Services

Legislative and Regulatory Advocacy

Create a plan that establishes your businesses’ government affairs identity. Build your company’s good will by focusing on its unique role as a job creator and corporate citizen.
Build sustained relationships with the federal and state legislators who are key to your long-term success. Engage with federal, state, and local regulators to ensure you have the best information and the easiest path to success.
Develop and lead advocacy and issue education campaigns. Leverage elite messaging and narrative skills to explain complex marine industry topics to top-line decision makers.
Draft and pass legislation to provide tangible immediate benefits to marine business. Communicate impacts of legislation and regulations to your operations and develop strategies to manage those impacts.
Establish and implement strategy for federal/state PACs. Coordinated PAC activity with integrity to create PAC giving culture, maximize relationship-building, and achieve long-term results.

Help your business and contractors navigate and comply with federal Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, and state laws regulating air and water quality pollution. Assist in managing compliance in Endangered Species Act-impacted waterways and shore environments, along with funding and permitting of waterway infrastructure projects.

Waterfront Network

Leverage an unparalleled waterfront network of ports, businesses, and regulators throughout the West Coast, Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, D.C., and British Columbia to add value and strength to your initiatives.
Navigate the complicated landscape of regulators, legislators, ports, and industry in multiple ports around the country. Educate your team on how to effectively engage across different relevant port and government jurisdictions.
Identify and pursue business development opportunities through a deep familiarity with vertical and horizontal maritime industry market structure – leveraging a network of shippers, shipping lines, port authorities, harbor service providers, technology providers, and regulators.
Manage your businesses representation across multiple layers and administrative cycling of regulatory personnel at the Coast Guard, EPA, the Army Corps of Engineers, government commissions, tribal authorities, and industry/stakeholder groups.

Marine Technology

Develop a strategic plan to incorporate leading environmental control technologies for water and air quality, and alternative marine fuels. Create environmental compliance programs and recursive benchmarking procedures.
Navigate the technological demands and impacts of changes in U.S. and International Maritime Organization regulations, climate change, marine safety, and cost efficiency. Develop plans to better leverage AI and analytics, advanced energy transition technology, microgrids and power generation, hull husbandry and AIS control, navigation technology, and marine safety technology best practices.
Position products and services based on market need, identify strategic partnerships and grant opportunities. Assist education and adoption of new marine technologies.