regional container and multi-purpose port authority.
Port Authority of Jamaica: - port authority.
Port of Felixstowe: Felixstowe, England - major container port.
Port of Rotterdam: Netherlands - world port.
Port of Singapore Authority: Singapore - container stevedore.
Port of Tarragona: Spain - major dry bulk and general cargo port.
Port of Tilbury London: Tilbury, England - major container port.
Port Operations Consultants: London - port consultants.
Posford Duvivier: London - engineering consultants.
PHB Weserhutte AG: Cologne, FR Germany - materials handling equipment manufacturer.
PTP Malaysia: Johor Bahru, Malaysia - major container and bulk stevedore.

Razno Ltd: London - bulk commodity shipper.
Resource Decision Systems: London - mining & project economics consultants.
Rio Doce: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - bulk shipowner/operator.
Robe River Ltd: Perth, Australia - major international iron ore exporter.

Sadomar SARL: Lisbon, Portugal - port development agency.
Salomon Bros. Inc: New York, USA - major bank
Schroders Asia Ltd: Hong Kong - merchant bank.
Scorpion Investment Ltd: London - venture capital company.
Sea-Land Services: Hong Kong - major container liner company.
Shetland Islands Council: Scotland - regional development authority.
Shell Nederland: Holland - oil major.
Shipping Association of Jamaica: Jamaica - container port handlers
Shipbuilders Council of America: Washington, USA - national association of shipyards.
Singapore Tourist Board: Singapore - cruise terminal developments.
Single Buoy Moorings Ltd: Monte Carlo - offshore engineering group.
Slag Reduction Co.: England - abrasives company.
Soc.Portuguesa de Navios Tanques (SOPONATA) SA: Lisbon, Portugal - major shipowner.
Soros Associates: U.S.A. - major engineering group.
Southdown Inc.: Houston, USA - major cement company.
South-West Marine Inc.: Portland, USA - American shiprepair corporation.
Sovereign Navigation Corp: Liberia - major bulk carrier operator.
Stieglis Maritime International: Amsterdam, Netherlands - marine consultants
Systems Engineering Consultants: Rotterdam, Netherlands - engineering consultants.
Statoil: Norway - Norwegian oil company.

Tate and Lyle Sugars PLC: London - major international sugar corporation.
Tidewater Grain Co: Philadelphia, USA - grain export terminal.
Thomas Eurobetao SA: Lisbon, Portugal - major shipping group
Thomas Howell Group: UK - insurance loss adjusters.
Thoresen-Thai Agencies: Bangkok, Thailand - shipowner.
Trencor Corp: Cape Town, South Africa - container manufacturer.
Tsakos Shipping & Trading: Athens, Greece - major shipowner

Voltri Terminals Europe (VTE): - Genoa, Italy - major container terminal.

Wallace Shipping Ltd: London - bulk shipping operator.
Wallem Hong Kong: Hong Kong - shipowner.
Wah Kwong Shipping Group Ltd: Hong Kong - major shipowner.
Wartsila AB: Helsinki, Finland - shipbuilder.
Waterfront Revitalisation & Re-Development Corp.: Tokyo, Japan - port development agency.
West Asia Maritime Ltd.: Madras, India - bulk ship operator.
Wilmington Liquid Bulk Terminals: USA - major bulk port.
Yukong Line: Seoul, Korea -large bulk carrier and tanker owner.

Zeeland Seaports: Terneuzen, the Netherlands - major regional port authority.


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