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Independent Procurement Advisory for Ports

Port equipment buyers have an Equipment Officer in their corner.

Technical specifications, market research, and port-fit advisory - for terminal tractors, reach stackers, container handlers, straddle carriers and other portable port equipment. Quote in 24 h.

Get a quote in 24 hours or download a sample spec (PDF)

Israel P.E. since 1981 · 37 years port equipment · 13 years Equipment Officer at Ashdod Port · Independent - no OEM commissions.

Reach stacker & container handler operations Representative equipment scope
Middle East · EU · Asia - primary footprint Global on request - travel days quoted, not open-ended

How a procurement engagement runs

  • Operational profile workshop: container mix, throughput, terrain, climate, maintenance staffing, electrification roadmap
  • Equipment specification drafted to match the profile - written for your RFP, not the OEM brochure
  • Market research: vendor-landscape map, technology comparison, total-cost-of-ownership projection
  • Port-fit adaptation: spec adjusted for your specific quay, climate, container mix, and maintenance capacity
  • RFP / tender drafting and management of the Q&A round
  • Bid evaluation matrix and recommended award, with risk register
  • Optional FAT / SAT witness through delivery and commissioning
37
Years of port-equipment procurement experience
13
Years as Equipment Officer at Israel's largest container port
$10.5M
Annual equipment-tender budget owned end-to-end
1981
Israel P.E. registration year - 45 yrs continuous

Six services. Procurement-led. Buyer-side only.

01Technical specifications

Equipment specifications written to match your operational profile, container mix, throughput targets and maintenance capacity. The document your RFP is built on.

02Market research

Vendor-landscape mapping, technology comparison, fleet-replacement analysis. Independent assessment of which OEMs and configurations actually fit your case.

03Port-fit advisory

Adaptation of equipment specs to your port's specific conditions - climate, quay strength, container mix, throughput cycles, maintenance staffing and electrification roadmap.

04RFP & bid evaluation

Tender drafting and independent review of submitted vendor proposals against your specification. Comparison matrix, risk register, recommended award.

05FAT / SAT witness

Independent witnessing at the OEM factory and on delivery. Verify the buyer is getting the equipment specified - not what the vendor wants to ship.

06Electrification readiness audit

Site-by-site readiness review for EV terminal tractor and yard-truck fleets: charging infrastructure, grid capacity, duty-cycle modelling, transition planning.

Equipment we inspect

Portable equipment · multi-OEM coverage
Terminal tractors
Diesel · hybrid · electric - our deepest specialty
all major OEMs
Reach stackers
All major OEMs
all capacities
Heavy forklifts & container handlers
Empty & loaded · 25 to 46 ton
all major OEMs
Straddle carriers & AGVs
Incl. shuttle carriers and autonomous fleets
all configurations
Tugmasters & ro-ro tractors
Roll-on / roll-off cargo handling
all major OEMs
EV charging infrastructure
Spec, sizing, and port-fit for electric fleets
advisory scope

Two engineers. 40 years of port equipment between them.

The inspector who arrives on site is the same engineer who signs the report. No subcontracted junior teams.

Gil Kaplan
Lead Inspector

Gil Kaplan

Israel P.E. №31240 since 1981 · 13 years Equipment Officer, Ashdod Port

37 years of port-equipment procurement. At Israel's largest container port (~1.5M TEU/yr), owned specifications, bid evaluation, FAT, SAT and commissioning for ~USD 10.5M/yr of equipment tenders. Direct hands-on experience across the Kalmar, Hyster, Terberg, SANY and Konecranes portable-equipment portfolios. Hebrew & English.

Lior Kaplan
Inspector · Electrification

Lior Kaplan

Senior Process Engineer · ex-Tesla Giga-Berlin

Manufacturing-grade quality discipline applied to port equipment - particularly EV terminal tractors and electrification-readiness audits. Italian, English & Hebrew. Based in Rome.

See what we deliver.

A 34-page redacted technical specification we drafted for a recent client - an electric terminal tractor fleet at a Mediterranean container terminal. Operational profile, scope of supply, mechanical and electrical specs, charging infrastructure, FAT/SAT criteria, vendor evaluation matrix, full standards bibliography.

Download sample spec (PDF, 78 KB)
EngKaplan · Technical Specification

Electric Terminal Tractor Fleet
(12 units) & Charging Infrastructure

Client[REDACTED]

Equipment12 × electric terminal tractors

Throughput~ 800,000 TEU/yr terminal

Prepared byL. Kaplan / Reviewed by G. Kaplan, P.E.

Pages34 · 14 tables

DateMarch 2026

For RFP-2026-014 · Vendor-neutral · CONFIDENTIAL

Common questions

What does "port-fit advisory" actually include?

Adaptation of the equipment specification to your specific port. A standard OEM brochure spec does not survive contact with a real terminal - quay strength, climate, container mix, throughput cycles, grade, maintenance staffing and grid capacity all change which configuration actually works. We translate your operational reality into a spec the OEM can quote against and a buyer can hold them to.

How does a procurement engagement run?

Three weeks of work, typically four to six weeks of elapsed time. Week 1: operational profile workshop and draft spec. Weeks 2-3: market research and vendor-landscape map. Week 4-5: RFP drafting and Q&A round. Week 6: bid evaluation matrix and recommended award. Optional FAT / SAT witness extends the engagement through delivery.

Are you really independent? Do you take OEM kickbacks?

No - structurally. We do not sell, broker, lease, manufacture, or service equipment. We do not accept referral fees, commissions, or compensation from sellers, OEMs, dealers or brokers. The buyer pays our fee. The output serves the buyer's procurement decision, exclusively.

Which regions do you cover?

Middle East, EU and Asia primary. Other regions on request - global travel is fine, just priced as travel days plus expenses, never open-ended.

Can you witness FAT at the OEM factory?

Yes - routinely. We verify the unit against your contract and technical specification, document the test, witness any deviation and produce an independent FAT certificate the buyer can rely on at SAT and final acceptance.

Do you also inspect used equipment?

Yes - for portable port equipment. Pre-purchase inspections of used terminal tractors, reach stackers, container handlers, forklifts and straddle carriers. Bank- and insurer-acceptable condition reports. Available standalone or as part of the procurement-plus-inspection bundle.

Choose your engagement

Procurement support fits ports planning their next purchase. Inspection fits buyers evaluating specific used equipment. The bundle does both.

Procurement support
from €4,500

For ports planning their next equipment purchase.

  • Operational profile assessment
  • Technical specification document
  • Market research & vendor-landscape map
  • Port-fit advisory (climate, throughput, electrification)
  • RFP / tender draft
  • Bid-evaluation matrix & recommended award
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Most popular
Procurement + Inspection
from €5,500

End-to-end: spec, source, verify. Save ~25%.

  • Everything in Procurement support
  • Independent FAT witness at OEM factory
  • Independent SAT witness on delivery
  • Pre-purchase inspection (where used equipment)
  • Single fixed-fee invoice - no scope creep
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Inspection only
from €1,800 / unit

For buyers evaluating specific used equipment.

  • On-site condition assessment (1-2 days)
  • 50-70 page bank-acceptable report
  • 120+ captioned photographs
  • Defect register with severity scoring
  • Bid / no-bid recommendation
  • Quote in 24 h · report in 5 days
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All tiers buyer-paid. All vendor-neutral. All fixed-fee at confirmation. Pricing detail per scope below.

Fixed fees. Posted publicly.

Engagement scope
Fee (EUR, ex-VAT)
Procurement support - single equipment classSpec, market research, port-fit, RFP draft, bid eval
from €4,500
Procurement + inspection bundleFull procurement scope plus FAT/SAT witness and used-equipment PPI
from €5,500
Pre-Purchase Inspection (used equipment)Single portable unit, on-site
from €1,800
FAT / SAT witnessPer inspector-day on site
€1,200per day
Port-fit advisory onlyEquipment-spec adaptation to specific port conditions
from €2,800
Electrification readiness auditEV terminal-tractor / yard-truck fleet planning
from €3,500
Travel daysEach direction, real cost only
€800per day
Multi-equipment fleet engagement2 + equipment classes at the same port
−15%volume discount

Prices in EUR, excluding VAT. Travel and accommodation billed at cost. Quotes locked at confirmation - we do not bill scope creep.

Get a quote in 24 hours.

Tell us the equipment, the location, and your closing deadline.

Email
info@engkaplan.com
Direct lines
Gil Kaplan
+972 50 553 3359
Lior Kaplan
+39 379 294 8125
Coverage
Middle East · EU · Asia
Global on request
Languages
EN · HE · FR · ES · AR