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Consultancy
Marine and logistics expertise — surveys, claims, registration, compliance — at a platform-set price per engagement.
Not yet open on GeoMarineHub. Nothing on this page can be used today. Register your interest below and you’ll be notified the day this line opens.
Consultancy engagements are not yet open for self-service. The full flow — brief in, platform price back, acceptance, deliverables — is built and tested behind the scenes; what remains before opening is live payment processing, since consultancy is paid per engagement. Register your interest with the engagement type you need — and if a matter is urgent, the contact page reaches a person in Dubai today.
Opening catalogue — maritime
Marine consultancy
These are the engagement areas the desk will open with — none can be booked today. Register below with the area you need; early registrations decide which areas are staffed first. Typical deliverables: survey report, claims position, registration filing, audit report.
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Technical — condition assessments, dry-dock specifications, newbuild supervision.
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Survey & inspection — pre-purchase, condition, on/off-hire, damage.
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Legal / P&I & claims — disputes, P&I matters, claims handling and defence.
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Safety & ISM/ISPS audits — internal audits, ISPS assessments, MLC compliance, vetting preparation.
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Certification & class — class and statutory certificates and their surveys.
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Registration, flag & licensing — ship registration, flag-state matters, operating licences.
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Contract review — charter parties and supply contracts.
Opening catalogue — logistics
Logistics consultancy
The logistics side of the same opening catalogue — also not yet bookable. If your matter spans both disciplines, or fits neither list, say so in the interest form; the brief is free text when the desk opens. Typical deliverables: freight-spend review, compliance ruling, tender pack, claims file.
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Route & cost optimisation — mode and routing selection, freight-spend review.
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Customs & trade compliance — HS classification, duty and origin rules, sanctions screening.
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Freight procurement & tenders — RFQs, rate benchmarking, carrier and forwarder contracts.
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Dangerous goods & special cargo — DG compliance, project and out-of-gauge planning.
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Warehousing & distribution — network design, 3PL selection.
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Supply-chain audit & analytics — performance review, KPIs, reporting.
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Cargo claims & insurance — cargo damage and loss claims, cover reviews.
Process
From brief to deliverable
This is how the desk will run once open — four steps, one counterparty, and the price fixed before you commit to anything.
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You submit a brief: the engagement area and the facts of the matter, in your own words.
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The platform prices the engagement — one fixed customer price, set before you commit. No hourly-rate roulette, no scope-creep invoices.
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You accept the price; the platform sources and manages the expert. You deal with one counterparty throughout — the platform, not a roster of consultants.
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The engagement completes with its deliverable, and the record stays alongside your other platform activity.
Inputs & outputs
What you provide, and what comes back
In: the engagement area, the brief, and the documents that define the matter — a charter party to review, a survey scope, a claim file. Back: a fixed quoted price; on acceptance, the engagement runs to a defined deliverable — a report, an opinion, a completed registration, a claims position — held in your engagement record.
Qualification
How the experts are qualified
You never pick from a roster — the platform sources the expert and answers for the work.
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Consultants are engaged and paid by the platform — the platform carries the client relationship and stands behind the deliverable.
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Expertise is matched per engagement area; a claims matter does not go to a stability specialist.
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Consultants build a record of completed engagements the platform can stand on — customers never chase an individual.
Documentation
What paperwork comes out
The priced engagement record, the accepted terms, and the deliverable itself — report, survey, opinion, or filing — retained in your account. Where an engagement produces registry or class paperwork, the originals follow the issuing body’s process; the platform record tracks it.
Trade practice
Standard practice, changed where it deserved it
Consultancy pricing is opaque almost everywhere — hourly meters and estimates that double. Here the price is fixed before you commit: the platform quotes the engagement, pays the expert separately, and earns the margin between them. No subscription; you pay per engagement, and only for engagements you accept.
Waiting list
Be there when it opens
One notification when the line goes live. Early registrants shape what we build first.
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