This service provides comprehensive support to shipowners throughout the intricate asset construction phases, spanning both pre and post-contract award, with a laser focus on mitigating risks.

Navigating the complexities of shipyard selection, crafting or scrutinising ship technical specifications, dissecting shipbuilding contracts, overseeing plan approvals, and conducting rigorous owner supervision demands specialised expertise. 

By offering meticulous guidance and oversight, this service aims to safeguard the shipowner's investment and ensure a seamless shipbuilding process. This involves a thorough evaluation of potential shipyards, ensuring their capabilities align with the project's requirements, and a detailed review of contractual terms to protect the owner's interests. 

Ultimately, this support is crucial in preventing costly errors and delays, ensuring the vessel is delivered to the highest standards within budget and on schedule.

  • Pre-contract and post-contract shipowner support services: Pre-contract review and advice on shipyard technical specifications, shipbuilding contracts and options or variations. Post-contract vessel appraisal to ensure work is completed to technical specifications. Options for low-cost, minor amendments to original designs. 
  • New build specification preparation/review/evaluations: Facilitating efficient, undisrupted shipbuilding by developing clear technical specifications for shipowners and shipyards to prevent disputes. 
  • Independent review of shipyards/shipbuilders: Building on budget by understanding schedule, and how shipyard constraints, capacity and capabilities may affect critical tasks. 
  • Owner representative (plan review and on-site): Inspection and testing of all work related to building, testing and sea trials to meet the shipbuilding contract and vessel technical specification on behalf of the owner.