We can offer you a number of services to complete your transport needs.
- Provide a view on the vessel’s design and assess the competitiveness of the assets compared to current fleet of similar vessels in the Industry
- Review the planned maintenance system (PMS) including defect reporting
- Inspect monthly operating expenditure (OPEX) data, maintenance records, dry-docking records and spare parts ordering
- Identify the major items of upcoming capital expenditure (CAPEX), including dry dockings, special surveys and any modifications to the ships that may be required as a result of impending regulatory changes
- Assess the reasonableness of maintenance related OPEX and CAPEX
- Identify the cause and nature of unexpected maintenance work which, according to management, significantly affected profitability; and assess the effectiveness of corrective actions taken by management
- Identify any technical and operational risks and suggest mitigation
- Assess how assets have been maintained, to what extent breakdown maintenance occurs regularly, hull condition, condition of the assets, likely availability going forward
- Assess the quality of the company’s fleet management, which includes office audit of the target group’s operating procedures, maintenance policies and procedures, safety management system, internal and external audits, records of emergency response drills, and other key performance indicators.
- Assess the lease agreement and charter contracts from the technical perspective such as warranties pertaining to the condition of the vessels, liability for defects and repairs at end of charter terms etc.
- Review and evaluation of the insurances details of vessels
- Pre-purchase / condition survey of vessels. Condition survey of vessels and equipment is a statement of fact report and represents the status of an asset at a particular time. The survey will typically determine the working or operational condition of equipment and management systems, including its certification status. Instructions are normally requested by vessel or barge owners, charterers and insurance interests, including P&I Clubs
VESSEL
- Dry dock planning
- Crew manning
- Vessel budgeting and management including yard selection, ISM, bunker or fuel management and use
OFFICE
- Contractor selection; including method review, scope of work development for tendering or operations purposes and, technical review and evaluation of tenders
- Business analysis tools easy to understand
- Database solutions to record, review and analyse business performance including Shipments, Fuel Inventory, Vessel Orders/Purchases, Bank Transactions, Statement of Accounts, Financial Statements, Profit per Voyage
LEGAL
- Cargo Claims
- P&I club selection
Piraeus 2018: Budget Analysis and Excel- and Access-based solutions
- Functional specifications and manuals for marine operations
- Cargo securing manual
- Preparation and implementation of ISM/ISO (International Safety Management Code/International Organisation for Standardisation), including but not limited to Ballast Water Management Plan, Energy Efficiency Management Plan and Waste Management Plans
- Emergency response manuals, for example SOPEP (Ship Oil Pollution Emergency Plan) and SMPEP (Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plan)
image source: https://codie.com/wp/maritime/