William Anonsen

Managing Partner / Principal, THE MARITIME GROUP, LLC

William (Bill) Anonsen, is the managing partner / principal of THE MARITIME GROUP, LLC, with global network & regional offices: Honolulu, Seattle, London and Brisbane. THE MARITIME GROUP seeks to create economically viable development strategies supported with objective, fact-based analysis. Our EXPERTISE Marketing for Ports * Creates selling strategies for ports seeking to attract cruise ships, ferries, fast ferries and container ships * Provides pricing strategies based on analysis of competitor ports * Delivers revenue projections and pricing recommendations * Introduces ports to ship owners * Manages bidding and ship owner selection * Prepares Requests for Proposals, promotional information and brochures Freight Planning and Analysis * Freight research and market assessment * Forecasting and pricing * Current and projected freight movements New Business Development for Ship Owners * Evaluates new lines and maritime ventures * Prepares business plans for new ferry routes and maritime ventures * Projects financial returns for new ventures * Analyzes competitor lines * Develops labour cost projections and manning plans * Evaluates regulatory and technical issuesInspects and evaluates ships for acquisition, disposition or revenue enhancement * Assists with port negotiations What we are best at: COMPETENCIES * Vessel management and marine operations * Technical and engineering management of vessels * Governmental & Military maritime logistics * Labour cost analysis and planning *Regulatory and technical counsel * Ship inspection, surveys and evaluation * Ship brokerage, acquisition and disposition * Shore-side consolidation and rationalization * Port inspection and surveys * Terminal and port negotiations * Competitor analysis * Operational and capital cost evaluation * Pricing and traffic volume assessment * Potential market projections * Revenue forecasting * Pro forma financial analysis * Sensitivity analysis * Project management * Investor relations * Business plan development for new and refocused business lines William F. Anonsen’s Specialties: OUR PAST PROJECTS have included: Cargo movement coordination Engineering support services Emergency response planning Government agency consultancy Investigative research projects Legislative research/lobbying support Maritime security program development Port facillity infrastructure improvements Regulatory compliance assistance Terminal services optimization Vessel management system development