Maritime & Transport Business Solutions

What Maritime & Transport Business Solutions does

Maritime & Transport Business Solutions BV (MTBS) is a Rotterdam-headquartered independent consultancy that provides finance and business strategy advisory services exclusively to the port and maritime sector. The firm operates a four-pillar service cycle — Strategy Advice, Valuation Consultancy, Transaction Services, and Financial Advisory — that follows clients from initial feasibility and masterplanning through valuation, transaction execution (concessions, tenders, PPPs), and financial close. Core technical capabilities rest on proprietary financial models, Discounted Cash Flow analysis, and adherence to the FAST Modelling Standard; the firm is also a FAST Signatory. MTBS positions itself as the largest independent team of port strategy consultants worldwide, with a 20-year track record of 755 projects across 134 countries.

MTBS serves a dual public-private client base, including public port authorities and government ministries (e.g., Tanzania Ports Authority, Transnet, OMMP Tunisia, Kenya Port Authority, Busan Port Authority), private terminal operators and logistics firms (DP World, Abu Dhabi Ports, QTerminals, Eurogate, Port of Rotterdam, Port of Antwerp), and development finance institutions (World Bank, Asian Development Bank, A P Moller Capital, CDC Group). The firm earns revenue via project-based professional services engagements, with multi-year contracts and project-specific quotes tied to scope, complexity, and duration. Distribution is direct enterprise field sales with experts traveling to client sites; marketing relies on industry conferences (e.g., Africa Intermodal Conference 2026), thought leadership publications, and affiliated ecosystem partners (MTBS M&A, Port Finance International, MTBS Group).

The firm is privately held as a Dutch BV, with no disclosed external investors, parent company, or funding rounds. It is led by a Board of Directors comprising Anthony van der Hoest, Victor van Leengoed (Director since October 2019), and Boris Wenzel (joined July 2024). MTBS operates from three offices in Rotterdam (HQ), Antwerp, and Dubai, and is currently active across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Oceania.

Name

Maritime & Transport Business Solutions

Legal name

Maritime & Transport Business Solutions BV

Website

https://mtbs.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Maritime & Transport Business Solutions (MTBS) is a Rotterdam-based independent consultancy advising public port authorities, governments, private terminal operators, and infrastructure investors on port strategy, feasibility, transaction, and financial advisory mandates. With about 40 employees and offices in Rotterdam, Antwerp, and Dubai, the firm has completed 755 projects across 134 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Strategy Advisory Services: Provides strategic consulting including port feasibility studies, market analyses, port masterplanning, and business strategy development. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting engagements.
2. Valuation Consultancy: Financial expertise services including feasibility studies, project structuring, business case development, and risk valuation for strategic investment decisions.
3. Transaction Services: Guides clients through transaction processes including competitive tenders, concession contracts, and PPP structures for public and private sector port transactions.
4. Financial Advisory: Financial structuring, project financing, due diligence, procurement of finances, and investment/divestment advisory services. Deploys institutional and commercial financing sources including subsidies, private equity funds, and commercial debt.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MTBS is a professional services consultancy that advises public and private clients on financing, strategy, transactions, and business cases in the port and maritime sector. The firm delivers four integrated service lines — Strategy Advice, Valuation Consultancy, Transaction Services, and Financial Advisory — spanning the full advisory cycle from feasibility studies and port masterplanning through concession transactions to financial structuring and procurement of capital.

Product overview

MTBS offers a unified advisory services portfolio structured around four integrated service lines: Strategy Advice, Valuation Consultancy, Transaction Services, and Financial Advisory. These services follow a sequential advisory cycle where strategy advice precedes valuation consultancy, which informs transaction services, culminating in financial advisory for deal closure. The company specializes exclusively in the port and maritime sector, providing services across port strategy, business consultancy, port concession transactions, financing advice, consultancy on tenders, feasibility studies, port masterplanning, market analyses, and port operations. The integrated approach enables MTBS to guide clients from strategic planning through transaction execution to financial structuring. Additionally, MTBS offers a Port Feasibility & Valuation Course as a training/education offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategy Advice Advisory service delivering value-creating growth through strategic understanding of the port sector, including port feasibility studies, market analyses, port masterplanning, port sector reform, PPP development, organizational reform, and strategic planning for investment and divestment opportunities. Targeted at public port authorities, governments, and private sector port clients.
• Valuation Consultancy Financial expertise service providing feasibility and bankability assessments through proprietary financial models, due diligence translation, Discounted Cash Flow analysis, and FAST Modelling Standard-compliant methodologies. Delivers value-driven business case approaches to ensure quality profits for port investment decisions.
• Transaction Services Port transaction expertise guiding public authorities and private sector clients through all stages of the transaction process, including competitive tenders, valuations, bidding strategies, concession contract negotiations, and PPP structures for port transactions.
• Financial Advisory Lead advisory service for large-scale port investment programs providing financial structuring, project financing, due diligence, and procurement of finances including subsidies, private equity funds, and commercial debt.
• Port Feasibility & Valuation Course Training and education program enabling participants to conduct detailed Port Feasibility and Valuation Studies, offered in partnership with the Dutch Embassy for government and port authority clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 755 projects completed across 134 countries over 20 years
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor, major and core.

• C40 Cities Climate Leadership GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2025Collaborated on Port Investment Toolkit for Green Infrastructure, published article in 2025 on sustainable port investments.
• Clear Seas Centre for Marine Responsible ShippingminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2025Joint collaboration on Port Investment Toolkit for Green Infrastructure, focused on sustainable shipping and port decarbonization.
• World Bank GroupmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 October 2024MTBS featured as Knowledge Partner in World Bank's 2024 Report on Creating a Green Marine Fuel Market in South Africa. Ongoing collaboration on port infrastructure studies.
• International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 September 2024MTBS report commissioned by IAPH on Port Sustainability Investment Requirements for Developing Nations' Energy Transition, demonstrating thought leadership partnership.
• Global Infrastructure HubminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Assignment commissioned by Global Infrastructure Hub for optimization of Brazil's Port Privatisation Program through structured dialogue between public and private stakeholders.
• Port Finance InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated company operating as part of the MTBS Group ecosystem, focusing on port finance intelligence and publications.
• MTBS Mergers & AcquisitionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated company specializing in M&A advisory services for the port and maritime sector, complementing MTBS advisory offerings.
• MTBS GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent/group company encompassing the broader MTBS brand including advisory services, M&A, and Port Finance International.
• Dutch Embassy in ChileminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMTBS hosted Port PPP and Financing workshop in cooperation with Dutch Embassy in Chile for Chilean state port operator EPSA and Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Moffatt & Nichol: Global engineering and advisory firm specializing in port, maritime, and waterfront infrastructure. Highly comparable to MTBS as a port-only specialist providing strategy, planning, and transaction support to port authorities and operators worldwide.
• WSP Global: Global professional services firm with a dedicated ports and maritime advisory business covering strategy, planning, and transaction advisory. Competes with MTBS for port authority and concession mandates, particularly on infrastructure finance and PPP projects.
• Royal HaskoningDHV: Dutch engineering consultancy with a substantial ports and maritime advisory practice, including port masterplanning, transaction support, and feasibility studies. Like MTBS, headquartered in the Netherlands and serving port authorities globally with multidisciplinary advisory and engineering teams.

Broad incumbents

• Arup: Global engineering and advisory firm with a significant ports and maritime practice, providing strategy, masterplanning, and transaction support. Competes with MTBS for integrated port advisory mandates, particularly where engineering and finance advisory are combined.
• EY (Infrastructure Advisory): Big-4 advisory firm offering infrastructure and port transaction advisory, including PPP structuring and project finance. Targets the same public and private port clients as MTBS, particularly in emerging markets where EY has strong MDB relationships.
• PwC (Capital Projects & Infrastructure): Big-4 advisory practice with a dedicated capital projects and infrastructure team advising on port concessions, PPPs, and project finance. Overlaps with MTBS on public-sector port mandates and on financing and due diligence work for private port investors.
• Boston Consulting Group (Infrastructure): Global strategy consultancy with infrastructure and transportation sector expertise, advising public port authorities and private operators on strategy, organization, and transactions. Competes with MTBS for high-end port strategy and transformation mandates.
• McKinsey & Company (Capital Projects & Infrastructure): Global strategy consulting firm with a dedicated Capital Projects and Infrastructure practice advising ports, terminals, and transport infrastructure on strategy, performance, and large-scale transformations. Competes with MTBS for top-tier port strategy mandates from sovereigns and global operators.
• Deloitte (Infrastructure & Capital Projects): Big-4 firm with a global infrastructure advisory practice that includes port strategy, transaction support, and financing advisory. Competes with MTBS on large MDB-led port mandates and concession tenders, leveraging broader cross-border capability.
• KPMG (Infrastructure Advisory): Big-4 firm with global infrastructure advisory capabilities, including port and terminal strategy, transaction support, and financing advisory. Competes with MTBS on multi-disciplinary port mandates, often bundled with broader tax, regulatory, or assurance work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mtbs_nl
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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