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Burns Ports & Logistics Limited is a UK based multi-disciplinary networking consultancy. We work across the entire port diversity range with capability to address sea and dry port related projects and meet an extensive series of port requirements. The sectors we operate in include: Container Terminals, General Cargo Facilities, Solid Bulk Terminals, Oil & Gas Terminals, Ro-Ro & Ro-Pax Terminals, Cruise Terminals, Offshore Support Terminals, Transit Storage Facilities, Logistic Centres, Dry Ports, and Multi-Modal facilities.The services within these secors that we offer include:Port Strategy: Port Demand & Capacity analysis, Port performance evaluation, Port competitiveness analysis, Market Perspective, Customer & Trade Identification, Development of Key Performance Indicators.Financial & Commercial: Pricing Strategies and Policies, Business Change Programmes, Advice on Institutional Reform, Advice on Terminal Concessions, Business Development, Sellers and Investors Technical Due Diligence, Dispute Resolution & Litigation Support, Operational Assurance Audits for Investors, Port Master Planning: Project Definition, Project Evaluation, Traffic Reviews & Capacity Assessments, Technical Studies, Economic Feasibility Studies, Layout Alternatives, Conceptual Port & Terminal Master Plans, Handling Technologies, Logistics Planning, Phased Development PlanningCargo Handling: Stevedoring, Receiving, Handling & Delivery of Cargo, Material Handling, Dust Emission Control, On-Board ship stowage, Heavy Indivisible Loads, Equipment Review & Handling Technologies, Lifting Gear, Safe Handling Techniques, Multi-Modal Interfaces, Cargo Storage & Monitoring, Operational SafetyPort Management: Interim Port Management, Port Sustainability, Marine Management, Port Security.

HHL own and operate Dryfemount Residential Care Home at Lockerbie in the Dumfries & Galloway region of Scotland.

Director of Scottish Ports for Forth Ports with responsibility for the ports of Grangemouth, Leith, Dundee,Rosyth,Methil,Burntisland and Kirkcaldy as well as marine assets on the Firths of Forth and Tay.

Responsible and accountable for a multiple site port and marine operation on the East coast of Scotland including Scotland's largest port Grangemouth.

Managing the ports and associated activities at the ports of Leith, Rosyth, Burntisland, and Methil.