Founder & Director, Spinnaker Infra. Navigating complex procurement, operational and commercial challenges across ports, maritime and renewable energy.
Bilal is the Founder & Director of Spinnaker Infra, focused on advisory services in complex and high-profile procurement, operational and commercial challenges in ports and maritime industries.
Through his corporate career, Bilal has delivered projects across geographies for organisations including global institutional investors, liner operators, federal government agencies, stevedores, oil and gas operators and port operators.
With the ability to integrate seamlessly within a transaction or project team, Bilal is single-mindedly focused on developing bespoke solutions tailored to each client's specific commercial reality.
Bilal's unique combination of sea service and commercial experience — spanning port operations, corporate procurement and infrastructure transactions — gives him a rare ability to assess both technical reality and commercial impact across the full maritime and energy value chain.
End-to-end commercial strategy for port operators — from cargo origin-destination analysis and tariff benchmarking to enterprise valuation, competitive positioning and procurement strategy for major port user negotiations. Experienced across container, liquid bulk, dry bulk and break-bulk operations.
Technical and commercial due diligence for infrastructure acquisitions — leading multi-disciplinary teams and translating complex contractual findings into clear valuation impact for decision making.
Hydrogen hub feasibility, renewable energy asset transactions, and liquid fuel security policy. Uniquely positioned at the port-energy nexus where maritime infrastructure and the energy transition converge.
Policy analysis and options development for Australian federal departments — including maritime strategic fleet analysis, national sovereignty outcomes, liquid fuel resilience and seafarer workforce planning. Experienced translating technical complexity into required evidence for informing policy design and ministerial-ready recommendations.
Multi-stakeholder procurement strategy, consortia negotiation, supplier contract integration and Procurement-to-Pay transformation. Proven track record delivering material savings under demanding timelines across multiple geographies.
Six Sigma Black Belt methodology applied across fleet optimisation, asset utilisation, working capital management and continuous improvement across geographies. Leveraging deep-water sea-going experience to assess operational risk from first principles for vessel stability, stowage, terminal safety and regulatory compliance.
Independent advisory practice across ports, maritime and renewable energy — advising government departments, port operators and global logistics companies on strategy, procurement and commercial growth.
Led technical due diligence for a global institutional investor's renewable energy portfolio acquisition, directing 32 specialists and translating contractual findings into valuation impact. Delivered federal government maritime strategic fleet analysis and national sovereignty recommendations.
Spearheaded the Geelong Hydrogen Hub feasibility business case and led negotiations with Viva Energy for the Gas Terminal Project — securing contracts through NPV analysis across multiple scenarios and navigating full EES regulatory approval.
Project lead for the Liquid Bulk Strategy, aligning growth in refined petroleum volumes with responsible-investing principles ahead of structural changes to Victoria's oil industry.
Drove 4.2% market share growth above port growth through self-funded commercial models. Signed partnership contracts exceeding $150M annual turnover through targeted negotiation strategy.
Delivered $13M+ annual cost reduction across Pacific Region procurement, closed stevedoring consortia negotiations $6M below budget, and achieved zero team attrition over 24 months against a 10%+ global rate.
Thirteen years of deep-water sea service on board oil and gas tankers progressing to Master Mariner Class 1 (unlimited). Concurrent management of shipping terminal operations at Port of Melbourne and Port of Hastings.