Halcrow is now the largest maritime consultancy in the World. Halcrow's expertise covers container and ro-ro terminals, bulk terminals, oil and gas terminals, breakwater construction, dredging and reclamation, fishing harbours and marinas.
Halcrow undertakes feasibility studies, financial, operational and market analyses, port privatisation studies, due diligence studies, port planning, design, and construction supervision.
Halcrow is committed to providing the full range of services necessary to meet the needs of its client. Halcrow was founded as a ports practice some 130 years ago, and continues to be at the forefront of the maritime field with extensive experience in the study, design and construction of all types of maritime engineering. In their ports & dockyards practice, Halcrow employs around 250 port engineers, planners, modellers and simulation specialists, and can call on environmentalists, geotechnical engineers, materials experts and other skills from the wider Halcrow Group.of projects on a worldwide basis.
The Halcrow has a comprehensive in-house capability and is able to provide the full range of services required for the implementation of port and dockyard projects.
Halcrow’s maritime expertise covers data collection and alalysis, studies, planning, design, project management, mathematical and simulation modelling, construction supervision and management, and monitoring for the following:
- Break waters
- Marinas and small harbours
- Quays, wharfs and jetties
- Port privatisation and due diligence
- Container terminals
- Pollution and water quality control
- Shipyards and dry docks
- Naval and coastguard bases
- Liquid and dry bulks terminals
- Safety management systems
- Structural assessment and repairs
- Fishing harbours
- General cargo and multi-purpose berths
- Cruise ship, ferry and Ro-Ro terminals
- Dredging, reclamation and ground improvement
- Port infrastructure including roads and pavements, bridges, buildings, water
- and power supply, sewerage and communications
Halcrow provides a full range of engineering, planning and environmental consultancy services for the development of port projects. These services include:
- Port planning Quays and jetties
- Dredging and reclamation
- Geotechnical engineering
- Pre-investment studies
- Electrical engineering
- Container terminals
- Project Management
- Oil & Gas and dry bulk terminals
- Port operation simulations
- Breakwaters
- Technical advice
- Institutional reform and private sector participation