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Forecasting and Market Assessment
5 February 2008

Stakeholders in the competitive transport and infrastructure industry sectors and those seeking to invest in the area require informed market intelligence. Investment opportunities in these private sector ventures may arise as traditional funding sources are no longer perceived as adequate to meet growing demand.

Intelligence in the sector is often closely guarded. With extensive experience in working with major private and public sector players in these sectors, we are excellently placed to gain reliable market intelligence and accurate insights about factors such as:

  • Industry trends: trade volumes, impacts of advances in technology and logistics systems
  • Major players: industry structure, competitors, customers and suppliers
  • Critical success factors: supply side and demand side
  • Key industry costs
  • Relevant legislation and regulation
  • Asset utilisation
  • Profitability trends
  • Industry outlook and Industry investment opportunities.

    We combine this practical market knowledge with sophisticated qualitative analysis to offer a unique set of capabilities to our clients, especially in the transport sector.

  • Benefits of using Meyrick

    Our consultants' backgrounds include transport and energy economics. In transport we cover all modes at the policy, management and operational levels. We possess a strong capability in port management, stevedoring, terminal, rail networks, cruise and passenger shipping, and port management in Australia, Asia and the Pacific and have also undertaken projects in North America, the Middle East and Europe.

    We have extensive experience in trade forecasting and market analysis, particularly of maritime trade, at the global, national and local level. Our consultants have:

  • A sophisticated understanding of the economic drivers of trade growth
  • A deep knowledge of the structural changes taking place in transport and infrastructure sectors.
  • A keen appreciation of the impact of developments in logistics on both trade patterns and markets
  • An appreciation of the importance of the micro-dynamics of particular industries to future movements of many commodities
  • Balanced and experienced judgement on the nature, scope and likely consequences of competition between some providers.

  • Some of our Projects

    United Nations ESCAP: Update of the UNESCAP review of developments in transport and communications in the ESCAP region

    Sydney Ports Corporation: Development of estimates of future liquid bulk movements through the port

    Port of Melbourne: Review of trade forecasts

    Department of Infrastructure Victoria and Toll Holdings: Review of current and likely future trade developments for the port of Geelong

    Fremantle Ports: Development of comprehensive trade forecasts to support the port master plan

    Commercial client: Assessments and due diligence for start-up transportation ventures in New Zealand and Australia

    Transport SA / Flinders Port Corp: Examination of the likely impact on container trade through the Port of Adelaide, of deepening the access channel to the main container berth

    FreightLink: Determination of rail freight forecasts through the evaluation of trade forecasts and supply chain systems of export commodities

    Port of Melbourne Corporation: Review of export - import supply chains for major commodities and the effect on industry competitiveness and costs of Channel Deepening

    Port of Melbourne Corporation: A twenty-five year forecast of all major trade components as part of the development of the port s Master Plan.

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    Forecasting and Market Analysis

    Intelligence in the infrastructure sector is often closely guarded. With extensive experience in working with major private and public sector players in these sectors, we are excellently placed to gain reliable market intelligence and accurate insights.