Ports and maritime

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Chris Carr

Ports and Maritime Sector Lead, USA

How do ports grow, modernize and decarbonize while keeping trade flowing?

Ports sit at the center of global trade, moving more than 12 billion tons of cargo each year—the equivalent of over half a billion Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs). Cruise passenger numbers are at record levels, and ports are increasingly serving as hubs for offshore wind and clean energy operations.

Port authorities, investors, and operators are responding by expanding capacity, modernizing infrastructure, and automating operations. At the same time, the demands on port security—protecting critical infrastructure, cargo integrity, and the safety of people and vessels—have never been greater.

We help plan and deliver complex maritime projects that increase capacity, strengthen resilience, and speed the shift to digitalized, low-emission operations.

How we help

Global maritime experience

We’ve delivered major port and terminal projects worldwide, helping clients respond to changing trade patterns, new vessel types, emerging technology, and evolving regulatory pressures.

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Digitalizing operations

We help plan, deliver, and sustain the technology infrastructure that drives efficiency, optimizes asset performance, and gives ports the intelligence to adapt fast.

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Transport hub specialists

Our experience across rail, road, and aviation means we can integrate marine and landside operations to improve connectivity, capacity, and cargo flow.

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Joined-up delivery

We bring strategic direction, commercial rigor, and disciplined execution together—keeping complex maritime projects on track, on budget, and performing.

Delivering high-performing maritime infrastructure

We work with port authorities, investors, and terminal operators across the Americas and worldwide to transform marine infrastructure. From early feasibility and investment planning through program setup, delivery, and handover into operations, we help expand and modernize facilities while keeping costs, risk, and schedule firmly under control.

Our maritime specialists know how to phase construction, manage interfaces, and coordinate stakeholders to protect day-to-day operations. As asset management experts, we help port operators make smarter investment decisions across the full asset lifecycle, backed by clear, data-led insight that keeps decision-making fast and grounded in evidence.

As ports become increasingly digitalized, we help clients plan and implement the technology that enables smarter operations—from automated cargo handling and enterprise asset management systems to the integrated control rooms that bring it all together.

Working closely with clients and supply chains, we improve productivity, embed lower-emission approaches, and drive commercial performance. The result is port infrastructure that runs more efficiently, operates more securely, and supports sustainable long-term growth.

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