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Major Projects (Recent Years): § Port Planner,
Puerto Baru Multimodal, Panama, for Monument Economics Group (MEG) and Puerto Baru Multimodal,
SRL, a US-based investment group, (on-going). § Ports and
Rail Intermodal Expert, Thanaleng Dry Port, Laos, for Monument Economics Group (MEG) and
International Finance Corporation (IFC), (on-going). § Expert Witness, Ports and Shipping, Port
Concession Assessment, for White and Case LLP (2021). § Ports, International
Shipping and Domestic Waterways Barging Expert, Port
of Cat Lai (Vietnam) Congestion Relief Program, for Nathan Inc. and USAID (2021). § Ports and Shipping
Expert, USA Port
(confidential), Assessment of Future Ships, Channel Requirements and
Deepening Prospects, for Law Office (2020). § Ports and Shipping
Expert, Port of Oakland, CA (USA) Masterplan, for San Francisco Bay Conservation and
Development Commission (2020). § Ports and Shipping
Expert, Port of Yangon (Myanmar) Strategic
Masterplan, for Nathan Inc.
and USAID (on-going). § Ports and Shipping
Expert, Port of Takoradi (Ghana) Expansion, Due
Diligence, for Nathan Inc.
and The Sankofa Corporation, Romford, United Kingdom (2019). § Ports and Shipping
Expert, Course on Port Productivity, Optimization and Capacity
Planning, Durban, South
Africa, for ECC, Johannesburg,
South Africa (2018) PDF § Expert Witness, Ports & Shipping, Home Port vs. Port of Registration in Cruise Shipping, for Palter, Stokley & Sims LLC, Houston, TX (2018). § Ports and Shipping
Expert, Reassessment of Port of Jacksonville’s Channel, for St. John Riverkeeper, Jacksonville,
FL, USA (2017). § Port Operation
Expert, Port of Cape Haitian Rehabilitation and PPP Program, for USAID/Nathan (2017-8). § Ports and Shipping
Expert, Advanced Topics in Trade & Trade Facilitation Workshop, for USAID/Palladium (2016). § Port Advisor, Port
of Albany Strategic Development Plan, for Port of Albany, NY, USA (2015). § Ports and Shipping Expert, Transshipment Potentials, Jamaica Logistic Hub, for Port Authority of Jamaica (2016). § Shipping Expert,
Feasibility of Puerto Antioquia, Colombia, for Astris Finance (2016). § Ports and Shipping Expert, Prospects of Armuelles Port, Panama, for Panama's Maritime Authority and Central America Bank for Development (2015). § Container Logistic
Expert, Inland Transport, Somaliland, for the World Bank (2015). § Expert Witness,
Prospect of Ferry Services in New York, for Emery, Celli, Brinckerhoff & Abady
LLP (2015). § Expert Witness, Port
Operations, Patent
Application for Ship Handling System, USA, for Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky
& Popeco, P.C. (2015). § Ports and Shipping
Expert, Advanced Topics in Trade & Trade Facilitation Workshop, USA, for USAID/Carana (2015). § Shipping Expert,
Moin Container Terminal Market Assessment, Costa Rica, for APM Terminals (2015). § Port and Shipping
Expert, Evaluation of a Major Container Terminal Acquisition in Latin
America, for APM Terminals
(2014). § Port and Shipping
Expert, Review of the Philippines System of Ports and Domestic Shipping, for Compete/USAID (2014). § Port and Shipping
Expert, Review of US Army Corps of Engineer Channel Study, Palm Beach Harbor,
Florida, USA, for
Concerned Residents (2014). § Team Leader, Port
Rationalization Study (National Port Development Plan), Trinidad &
Tobago, for the Government
of Trinidad & Tobago, Ministry of Planning and Sustainable Development
Transport, (2014). § Section Leader,
Port, Shipping and Intermodal Rail, National Logistics Strategy for Ethiopia,
for the Government
of Ethiopia, Ministry of Transport under the guidance of the Prime Minister,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, (2013/4). § Port and Shipping
Expert, Feasibility of a new Container Terminal in Surabaya, Indonesia, for private investors, (2013). § Principle
Investigator, The Impact of Jones Act Modification on US Coastal Shipping, for Louisiana Research Transportation Center
(University Transportation Center Program), Baton Rouge, LA, USA (2013).PDF PDF2 https://www.ltrc.lsu.edu/pdf/2014/fr_525.pdf; § Shipping and Port
Marketing Expert, Due Diligence of TCBuen Terminal Expansion Plan,
Buenaventura, Colombia, for International Finance Corporation, Washington DC, USA
(2012). § Expert Witness, Port
of Valparaiso's Concession Plan, for Ultramar Group, Santiago, Chile (2012). § Expert Witness, Port
of Savannah's Channel Deepening, for Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., New York, USA
(2012). PDF.
http://www.southernenvironment.org/uploads/fck/file/savannah_harbor/exhibite_ashar_final.pdf § Shipping Expert and Port
Planner, Northern Haiti Port Development Plan, for Southern Environmental Law Center,
Charleston, SC, USA (2012). § Shipping Expert and
Port Planner, Pre-Feasibility of Concession Plan, Port of Sao Sebastiao,
Brazil, for Oderbrecht
Transport, Sao Paulo, Brazil (2012). § Expert Witness, Port
of Miami's Channel Deepening, for Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., New York, USA
(2012). § Port Planner and
Shipping Expert, Port of Algeciras Strategic Plan, for the Port of Algeciras Authority, Spain (2012). § Expert Witness,
Maher Terminals, Elizabeth, NJ, USA, for Winston & Strawn LLP, Washington DC, USA (2012). § Expert Witness,
Assessment of Capacity Reduction for Non-Containers Cargoes (Bulk &
Breakbulk) following Earthquake, Port of St. Vicente, Chile, for San Vicente Terminal Internacionala, Chile (2011). § Shipping Expert,
Strategic Expansion of Walvis Bay (Namibia) Container Terminal and Transshipment Hub, for the Namibian Port Authority (NAMPORT),
(2011). § Port Operation
Expert, Short-Term Measures to Increase Capacity, National Ports Master Plan
Revision for Indonesia, for
the Australian Infrastructure Initiative, Jakarta, Indonesia (2011). § Project Manager and
Shipping Expert, US Inland Waterways Containerships, Vessel Design and
National Application, for the Center for the Commercial Deployment of Transportation
Technologies CCDoTT, USA (2011). § Port Privatization
Expert, Port Moin Container Terminal (APM Terminals), Costa Rica, for the Ministry of
Transport, Costa Rica and Inter-American Bank (2010). § Port Privatization
Expert, Global Port Operators Requirement, New Container Terminal in La
Union, El Salvador, for the International Finance Corporation (part of the World
Bank), (2010). § Shipping Expert, Due
Diligence Study, Port Ancon, Peru, for a Private Investor (2010). § Port Planner,
Capacity Reduction Assessment due to an Earthquake, Port of St. Vicente,
Chile, for San Vicente Terminal Internacionala, Chile (2010). § Team Leader, Truck
Staging and Truck Control Program for Lagos Ports, for USAID (2010). § Project Manager,
Operational Assessment of the Ports of Mombasa, Kenya and Dar es Salam,
Tanzania, for USAID (2010). § Project Manager, Port of Mongla Development Plans,
Bangladesh, for
the World Bank (2010). § Expert Witness,
Private Ports in USA and UK and their Relationships with Surrounding
Communities, for
the Port of Los Angeles and Kaye Scholer LLP (2009). § Port and Intermodal
Operations Expert, Operational Assessment of Lagos' Marine and Intermodal
Terminals, Lagos, Nigeria, for USAID (2009). § Port Planner and
Market Research Analyst, Market Assessment and Infrastructure Development
Plan, Port of Lake Providence, LA, USA, for the Lake Providence Port Commission
(2009). § Port Planner and
Shipping Analyst, Due Diligence Study, Embraport, Santos, Brazil, for Coimex Corporation, Sau Paulo, Brazil to
be presented for the Inter-American Bank (2009). § Project Manager and
Port Planner, Alternative Development Plans for Central Chile's Ports (San
Antonio and Valparaiso), Chile, for STI, Chile (2009). http://www.sanantonioport.cc.cl/html/transparencia/licitEspigon/PlanAlternativo_AsafAshar.pdf
http://www.lyd.com/lyd/controls/neochannels/neo_ch4358/deploy/presentacion2.pdf
§ Port Planner and
Intermodal Transportation Analyst, Pre-Feasibility Analysis of the
Tehuantepec Land Bridge ("Dry Canal"), Mexico, for The States of Veracruz and Oaxaca, Mexico
(2008/9). § Port Planner and
Business Analyst, Comparative Overview of US Gulf Coast Bulk Ports and
Identification of Development Strategies, for The Port of South Louisiana, USA
(2008). § Port Planner and
Shipping, Strategic Master Plan of the Port of Morgan City, for The Port of Morgan City Louisiana, USA
(2008). § Project Manager and
Port Operations Specialist, Capacity Assessment, Port of San Antonio
Container Terminal, Chile, for STI, Chile (2008). § Shipping Expert and
Port Planner, Master Plan Study and Business Plan for Containers, Puerto
Quetzal, for The Port of
Quetzal, Guatemala (2008). § Project Manager,
Shipping Expert, Port Planner and Financial Analyst, Viability Assessment of
Transshipment Hub in Haiti, for private investors (2008). § Port
Operation Expert, Start-Up Plan for a Container Terminal, Embraport, Santos,
Brazil, for Coimex
Corporation, Sau Paulo, Brazil (2008). § Shipping and Port Expert, Feasibility of Feeder and Short Sea
Shipping on the US East Coast, for Payne Company, New York (2008). § Port Privatization
Specialist, Cape Verde Port System, for the World Bank (2007). § Port Operations and
Tariff Specialist, Due Diligence Study for TCBUen, Buenaventura, Colombia, for CAF, CABO and West LB Banks (2007). § Project Manager and
Transportation Analyst, Intermodal Connectivity of Louisiana Deep-Water
Ports, USA for
the State of Louisiana Department of Transportation, USA (2007). http://www.dotd.la.gov/intermodal/marineandrail/documents/A_Comparative_Analysis_of_Intermodal_Ship_to_Rail_Connections_at_Louisiana_Deep_Water_Ports.pdf § Shipping and Port
Operations Analyst, Due Diligence Study, Port of Santa Catarina, Brazil, for Inter American Bank and West LB Bank (2007). § Shipping and Port
Operations Analyst, Due Diligence Study for the Port of Santa Catarina,
Brazil, for Inter-American
Bank and West LB Bank
(2007). § Strategic Advisor
for Port Development, Port of Cartagena, Colombia, for the Port Society of Cartagena, Colombia (2007). § Port and Shipping Analyst,
Reorganization of the Maritime Division and Legislative Reform, Ministry of
Transport, Abu Dhabi, for the Abu Dhabi Ministry of Transport United Arab Emirates
(2007). § Shipping and
Intermodal Transport Analyst, Multi-Modal Logistic Terminal for Fresh
Produce, Panama,
for Inter American Bank (2007). § Port Planner and
Operations Specialist, A System for Regulating Ports Efficiency and Capacity, Colombia,
for the Federal Department of Transportation & Planning, Colombia (2006).
§ Port Operations and
Shipping Expert, Master Plans of Ports Tema and Takoradi, Ghana, for Ghana Ports and Harbor Authority,
Ghana (2006/8). § Port and Shipping
Analyst, Inter-Island Ro/Ro Shipping in the Philippines, for The Philippines Development Bank and
USAID (2006).
http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNADH981.pdf
§ Port Operations
Specialist, Port of Praia Master Plan, Cape Verde, for Millennium Commission Corporation, USA
(2006). § Concession Contract Advisor,
Embraport Container Terminal, Santos, Brazil, for Coimex Corporation, Sau Paulo, Brazil
(2006). § Project Manager,
Review of Panama’s Port Law and the System of Concession Fees, for the Inter-American Bank (2006). § Project Manager,
Financial and Shipping Analyst, Pan American Maritime Highway Ferry (Ro/Ro)
System, for the
Inter-American Bank (2006). § Port Privatization
and Development Analyst, Concession Plan for the Port of Callao, Peru, for the National Port Authority and Office
of Private Investment and USAID, Colombia (2006). § Port Planner,
Shipping Analyst, and Financial Analyst, Port of Poti's Future Container
Terminal, Georgia, for private investors (2005). § Trade and
Transportation System Analyst, Feasibility of Bocas de Cenizas Coal and Container
Terminals, Barranquilla, Colombia, for the Port Society of Boca Cenezia, Colombia (2005). § Port Planner and
Shipping Analyst, Embraport Market Study and Conceptual Design, Santos,
Brazil, for Coimex
Companies, Brazil (2005/2006). § Barge Transportation
Analyst, New Orleans Inner Harbor Lock Rehabilitation Study, for the US Army Corps of Engineers (2005/
2006). § Port Planner, Ro/Ro
Terminal, Ust Luga, Russia, for
Ust Luga Port Company, Russia (2005). § Harbor Navigation
Canal, Inner Harbor Lock Investigative Study, New Orleans, USA, for the US Army Corps of Engineer, New
Orleans District (2004). § Port Planner and
Shipping Analyst, Feasibility of Inchon Container Terminal, South Korea, for private US investors and Korea’s
Ministry of Fishery and Maritime (2004). § Expert Witness,
Costs of Coal Shipping and Port Handling in Florida, for Michael Twomey Law Office, Gainesville,
FL, USA (2004). § Task Leader, Liner
Shipping, Containerized Trade and Port Operations, Strategic Development Plan
of Port Quetzal, Guatemala, for the Port Quetzal Port Authority (2004). § Port Planner and
Financial Analyst, Ust Luga Port's Refrigerated Terminal, Russia, for Ust Luga Port Company, Russia (2004). § Port Planner and
Shipping Analyst, Ust Luga Ports' Grain Terminal, Russia, for Ust Luga Port Company, Russia (2004). § Project Manager and
Transportation Planner, Lake
Victoria Container-on- Barge Shipping and Terminal, Uganda, for
of the Haba Group (2004). § Team Leader and
Shipping Analyst, Container Demand for Panama Canal following Expansion, for the Panama Canal Authority (2003). § Principal
Investigator, High Speed Ferries and Coastwise Vessels: Evaluation of
Parameters and Markets for Application, for the Center for the Commercial
Deployment of Transportation Technologies, USA (Phase IV, 2003). http://www.ccdott.org/transfer/projresults/2001/task%203.17/task%203.17_Final%20Report.pdf § Port Planner and
Shipping Analyst, Port of Lake Charles Strategic Plan, Louisiana, USA, for the Port of Lake Charles Commission
(2002). § Shipping Analyst and
Port Operations Expert, Port of Manta's Master Plan Study, for Port Manta Port Authority, Ecuador
(2002). § Principal
Investigator, Containership Fleet Forecast for US Ports, for the US Chamber of Commerce, USA (2002). § Principal
Investigator, High Speed Ferries and Coastwise Vessels: Evaluation of
Parameters and Market Applications, for the Center for the Commercial Deployment of
Transportation Technologies,
USA (Phase III, 2002). http://www.ccdott.org/transfer/projresults/1998/task%203.10/task3.10_3.11.pdf § Port Organization
System Analyst, Privatization of El Salvador Maritime Subsector, El Salvador,
for the World Bank
(2001). § Port Planner and
Shipping Analyst, Due Diligence Study, Embraport Container and Grain
Terminal, Santos, Brazil, for Coimex Corporation, Sau Paulo, Brazil to be presented for
the Inter-American Bank (2009). § Shipping System
Analyst, Multi-Port Study of C & D Canal, Baltimore, Maryland, for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2000 - 2001). § Port Planner and Financial
Analyst, Nicaragua Port Reform and Privatization Plan of the Port of Corinto, for the Inter-American Bank of Development
and Nicaragua's National Port Authority (2000). § Port and Shipping
Analyst, Deepwater Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas related
Infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico, for U.S. Department of Interior, Mineral
Management Service (2000). § Team Leader and Shipping
System Analyst, Evaluation of Alternatives for a Deep-Water Port in Shanghai
(Yangshan), for
State Development Planning Commission of the Central Government of P. R.
China, China (2000). § Shipping, Port
Operations and Facilities Planner, Master Plan for the Port of Gdynia,
Poland, for the Gdynia Port
Holding, Poland (1999). § Principal Port
Concession Negotiator, Port Bar Concession, Montenegro,
for Eberhard Trading
Corp., Panama (1999). § A full list of
projects conducted in previous years is available upon request. Dr. Asaf Ashar |
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