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Consulting
Services Performed in the
Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Industry
IMA
provides a full range of strategic planning and management advisory
services to shipbuilders and ship repair firms. We have been active
in this sector since the early 1970s. Among our clients have been
shipbuilders of all sizes, ship repair firms, government agencies and
lending institutions. The following illustrate the range of services
we have provided.
assessed the market available to a Mexican ship repair yard, benchmarked competitor strengths and weaknesses and recommended a strategy and plan to strengthen market position evaluated future Libyan ship construction requirements and recommended a plan of action for positioning for future contracts
analyzed
shipbuilding and offshore equipment fabrication prospects in Brazil
and evaluated options for positioning in the Brazilian ship construction market
forecast
shipbuilding in North America through 2010 and estimated the potential
market to be generated by requirements for shipboard electrical systems
forecast demand for ship construction in South American and Latin American countries and evaluated capability of local shipbuilders to accomodate future ship construction requirements
profiled
and compared the technological strengths and weaknesses of Japanese,
Korean, European and U.S. shipyards
analyzed
M&A activity in the U.S. shipbuilding sector and assessed the underlying
drivers for recent consolidations
identified
market expansion opportunities available to a major shipbuilder, assessed
the company's ability to compete in various market segments and recommended
a strategy for market positioning
recommended
a long term strategy and business plan for a midsize shipbuilder, including
acquisitions to develop and expand activities
conceived
and coordinated a finance/build/operate project to construct a drydocking
facility in the Port of Charleston to be owned by the port authority
and operated by commercial tenants -- J.P. Morgan, Parsons Brinckerhoff
and MAN GHH participated as consortium members
provided
advisory services to the World Bank and Yemen Ministry of Transport
for privatizing the government owned ship repair yard in Aden
developed
a long term development plan and capital investment strategy for the
shipbuilding and ship repair industry in Malaysia, prepared for the
Industrial Development Bank of Malaysia
assessed
the repair and construction market available to a proposed new shipyard
in Ecuador
analyzed
the planned acquisition of a major shipyard involved in naval and commercial
shipbuilding, prepared for a Fortune 500 company
conducted
a major review of the U.S. Navy's capability to plan and budget the
acquisition of new naval ships, including audit of its performance in
three major ship acquisition programs
prepared
numerous market and feasibilty studies for shipbuilders and ship repair
firms considering facility improvements and expansions
completed
more than a dozen multi-client studies of the worldwide shipbuilding
market
Prior
to forming IMA, Mr. McCaul co-authored Improving the Prospects for
U.S. Shipbuilding, a study published by Webb Institute of Naval
Architecture. He had also been an advisor on shipbuilding issues to
the U.S. General Accounting Office and the Commission on American Shipbuilding
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