Services
Independent advisory for shipowners undertaking newbuild projects — from pre-contract feasibility and contract negotiation, through on-site newbuilding supervision at the yard, to final vessel commissioning and delivery. Thirty years of maritime experience across more than 50 newbuild projects, with hands-on perspective from the owner, operator, shipyard and supplier sides of the industry.
On-site newbuilding supervision at the shipyard — quality control, milestone verification, witness testing and progress reporting. As an experienced newbuilding supervisor, I represent the shipowner's interests through steel cutting, keel laying, launch, sea trials and final delivery, ensuring the vessel is built to specification and contract.
Independent shipbuilding contract advisory covering contract preparation, negotiation and execution. I help owners structure newbuilding contracts that allocate risk fairly, protect against cost overruns and yard disputes, and create clear delivery, warranty and payment milestones — drawing on years of contract experience from the shipyard side at VARD.
Strategic newbuilding consultancy for shipowners in Norway and internationally. From early concept and specification development to yard selection, financing introductions and project governance — one independent advisor across the full lifecycle of a newbuild project.
Owner's representative and project management for complex maritime newbuild projects: fishing vessels, offshore support vessels, aquaculture service vessels and specialised tonnage. I coordinate naval architects, classification societies, equipment suppliers and yard project teams so the shipowner stays in control.
Commissioning oversight, sea trial attendance, snag list management and final delivery acceptance. I help owners take delivery of a vessel that is ready to earn from day one — not one that arrives with a long warranty list.
Independent technical and commercial review of newbuilding proposals before contract signature. Specification gap analysis, yard capability assessment, price benchmarking and risk identification — the work that prevents the most expensive mistakes in a newbuild project.
A newbuild contract is one of the largest single investments a shipowner makes. Yards, designers and suppliers each have their own commercial interests — an independent newbuild advisor has only one: the owner's. The result is fewer surprises, tighter cost control and a vessel that performs from day one.
Few advisors have stood on every side of a shipbuilding contract. Torgeir has — as a master mariner at sea, as an operator and owner's representative ashore, as Senior Vice President at one of Europe's leading shipbuilders, and today as a board member of both a Norwegian shipyard and a leading maritime supplier. That perspective is the difference between an advisor who reads the contract and one who knows exactly how it will be executed.
