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Consultancy

With extensive experience in maritime operations and management, McGuire Maritime is uniquely positioned to assist organisations improve or expand their maritime operations.

"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."

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Consultancy is the core of McGuire Maritime’s work.

We provide independent maritime advisory services to ports, authorities and maritime organisations operating in complex, high-consequence environments.

Our work commonly supports operational assurance, risk control evaluation, and the safe introduction of new or non-standard operating arrangements.

Areas of advisory support include:

  • Operational and safety advisory
  • Review of marine operations and operating models
  • Assessment of operational risk and control effectiveness

Mooring, pilotage and vessel–port interface

  • Mooring arrangements and operational suitability
  • Identification of constraints and risk controls, including simulation-supported analysis where appropriate

Assurance and independent review

  • Independent review of systems, procedures and practices
  • Stress-testing arrangements against realistic operating scenarios

Governance and decision support

  • Translating operational complexity into clear, defensible advice for executive and board-level decision-makers

Consultancy as a partnership

Many organisations engage McGuire Maritime as an ongoing advisory partner, supporting continuity, organisational learning, and operational confidence as conditions evolve.

“Over the last 7 years Chris has provided AMC Search with invaluable services to deliver our education program nationally and internationally. As a practical mariner, Chris has delivered courses on our behalf on a variety of topics. Behind the scenes Chris is a critical link in our new and online course development program, ensuring AMC Search remains at the forefront of Maritime Education. We retain the service of McGuire Maritime as our principal external maritime expert.”

CEO AMC SEARCH

We are experienced & professional marine consultants

McGuire Maritime has extensive experience in maritime operations and management. We are therefore uniquely positioned to assist organisations to improve or expand their maritime operations.

We provide pragmatic recommendations that consider all aspects of the client’s business.

Remote and specialised vessel operations

McGuire Maritime provides advisory support in connection with remote-area, expeditionary and specialised vessel operations, including those conducted in environmentally sensitive or infrastructure-constrained regions.

Such operating environments typically involve elevated planning, risk-control and assurance considerations extending beyond conventional port and trading contexts. Operational constraints, limited support infrastructure, environmental exposure, and non-standard vessel profiles introduce complexities requiring careful evaluation.

Advisory involvement is focused on:

  • Assessing operational suitability and constraints
  • Identifying practical risk controls and mitigation measures
  • Supporting defensible operational and safety decision-making
  • Providing independent perspective where operational consequences are heightened

 

This experience informs McGuire Maritime’s broader consultancy work, particularly where operations depart from standard operating models or established infrastructure assumptions.