Our Services
Providing Everything You Need
Marine Technical Consultancy
Everything that Norwest Interaction does is underpinned by a solid foundation of experience and knowledge. As an organisation, our reputation is built on a culture of learning, experience and the practical application of that knowledge in developing strong experience.
Our consultants are highly qualified and demonstrate the highest level of experience in the maritime industry gained in some of the most demanding fields in the world.
Whether you require analysis of a pending project, an expert witness or a business solution, Norwest Interaction has the consultants with the right blend of experience and qualifications.
Our consultancy services include, but are not limited to:
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Port and Harbour Construction Projects.
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Coastal Erosion and Flood Defence, Civil Engineering Advisory roles.
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Marine Simulation Investigations for Port & Harbour Development Projects.
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Port & Harbour Dredging, Accretion-Scouring, Analysis and Advisory.
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Navigation Risk Assessments (NRA) Development - Including Pre-Construction Analysis.
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Port Construction – Asset (Machinery) Use and Analysis.
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NAABSA Berth Issues – Including ‘Safe Berth’ Determination)
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Heavy Lift (Cargo Ship) Cargo Damage and Causal Investigations.
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Shipping Casualty (Including on-board fire) advisory.
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Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Maritime Operations.
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Towage, Salvage, and Wreck Recovery.
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Ship Handling and Manoeuvring Issues.
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Hydrodynamic and Interaction Analysis and Casualty Reconstructions.
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Parametric and Synchronous Motion Incidents.
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Oil Spill and Pollution Investigations.
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Anchor, Cables and Mooring Damage.
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General Shipping - Casualty Advice.
Expert Witness
In addition to our wide Consultancy portfolio, our Expert Witness experience is based on our record of maritime service and practice, incident investigations, causation analysis, and forensic fact finding.
This, unique, blend of technical, maritime, legal, commercial, and hard-won practical experience extends to:
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Berth, Port, and Harbour Operations and Safety Issues (all areas).
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Marine Simulator Ship-Handling Investigations.
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Offshore Industry (Hydrocarbon & Renewable Energy) - vessel incident investigations.
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Shipping Collisions and Wet Casualties.
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Walk-to-Work (W2W) Gangway Incidents and Casualty Investigations.
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Vehicle Transporter Incidents, Investigations, and Causal Analysis.
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Ship-to-Ship (STS) - Liquid & Bulk Cargo - Transhipment Operations.
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Black-Fleet (sanctioned vessel) AIS Tracking, Routing, and Ship Identification.
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COLREG Breaches – Investigations and Consequence Analysis.
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Port, Harbour, and Pilotage area Operations, Incidents and Collisions.
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Loss of Life at Sea Investigations.
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Missing Person (at sea) Investigations.
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Small Craft and Sailing Vessel Incidents.
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Yachting and Sporting event incidents.
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Waterborne Rescue, Recovery, and FRC Operations.
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Personal Injury Analysis and Claims Support.
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Public Inquiry Preparation and Representation
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Independent Case Analysis, Commentary, Advice and Technical Support
Training
We are proud to offer a number of specialist training courses that are unique to Norwest Interaction. We deliver courses to your team at your location to minimise your costs and to support you CPD requirements.
In addition to our existing portfolio of courses we pride ourselves in working with clients to tailor bespoke courses that are specific to your needs across a wide range of topics such as ship handling in confined waterways; safety culture; boatmen skills training; leadership; principles of contract.
Where a client identifies a specific need, we are happy to offer our services in assessing specific requirements and developing a bespoke training programme. Contact us to informally discuss your potential training needs.
Our portfolio of existing courses includes:
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Managing Operations of Coastal Work Vessels
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Pilotage Law and the Law for Pilots
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Leadership – Culture and Attitudes
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Leadership for Safety
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Principles of Ship Handling
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Boat/Mooring Men – Safety and Essential Knowledge
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Hydrodynamics and Interaction (Introductory)
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Hydrodynamics and Interaction (Intermediate)
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Hydrodynamics and Interaction (Advanced)
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Lithium-Ion Batteries and Electric Vehicle Fires (Hazards and Handling)
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