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Architecture & Engineering
Leading marine engineering and construction company needed to assess the market potential of the U.S. maritime construction market

Client description:

Leading marine engineering and construction company

Challenge: 

A leading marine engineering and construction company with presence in Central America and the Caribbean needed to assess the market potential in the U.S for heavy marine construction, to make strategic decision of entering the market in the northern country.

Methodologies: 

Intensive qualitive research on players, laws, and bidding process for maritime infrastructure projects; and data analytics of an extensive list of projects scheduled or expected to start during the following 5 years beginning on the project’s year.

The result: 

A comprehensive report of findings; a list of future projects (open to bid or scheduled) to be constructed during the following 5 years; a dashboard with descriptive analytics of the future landscape of maritime construction; and a list of key contacts of marine construction companies in the U.S.

Geographic scope

Central America, The Caribbean, US

Industries involved 

Architecture & Engineering, Construction, Marine

Services applied 

Competitive Intelligence, Industry Analysis, Market Opportunity Study, Market Segmentation

Methodologies 

Data Analytics, Qualitative Research

Practice area

Market Research and Analysis

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