Port, maritime and logistics consulting services
DUAGA organizes its capabilities into seven service lines. Each one draws on experience applied in verifiable projects and can be combined with the others when the scope calls for a multidisciplinary assessment.
Strategy and market
DUAGA studies how port and logistics markets evolve in order to estimate demand, identify cargo flows, define hinterlands and analyze competition, connectivity and commercial opportunities. Studies may draw on foreign trade data, interviews, historical series, growth scenarios and spatial analysis tools.
Areas of work
- Market studies and demand forecasts
- Foreign trade and origin-destination matrices
- Hinterlands and logistics corridors
- Competition, tariffs and port services
- Nearshoring and regional industrialization
Frequent deliverables
- Market studies
- Demand forecasts and scenarios
- Competitive analysis
- Cargo flow and hinterland maps
- Commercial opportunity assessments
Planning and infrastructure
DUAGA prepares master plans and planning studies that connect demand, capacity, functional layout, infrastructure, equipment, access and investment sequencing. The analysis covers new projects, expansions and the modernization of existing assets.
Areas of work
- Master plans and long-term planning
- Capacity models and equipment requirements
- Concept design and functional layout
- Maritime, landside and multimodal connectivity
- Phased development and investment sequencing
Frequent deliverables
- Master plans
- Expansion plans
- Concept designs
- Capacity models
- Implementation and monitoring programs
Structuring
DUAGA takes part in the preparation and structuring of projects, concessions, PPPs and operating models. The work brings together technical, financial, contractual and institutional variables, with attention to business models, investment mechanisms, risk allocation, governance and implementation conditions.
Areas of work
- Concessions and public-private partnerships
- Operating models and business models
- Financial structuring and investment plans
- Risk allocation and contractual governance
- Terms of reference and project preparation
Frequent deliverables
- Financial models
- Risk matrices
- Operating proposals
- Contractual structures
- Implementation roadmaps
Due diligence and ITA
DUAGA acts as an independent advisor to lenders, investors, operators and public entities. Assessments may cover technical, operational, commercial, financial and market aspects, as well as the review of investments, costs, financial models, sensitivity, debt service capacity, risks and performance monitoring.
Areas of work
- Technical, operational, commercial and financial due diligence
- Market review and competitive position
- CAPEX and OPEX assessment
- Financial models and sensitivity analysis
- Independent monitoring for lending and restructuring
Frequent deliverables
- Due diligence reports
- Independent technical memoranda
- Sensitivity and debt service analysis
- Findings and risk registers
- Monitoring reports
Optimization and digital
DUAGA analyzes the performance of terminals and logistics chains through capacity modeling, simulation, traffic studies, process analysis and geospatial tools. Depending on the scope, projects incorporate the assessment of automation, the functional definition of systems, digital architecture, data integration and cybersecurity requirements.
Areas of work
- Capacity modeling and operational performance
- Discrete event simulation and traffic analysis
- Optimization of processes and internal flows
- Automation and assessment of technology alternatives
- TOS, PCS, Maritime Single Window and data architecture
- GIS, UAV, IoT, AI and cybersecurity when the project requires it
Frequent deliverables
- Operational and capacity models
- Simulation models
- Process assessments
- Functional and technology requirements
- Automation and modernization roadmaps
Governance and regulation
DUAGA advises governments, authorities, grantors and sector organizations on port policy, regulation, contract management, governance structures and institutional strengthening. Its experience covers port policy, sector and transportation regulation, concessions, risk allocation, contract oversight and the reorganization of institutional operations.
Areas of work
- Port policy and sector regulation
- Contract management and oversight
- Concessions and risk allocation
- Institutional governance
- Strengthening of agencies and organizations
Frequent deliverables
- Institutional assessments
- Regulatory analysis
- Policy recommendations
- Governance models
- Institutional strengthening plans
Sustainability and resilience
DUAGA incorporates environmental, social, governance, resilience and continuity criteria into studies, plans and assessments. Engagements may cover climate adaptation, value chain sustainability, operational and technology risk, security of supply, institutional readiness and modernization.
Areas of work
- Sustainability and environmental, social and governance criteria
- Climate and operational resilience
- Business continuity
- Sustainable and inclusive value chains
- Technology risk and supply chain security
Frequent deliverables
- Sustainability and resilience assessments
- Monitoring indicators
- Continuity and mitigation plans
- Value chain assessments
- Adaptation and modernization roadmaps