Commercial & Contractual services - Appledore International

Independent Marine Consultancy

Commercial & Contractual services

Examples of Appledore international assignments:

¨ Australian Department of Defence: Assistance in assessing infrastructure and facilities in existing Australian shipyards and their suitability and capability to build a new warship and naval support ship programme.

¨ Canadian Department of Defence: Review and report on Success Criteria for all aspects of the ship design and build process, as a basis for an assessment tool and risk analysis of potential shipyards who may be considered for the build of three new major support ships.

¨ European Bank of Reconstruction & Development: Review and assessment of a Bulgarian shipyard and its business plan in connection with its application for funding.

¨ LNG Ships: Assessment of the capability of all aspects of a European shipyard to move into the building of LNG carriers—including facilities, technical capability, build strategy, production technology and management.

¨ Cruise/Passenger Vessels: Assessment the capability of all aspects of a European shipyard to move into the building of cruise and passenger vessels—included facilities, technical capability, organisation, management and production technologies.

¨ Ro-Ro Ferries: Due diligence for owners on the capability of two shipyards to successfully build three Ro-Ro ferries.

¨ Malaysia Shipyard & Engineering: Competitiveness review in present and new markets, a strategy review and assessment of the company’s potential and need for changes in performance.

¨ Project Monitoring:

· Ongoing monitoring of progress on the build of naval support vessels in Germany and Northern Ireland.

· Ongoing monitoring of progress of the build of three ro-ro ferries in a Finnish shipyard.

· Project monitoring services to the Government of Nova Scotia during the construction of 12 Coastal Defence Vessels, including design, production and schedule performance, and costs to complete.

¨ Keppel Marine, Singapore: Independent review of a subsidiaries’ business plan.

¨ Pipavav Shipyard, India: Detailed market study, business plan, financial projections and assessment of rate of return for a new shipyard development for build and repair of commercial and naval vessels.

¨ Marketing Reviews: Assistance to three smaller UK shiprepair yards, including market appraisals, marketing plans and organisation, and proposals for diversification.

¨ Expert Witness: Appledore international people have undertaken several expert witness assignments, principally in cases involving disputes between owners and shipbuilders.

¨ Valuations: Appledore international have carried out a number of valuations of shipyard facilities over the years including Keppel Subic, Gdansk Shipyard, 3 Mai in Croatia, Neorion Shiprepair in Greece, Mangalia and Tulcea yards in Romania, and Elefsis Shiprepair and Hellenic Shipyards in Greece.

Rounded Rectangle: Key Consultancy Services

Business Strategies and Plans

Market Studies

Sales Plans

Company Vetting

Project and Contract Monitoring

Claims Negotiation

Legal and Dispute Resolution Support

Expert Witness Work

Shipyard Valuations