General cargo vessels
These ships live in port.
Where we put the emphasis
- Stowage planning, cargo securing and quick turnarounds matter more to the P&L than anything on the ocean leg.
- A geared ship earns nothing when her cranes are down. We treat cargo gear as critical equipment, with certification always current.
- Crews see breakbulk one week, project units the next. We train for that variety rather than for one trade.
- On a 5,000-dwt vessel, a few dollars a day shows in the result. We run a cost base sized for small ships.
Questions we typically ask
- 01Is she geared? What SWL are the cranes, and what condition are they really in?
- 02What does she actually carry, whether liner parcels, tramp breakbulk or project cargo, and how many ports a month?
- 03Tween decks? Box-shaped holds? Any limits on heavy or high units?
- 04Who checks the stowage and securing plans today, and who signs off a heavy lift?
- 05How old are the hatch covers, and have there been any weathertightness claims?
- 06Does she trade anywhere with war-risk, ice or cabotage complications we should know about?
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