Royal Haskoning Purchases First Marine International

3 March 2008 - We are delighted to announce the recent acquisition of First Marine International. With this purchase Royal Haskoning wants to develop and expand its services towards the upper end of the supply chain and strengthens the leading position within the maritime sector.

A successful business in its own right, First Marine International has worked alongside Royal Haskoning on numerous projects over the past ten years and is very pleased to be joining the Royal Haskoning Group. First Marine International is an independent specialist consultancy providing high level expert advice within the shipbuilding and ship repair sectors. The company currently has a team of twelve highly qualified and experienced consultants working on projects around the world including Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas.

Royal Haskoning is one of the world’s leading consultants within the maritime sector and is active in delivering design, procurement and construction supervision services for shipyard infrastructure. The acquisition of First Marine International will bring new expertise to Royal Haskoning’s already comprehensive service portfolio and will allow Royal Haskoning to provide high level expert advice within the shipbuilding and ship repair sectors. This advice includes marine industry studies, market studies, shipyard concept layout development and master planning, technology and performance benchmarking, and development, implementation and management of shipyard performance improvement programmes.

Royal Haskoning
Founded in 1881, Royal Haskoning has 3600 employees in 72 offices in 26 different countries. Royal Haskoning is a multidisciplinary firm that operates internationally. Consultants, architects and engineers advise on spatial development, infrastructure & transport, architecture & building, building services, industrial installations, project management, water & water management, environment, coast & rivers, harbours and maritime projects. Public and private sectors throughout the world value our organization among others for its focus on the sustainable interaction between people and their environment.

First Marine International Limited
First Marine International Limited (FMI) was formed in 1991 and has built up an experienced team of qualified consultants and engineers including shipping, shipbuilding, ship repair and marine equipment industry specialists. Our particular strength is our expertise in all aspects of both shipbuilding and ship repair. We also have a comprehensive knowledge of industry best practice and can benchmark individual yards against these standards. (Source: Press Release to LQ)