A guide to buying vs chartering a ship — outright purchase, bareboat charter, and time charter compared on control, cost, term, crewing and risk, plus how to decide which suits your trade. [...]
What determines a ship's market value — age, DWT, survey position, market cycle — plus how professional vessel valuation works, how to value a ship yourself, and who actually values ships. [...]
A buyer's guide to financing a ship — bank mortgages, finance leasing, sale-and-leaseback, and export buyer credit, with typical down payment and loan-to-value, what lenders require, and how finance ties into the MOA and delivery. [...]
A buyer's guide to marine insurance — hull & machinery (H&M), protection & indemnity (P&I), war risks and FD&D, what each covers, what drives the premium, and the cover you need in place before delivery. [...]
A buyer's guide to reading a ship's specification and particulars — DWT vs GT, deadweight vs gross tonnage, LOA, beam, draft and air draft, cargo capacity (TEU, CBM, lane metres), and what a Q88 is. [...]
A buyer's guide to paying for a ship — the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA / Norwegian Saleform), the 10% deposit and escrow account, closing and simultaneous exchange at delivery, and how your money is protected. [...]
A buyer’s guide to registering a ship and choosing a flag state — open registry vs national flag, port state control, tonnage tax, crew rules, bareboat registration, and the registration process at delivery. [...]
A buyer's guide to small work boats — anchor-handling boats, mooring/line boats, and utility craft with deck cranes for harbour and coastal work. Deck gear, manoeuvrability, service area and the due-diligence checklist. With an in-stock 28 m example. [...]
A buyer's guide to offshore support vessels (OSV) — PSV, AHTS and multipurpose work boats, deck area and tank capacities, DP class, bollard pull, and what to check before you buy. [...]
A buyer's guide to purchasing a ship built in China — newbuilding vs secondhand, whether CCS class is recognised, newbuilding payment milestones and refund guarantees, site supervision, and the delivery checklist. [...]
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