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Working with ports and maritime leaders to modernize infrastructure, cut emissions and strengthen supply chains

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Ports and maritime infrastructure sit at the heart of global trade, connecting cargo and people while enabling economic growth and energy flow. Today’s facilities face growing demand, with aging assets and climate impacts driving urgency around resilience, modernization and low-carbon strategies. 

Jacobs supports clients to expand capacity, strengthen climate resilience, integrate low-carbon and digital solutions, and future-proof critical infrastructure. By aligning strategy, engineering and program delivery, we enable safer operations, reduced risk and more reliable, sustainable performance in an increasingly complex global trade environment.

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Ports and Maritime Infrastructure Resilience

Working with port authorities, operators, public agencies and waterfront communities to plan, design and deliver adaptation measures that reduce risk and strengthen performance, while ensuring that critical maritime infrastructure remains safe, reliable and economically resilient as conditions change.

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Ports Energy Transition and Decarbonization

Turning energy transition ambition at ports into action from strategy through delivery by supporting clients to manage risk, integrate low-carbon solutions and decarbonize at pace — while maintaining operational resilience and long-term competitiveness.

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Data Analytics for Port Equipment

Supporting smarter, more sustainable port performance by pioneering technology to monitor and optimize cargo handling equipment operations.

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Engineer Diving

Delivering specialist underwater inspection and engineering services for marine and waterfront assets, combining commercial diving with structural expertise.

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Asset Management

Assisting port owners and operators as they navigate the challenges of aging marine assets. It starts with rigorous structural evaluations and meticulous data acquisition that form the foundation for superior marine engineering, analysis, design and construction.

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Consulting and Advisory

Drawing on lessons learned from delivering hundreds of programs around the world, we secure funding for clients, expedite delivery, address governance and risk allocation, support economic studies and business cases, assist purchase and sale decisions and engage with stakeholders.

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Program Management

Working with clients to execute the world’s most iconic infrastructure and drive transformative change, our capabilities include program management, project controls, digital and information technology, risk, assurance, construction management, commercial and cost.

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Understanding the strategies, technologies and engineering approaches shaping resilient, low-carbon port infrastructure.

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Jacobs delivers across all sub-sectors including containers, dry and liquid bulk, cruise, ferries and defense. Our logistics experience and knowledge of intermodal terminals further enhance how we serve clients in these sub-sectors. 

Modernizing port infrastructure empowers port owners to manage growing demand, larger vessels and aging assets while improving efficiency and reducing emissions. Upgrades also strengthen resilience to climate risks and supply chain disruptions, ensuring ports remain competitive and reliable in global trade.

Ports can reduce emissions by electrifying equipment, integrating low-carbon energy sources and using digital solutions to track performance. Data-driven strategies identify practical actions that lower emissions while maintaining operational efficiency and meeting regulatory requirements.

Ports prepare for climate change by assessing exposure to sea level rise, storm surge and extreme weather. Adaptation strategies may include resilient terminal design, upgraded breakwaters, flood protection and adaptive infrastructure planning. These measures protect critical assets, reduce operational disruptions and ensure long-term reliability of maritime supply chains.

Jacobs works with port authorities, terminal operators, public agencies and waterfront communities to plan and deliver infrastructure that supports safe, efficient and sustainable maritime operations across global markets.

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    Designing and implementing gates that control water flow, protect assets and support safe navigation within port and coastal environments.

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    Laurence Banyard, Jacobs’ global principal, maritime energy, explains how ports can become more resilient and sustainable by integrating decarbonization, climate adaptation and infrastructure planning into a coordinated, long-term strategy supported by data, collaboration and emerging energy technologies.

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