real deals.
real firsts.
De-risking Implementation. preserving flexibility. protecting your competitive edge.
what we offer
- Market development analysis
- Success-based project development and owner’s representative services
- Contract management
- Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel brokerage and risk management
- Automation, electrification, brownfield redevelopment and brightfield development advisory services
- CAPEX prioritization and phased infrastructure planning
- Finance structuring – bankable deals, risk management, access to capital
- Stakeholder coordination to strengthen market positioning
Maritime Strategy
Inland Seas Advisory leverages a wealth of experience to provide our clients with the strategic insights, sound strategies and helpful resources they need to de-risk innovation and navigate uncharted waters with confidence. From comprehensive Market Development Analysis to Industrial Finance Solutions and more, Inland Seas Advisory helps our clients chart the course for a successful maritime development project with bankable results.
Capital Finance
Inland Seas Advisory sources project capital while navigating the federal and state funding landscape on behalf of our clients, from identifying applicable programs to structuring applications and managing compliance — including the NEPA environmental review every federal grant requires prior to award finalization.
Business Development
Inland Seas Advisory identifies underutilized industrial waterfront sites and assembles the development strategy, capital stack, and tenant pipeline to enable brownfield redevelopment or brightfield development opportunities. Along with our expert environmental engineering partners, we offer assistance with Phase I/II ESAs, remediation planning, and NEPA coordination. Additionally, we work with our trusted municipal finance partners to assist with TELP-structured capital.
Energy Transition
Inland Seas Advisory offers a variety of services to accelerate marine fleet decarbonization and enable the transition to clean, renewable Biodiesel fuel.
A leading indicator of the future of Great Lakes maritime transport is the IMO’s net-zero framework. Approved in April 2025 and entering into force in 2027, this framework will mandate emissions reductions for large ocean-going vessels. This regulatory signal is one that all domestic marine operations cannot afford to ignore.
Maritime shipping consumes about 5% of the world’s annual oil supply and faces binding net-zero emissions targets by 2050. For Great Lakes vessel operators, Biodiesel offers the most immediate and practical path to compliance. Biodiesel is a clean, renewable, domestically produced drop-in fuel that reduces emissions today without waiting for hydrogen, ammonia, or battery technology to reach commercial scale. With increasing domestic supply, a well-developed supply chain, and broad support among marine engine manufacturers, biodiesel blends offer marine fleets a practical and affordable solution for decarbonization.
