Frequently asked questions
Information about DUAGA and its services
Answers to common questions about the firm's scope, its service lines, its international experience and how project teams are assembled.
DUAGA develops specialized studies and advisory services for the port, maritime and logistics sectors, with experience in multimodal projects and systems when the scope requires it. Its seven service lines cover strategy and market, planning and infrastructure, structuring, due diligence and ITA, optimization and digital, governance and regulation, and sustainability and resilience.
No. DUAGA's experience covers North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Indo-Pacific. The firm has delivered projects in 24 countries and across different regulatory, commercial and operational contexts.
DUAGA has worked with port authorities, operators, financial institutions, lenders, investors, multilateral organizations, government agencies, engineering firms and private companies connected with transportation and logistics.
Involvement may begin at the assessment, market, pre-feasibility or planning stage and continue through structuring, financing, independent review, implementation, optimization, modernization or monitoring. The scope is defined for each engagement.
Yes. The experience of the firm and its consultants covers port and logistics market studies, international trade, cargo forecasts, competitive analysis, hinterlands, shipping services, logistics corridors and demand scenarios for different cargo types and planning horizons.
DUAGA builds each team according to the scope, location, stage and disciplines required. The network brings together senior consultants and specialists with international experience in markets, operations, planning, transportation, finance, engineering, technology, regulation and sustainability, including professionals with more than four decades of professional practice.
Yes. DUAGA develops technical, operational, commercial, financial and market assessments for investors and lenders. The scope may include the review of investments and costs, financial models, sensitivity analysis, risks, debt service capacity, restructuring and independent monitoring during lending or investment processes.
It is DUAGA's own methodology, the Strategic Cycle of Resilience and Business Growth (CRECE, its acronym in Spanish). It organizes work into five stages: Assessment, Planning, Implementation, Optimization, and Monitoring and control, under an iterative and incremental approach to project management.