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ABOUT RITA CONTE

Synergenics Consulting

Over 25 Years Experience in This Industry

We are a Transportation and Global Shipping Specialist, working in various diverse roles in managing the movement of resources and commodities to global markets. Our specialties are in the trade contract shipping component, regulatory and industry standards, and practises of maritime shipments, including:

Rita Conte
RITA CONTE, TRANSPORTATION AND GLOBAL SHIPPING SPECIALIST

We resolve complex issues that impact your International Commercial Contract agreements in identifying how to mitigate risk when negotiating the contract in the following areas: 

Marine Management

Marine Claims and Contractual Agreements

We assist companies in building, structuring and managing claims departments, leading them to success reaching the highest quality of standards, processes and procedures for their clients. Our track record and achievements in this area of maritime defines our capabilities, knowledge and experience to bring successful results. We are affective in providing the tools, resources and training to resolve disputes, bring settlements forward, without depending on litigation and the court system.

Our processes of negotiations that we adopt and embrace are based on due diligence, fairness, ethics and honesty, so that in the end, both parties are amicable in the decisions reached.

We combine our commercial knowledge with our operational and technical understanding of how ships operate, load, and discharge cargo, identifying in these processes including when a ship is transiting, the risk to damage and loss. The key to our success is not only looking at how to salvage damages or determine what was the cause and what party is liable for losses or damages but also, how to deter and prevent damages or loss.

The key to helping our clients mitigate risk is in our strategies in how to prevent damages and loss by looking at the trades, historical data of the cargo, standards of how it should be handled or stowed assuring better methods are in place. Our legal understanding of commercial contracts under carrier and shipper agreements and the obligations carried by both parties under the ‘Carriage of Goods Act of 1992’.

Marine Claims and Contractual Agreements

Marine Management

We assist companies in building, structuring and managing claims departments, leading them to success reaching the highest quality of standards, processes and procedures for their clients. Our track record and achievements in this area of maritime defines our capabilities, knowledge and experience to bring successful results. We are affective in providing the tools, resources and training to resolve disputes, bring settlements forward, without depending on litigation and the court system.

Our processes of negotiations that we adopt and embrace are based on due diligence, fairness, ethics and honesty, so that in the end, both parties are amicable in the decisions reached.

We combine our commercial knowledge with our operational and technical understanding of how ships operate, load, and discharge cargo, identifying in these processes including when a ship is transiting, the risk to damage and loss. The key to our success is not only looking at how to salvage damages or determine what was the cause and what party is liable for losses or damages but also, how to deter and prevent damages or loss.

The key to helping our clients mitigate risk is in our strategies in how to prevent damages and loss by looking at the trades, historical data of the cargo, standards of how it should be handled or stowed assuring better methods are in place. Our legal understanding of commercial contracts under carrier and shipper agreements and the obligations carried by both parties under the ‘Carriage of Goods Act of 1992’.

Global Supply Chains and Logistics Management

As International Supply Chain and Logistics professionals, we assist private and public sector companies, government ministries, academia and non-profit including regulators, and policy makers, in finding affective solutions in complex environments. We can identify the impacts disruptions to supply chains have on economic stability, fluidity of goods and services, supplier vendor obligations under trade contracts, rerouting and use of trade lanes, waterways and ports/terminals.

Whether it be natural disasters, force majeure, unexpected labor stoppages, shut down of Canals such as the Panama or Suez Canals, vessels attacks in unstable waters, foreign sanctions, increased tariffs or duties, congestion, railway delays, derailments, mechanical shutdowns of facilities, terminal closures, all have an impact on your business. We bring alternatives in how to redirect and support your supply chains in these circumstances using critical data collected to make the best decisions to resolve and change course.

We examine performance targets, productivity, labor allocation, deployment, technical resources, transportation systems, manufacturing capacity, access to raw materials, resources, energy and proximity to markets.

In addition to adjusting sourcing of goods, we look at location of facilities in proximity to needed infrastructure specifically transportation services.

We factor in transportation costs, reliability of services, fuel costs, green fees, related to port climate change policy being active in refuting such costs, if necessary, where international law, federal and state law conflict.

 

Global Supply Chain

Most importantly, in today’s world of fast paced technology and innovation we identify the human impacts to labor, documentation systems, financial transactions, insurance coverages and warranties, including legal risks and warranties.

We work with industry, companies, regulators, policy makers, consumers, shippers, resource companies, labor associations and legal professionals, to assure regulatory governance and legal frameworks are in place to protect human society.

We are advocates for good causes related to the best interests of our clients and fair treatment of our clients in their business operations across diverse jurisdictions specifically the US, Canada, EU, UK and Mexico.

We are the voice of our clients to assure policy, and legislation allows them to legally and commercially flourish in a world of free market enterprise under equal and fair terms of competition and trust that avoids monopolization of services and industry.

Global Supply Chains and Logistics Management

Global Supply Chain

As International Supply Chain and Logistics professionals, we assist private and public sector companies, government ministries, academia and non-profit including regulators, and policy makers, in finding affective solutions in complex environments. We can identify the impacts disruptions to supply chains have on economic stability, fluidity of goods and services, supplier vendor obligations under trade contracts, rerouting and use of trade lanes, waterways and ports/terminals.

Whether it be natural disasters, force majeure, unexpected labor stoppages, shut down of Canals such as the Panama or Suez Canals, vessels attacks in unstable waters, foreign sanctions, increased tariffs or duties, congestion, railway delays, derailments, mechanical shutdowns of facilities, terminal closures, all have an impact on your business. We bring alternatives in how to redirect and support your supply chains in these circumstances using critical data collected to make the best decisions to resolve and change course.

We examine performance targets, productivity, labor allocation, deployment, technical resources, transportation systems, manufacturing capacity, access to raw materials, resources, energy and proximity to markets.

In addition to adjusting sourcing of goods, we look at location of facilities in proximity to needed infrastructure specifically transportation services.
We factor in transportation costs, reliability of services, fuel costs, green fees, related to port climate change policy being active in refuting such costs, if necessary, where international law, federal and state law conflict.

We are advocates for good causes related to the best interests of our clients and fair treatment of our clients in their business operations across diverse jurisdictions specifically the US, Canada, EU, UK and Mexico.

We are the voice of our clients to assure policy, and legislation allows them to legally and commercially flourish in a world of free market enterprise under equal and fair terms of competition and trust that avoids monopolization of services and industry.

Most importantly, in today’s world of fast paced technology and innovation we identify the human impacts to labor, documentation systems, financial transactions, insurance coverages and warranties, including legal risks and warranties.

We work with industry, companies, regulators, policy makers, consumers, shippers, resource companies, labor associations and legal professionals, to assure regulatory governance and legal frameworks are in place to protect human society.

I Can Provide Corporate Strategies In Implementing Solid Shipping Procedures And Processes

I have strong relations with carrier owners, resource producers, regulators, energy associations, terminal and port authorities, government agencies, state and international shipping organizations, including law makers.

Global Transportation Advisor

We are passionate and committed to global transportation, working with the maritime, aviation and railway industries, stakeholder groups, ports and terminals, energy and other resource producers and traders, including government and investors.

Global Transportation Advisor

Global Transportation Advisor

We are passionate and committed to global transportation, working with the maritime, aviation and railway industries, stakeholder groups, ports and terminals, energy and other resource producers and traders, including government and investors.

Global Transportation Advisor

Educated In Legal Aspects Of International Trade And Supply Chains

As a graduate from University of British Columbia in Political Science, and taking courses within the legal aspects of international trade and supply chains, I have been advising international multinationals on the regulatory requirements of shipping and transporting of resources. My work has been driven through a need to call legislators and government policy makers, on laws that were made without consent or transparency from equal or fair representation form industry and its labour.

I continue to work in engaging and questioning governments, legislative assemblies and judicial review systems on new policy discussions and changes to current laws that are going to impact the transportation and energy industries and its consumers in a negative way. Transparency in the processes of judicial reviews, corporate and government agreements, in the international arena of trade and external affairs, is the work that is so much needed.
Legal aspects of international trade and supply chains

As a graduate from University of British Columbia in Political Science, and taking courses within the legal aspects of international trade and supply chains, I have been advising international multinationals on the regulatory requirements of shipping and transporting of resources. My work has been driven through a need to call legislators and government policy makers, on laws that were made without consent or transparency from equal or fair representation form industry and its labour.

 

Legal aspects of international trade and supply chains

As a very knowledgeable professional in the regulations and negotiations surrounding maritime disputes, consumer complaints and industry arbitration proceedings, I continue to work with parties in global jurisdictions to create laws that are not going to infringe on the constitutional rights of consumers and citizens, including corporations of all sizes, to operate and compete.

I continue to work in engaging and questioning governments, legislative assemblies and judicial review systems on new policy discussions and changes to current laws that are going to impact the transportation and energy industries and its consumers in a negative way. Transparency in the processes of judicial reviews, corporate and government agreements, in the international arena of trade and external affairs, is the work that is so much needed.

As a very knowledgeable professional in the regulations and negotiations surrounding maritime disputes, consumer complaints and industry arbitration proceedings, I continue to work with parties in global jurisdictions to create laws that are not going to infringe on the constitutional rights of consumers and citizens, including corporations of all sizes, to operate and compete.

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Transportation and Global Shipping Specialist working in various diverse roles in managing the movement of resources and commodities to global markets. Specializing in the trade contract shipping component, regulatory and industry standards, and practises of maritime shipments.

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Synergenics Consulting logo

Transportation and Global Shipping Specialist working in various diverse roles in managing the movement of resources and commodities to global markets. Specializing in the trade contract shipping component, regulatory and industry standards, and practises of maritime shipments.

Contact Details

Business Hours

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