Examples of projects Combined Maritime

Examples of consultancy projects:

1. Movement of oil drilling equipment by sea, land and air to a centralized co-ordination location ( in our case it was Malta) and shipment of same by supply boats to the oil rigs . this task involved the co-ordination with suppliers for cargo / packaging information, identification of most suitable means of transport ( price/transit time) , preparation of all handling equipment to discharge material upon arrival at Malta , transport by land to port and loading of same on supply boats.

2. Co-ordination of movement of hazardous cargoes (chemicals)  from different geographical areas to a transhipment hub, where all chemicals are tested, transferred into recipients as required by the receivers, labeled in the language of country of receipt and shipment to final destination.

Given the nature of the cargo , i.e. chemicals, not all chemicals can travel by air and not all chemicals can travel on the same plane because of incompatibilities. Process involved having personnel knowledgeable in handling of chemicals /packaging/labeling of same; choosing the most appropriate method of transport; conforming with all regulatory and documentary requirements both on international and local levels, customs clearing the goods, transporting to warehouse complex within a transhipment hub; sorting out as per requirements of receivers; maintaining at appropriate temperatures, re packaging and re-labelling and transporting to final destination.

3. consultancy on port privatisation process. This involved:
3.1. analyzing existing facilities
3.2. extracting flows and trends from existing data
3.3. undertaking research into the wider regional environment of the port to establish traffic flows

3.4. identifying the types of cargoes most suited for the port
3.5. undertaking a SWOT analysis
3.6. advising on type of equipment required to handle present and future cargoes
3.7. identifying potential clients  to become port users.

4. Comparative study of flags for ship registration. Combined Maritime undertook a comparative analysis of the costs incurred by shipowners when registering their vessels under anyone of the leading eight flags of registration. This study took into consideration the tariff structures applying for different types of ships, different age categories of ships and different sizes in terms of gross and net tonnage. All data was obtained from source, analysed and input into a mathematical model that was developed specifically by us for this study. The end result was published in a study which has been  presented also by Lloyds Maritime Academy.