Our Team
Since 1987, Ms. Haugen has been actively engaged in the bulk liquids shipping industry. Previously employed by International Tanker Chartering, Inc., for eight years, Kathy negotiated fixtures, generated laytime calculations, and performed demurrage analysis on behalf of numerous chemical producers and traders. Ms. Haugen gained a favorable reputation amongst these Charterers for serving their requirements in an effective, timely manner with significant cost-saving results.
Kathy established Haugen Consulting LLC in 1995. Over the years, in addition to achieving significant demurrage savings, Haugen Consulting's business has evolved to include additional value-added services such as third party demurrage rebilling and maximizing collection; contract review; and, vessel time charter performance tracking. Since 1995, together with Kathy's team of experts, Haugen Consulting continues to achieve positive bottom-line results. The long-term business relationships enjoyed with our clients is self-evident of Haugen's high performance standards.
With a U.S. Naval and Engineering background combined with over thirty years of extensive experience in Logistics and Management within the Shell Oil and Chemical groups, Tony joins Haugen Consulting as a marketing representative while also working as an independent consultant with De Santis & Associates Inc. Some of Tony's noteworthy accomplishments within the Shell organization includes Distribution Process Manager (Deer Park Chemical Plant), Transportation Support Manager for Oil, Logistics Manager for Shell Chemical, Manager Contract Terminals (Oil Group), Vice President Logistics (Pecten) and finally, Global Shell Chemical Marine Coordinator where he oversaw the implementation of global contracts saving $59m over a period of three years. Additionally, Tony was a Board member for the United States Shipping Association (USSA) where he was instrumental in the bidding of global contracts for 30,000 TEU's which resulted in saving 20-40% in rates.
With a background in shipping, economics, finance and software, Brendan Hoffman is a senior demurrage and business analyst at Haugen Consulting LLC.
Fully versed in all aspects of tanker operations and demurrage Brendan works on behalf of Shipowners, Charterers, Suppliers and Receivers through his clear understanding of charter parties, sales contracts and the intricacies of the maritime industry. Be it within the confines of Haugen Consulting or staffed within the offices of a client, Brendan's analytical skills and thorough knowledge of barges, crude, product and chemical tankers allows him to successfully maximize collection of issued demurrage claims while reducing received demurrage liability. Likewise, Brendan provides Haugen Consulting's clients another resource through his experience representing Time-Chartered Owners in performance warranty disputes while also having experience claiming for damages resulting from dock outages under dock sharing agreements.
Combining an educational background in criminal science and practical cost control knowledge from working in industrial construction management, Mr. Holland has successfully applied his skills to voyage analysis and demurrage investigations since 1998. Also serving as Haugen Consulting's IT Manager, Jamey is instrumental in the ongoing development and maintenance of our computer systems network, website and online database.