About Data&

Ports, Maritime & Global Trade Advisor

Who We Are

A specialist advisory firm supporting complex, long-term decisions.

Data& is a specialist advisory firm providing strategic and commercial insight across ports, maritime shipping and global trade.
We work with public and private sector clients on complex, long-term decisions involving infrastructure, trade flows, capital investment and market positioning.
Our role is to bring structure, evidence and independent judgement to decisions where clarity matters.

The experience behind Data& spans decades of advisory work across the global ports and maritime ecosystem.

This includes work with:

Port authorities and governments
Terminal operators and shipping-related businesses
Logistics and infrastructure providers
Institutional investors, funds and lenders

Our work covers container gateway and transshipment ports, dry bulk and liquid bulk markets, and the full trade chain from origin to hinterland.

Our Experience

Depth of advisory experience across the global ports and maritime ecosystem.

How We Work

Independent

Advice is objective and free from operator or vendor bias.

Senior Led

Work is shaped and reviewed at board and executive level.

Data Informed

Analysis informs decisions; it does not replace judgement.

Discreet & Trusted

Confidentiality and professionalism are central to how we work.

Independence & Objectivity

Advice shaped by evidence and judgement, not commercial alignment.

Data& operates as an independent advisory firm. We are not affiliated with port operators, shipping lines, financiers, equipment suppliers or technology vendors.

This independence allows us to provide objective advice, transparent analysis and unconflicted judgement, particularly in investment, financing and strategic decision-making contexts.

Our role is to inform decisions, not to promote outcomes.

Our Philosophy

How we think about ports, trade and infrastructure decisions.

Ports and maritime markets are complex systems shaped by trade dynamics, connectivity, infrastructure constraints and long investment cycles.

We believe effective advice must:

Be grounded in real demand and trade flows
Recognise physical and operational constraints
Distinguish structural trends from cyclical noise
Translate complexity into clear implications

Our focus is on decisions that shape infrastructure, trade and markets over the long term.