Independent marine advisory
Navigating what’s next in marine.
Phorkys brings clarity to the complex. Specialist sourcing, product development, and strategy for the businesses shaping the future of the marine industry.
01What we do
Three disciplines.
One standard of excellence.
Every engagement is led by a senior partner and delivered by people who have built, sourced, and sold marine products themselves.
Global Sourcing
Supplier identification, factory audits, and negotiation across Europe and Asia. Composites, metals, and marine electronics — vetted for quality, cost, and resilience.
- Supplier discovery & audits
- Cost engineering & negotiation
- Landed cost, tariffs & trade terms
- Quality control & logistics
Product Development
From concept to serial production. We take marine products through design-for-manufacture, prototyping, tooling, and certification — with the yard and the factory in mind.
- Design for manufacture
- Prototyping & tooling
- Materials & composites selection
- CE / ABYC / ISO certification
Strategy & Growth
Market entry, pricing, channel strategy, and commercial due diligence — plus business turnaround and transformation when a business needs to change course. Grounded in decades on the water, not just in spreadsheets.
- Business turnaround & transformation
- Market & competitive analysis
- Pricing & channel strategy
- M&A and due diligence support
02How we work
A method honed over two decades at sea level.
Discover
We immerse ourselves in your business — the market, the margin structure, and the supply chain behind it. No assumptions, no recycled frameworks.
Chart
We design the plan: supplier shortlists, product roadmaps, and a commercial strategy with clear milestones and honest trade-offs.
Deliver
We execute alongside your team — on the factory floor, at the yard, in the boardroom. Recommendations are only the beginning.
Refine
We measure, adjust, and scale. Long after the engagement ends, the course we set together holds true.
03Sectors we serve
Fluent in every corner of the marine economy.
04Who we are
Operators, not analysts.
Phorkys is named for the old man of the sea — the Greek god of the hidden depths, keeper of the ocean’s oldest secrets. The trident in our mark is a nod to that lineage, and to the standard we hold: command of the water in every sense.
The firm was founded by people who have run factories, launched products, and negotiated on the factory floor — not by consultants who learned the marine industry from a slide deck. Our partners have held P&L responsibility at leading marine manufacturers and spent years living between European shipyards and Asian supply bases.
That means the advice you get is advice that has been tested in production, in certification labs, and in front of customers. We keep our engagements senior-led and deliberately small — when you hire Phorkys, you get Phorkys.
“We’ve stood on the factory floor at six in the morning and walked the docks at dawn. We bring that pragmatism to every engagement.”
05Start a conversation
Tell us where you’re headed.
Whether you need a supplier mapped, a product taken to production, or a market entered — the first conversation is free, candid, and under no obligation.
- A partner replies within one business day
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