Members of this team have, collectively, worked on projects in over fifty countries and were first involved together in the 1970s during the design and engineering of the some of the world's largest and most successful shipyards.

Our particular strength is our expertise in all aspects of both shipbuilding and ship repair. We are well informed regarding the present European and world markets and the prospects to the end of the decade and beyond.

We also have a comprehensive knowledge of industry best practice and can benchmark individual yards against these standards.

Each project team contains a unique combination of disciplines with the capability and experience of applying its skills and know-how to different geographical, cultural and operational situations.

We understands the problems of the marine industries where both the technology and the business environment have continued to change rapidly. The problem is not only knowing what is modern technology and best practice, but also, how to introduce it in a planned and controlled way to give maximum benefit.

Our expertise includes market research and forecasting; marine industry studies; benchmarking; competitiveness; technology development; upgrading of existing shipyards; design and engineering of greenfield shipyards; and development, implementation and management of shipyard performance improvement programmes.

We operate in the following sectors: commercial and naval shipbuilding; ship repair, refit and conversion; construction of offshore structures; marine equipment manufacturing; and shipping and transportation.

FIRST MARINE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Registered in England Number 2594158

Special announcement

First Marine International is pleased to announce that, on the 11th February 2008, it was acquired by the Maritime Division of Royal Haskoning, one of the world's leading Maritime Consultancies. First Marine International's current Managing Director, John Craggs, will continue to head up the FMI team.

This exciting development will provide us with the financial strength and strategic vision to recruit and train more staff and to significantly develop and expand the range and volume of services we currently provide for the benefit of our clients.

Royal Haskoning has been involved in the design, procurement and supervision of shipyard infrastructure around the world for over 50 years. This development will allow Royal Haskoning to offer a much greater range of services in this sector.

For more information on Royal Haskoning and its services, please visit www.royalhaskoning.com