We have worked in many areas of the world from the UK to the Far East and the Americas, with this knowledge Forte Maritime is able to provide a comprehensive range of quality services to various business sectors and as required incorporate the services of other experienced institutions to ensure the client receives the best guidance possible.

Our experience is from hands-on practical experience through to optimisation of design utilising operational and best practice knowledge to influence the optimal outcome.

Numerous years of marine and offshore experience gives us the capability of listening and working “hand in hand” with our clients in partnership. We will adapt and incorporate a flexible approach thus providing a tailored service to our Client’s needs.

Forte Maritime - Stirling Elliott

Stirling is the founder and Managing Director with 40 years of professional experience including senior management experience with fleets of up to 100 vessels. He has worked in many areas of the world from Europe to the Middle East, Far East and the Americas.

With a varied career in the client, contractor and surveyor roles his experience covers oil & gas project development and management, renewable project management; asset, newbuild, docking and conversion management; business development, surveying from P&I and H&M perspectives, vessel suitability and condition surveys, technical due diligence with mergers and acquisitions.

Commercial Experience

Forte Maritime has a diverse commercial experience in the marine, offshore and renewable sectors. We have worked with a wide variety of contractural partners and scenerios, setting out clear objectives and achievable goals leading to a constructive result for all involved parties.

Our focus aims to ensure our customers’ business objectives are met in a safe, environmentally sound, cost effective and profitable manner – appreciating the importance of customer intimacy, business conduct, governance and not least shareholder value.

Contracts detail, values, programs and change is central to the achievement of a successful project outcome. As such, Forte Maritime have considerable experience in managing the complex relationships that occur during all phases of a project.