Negotiating with Indonesian Sellers: A Playbook
How phinisi negotiations really work in Indonesia: relationship first, patience as leverage, survey findings as the price schedule, and offers that keep face.
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Buying in Bali vs Labuan Bajo: Closing the Deal
Bali or Labuan Bajo for your phinisi purchase? Where viewings, surveys, notaries and handovers actually happen — and how buyers run both ports in…
Yard Warranties on Phinisi Purchases
Yard warranties on phinisi purchases: what Bira yards stand behind, the exclusions, the evidence file and negotiated cover on pre-owned vessels.
Buying a Phinisi Through a PMA Company
When a PMA company should own your phinisi: the commercial trigger, asset versus share purchase, sequencing and exit value for foreign buyers.
Snag Lists: The First 30 Days of Ownership
The first 30 days of phinisi ownership: baseline checks, crew debrief, the rectification campaign and the paper trail that protects warranty and resale.
The Delivery Voyage: Yard to Home Port
The phinisi delivery voyage from yard to home port: routes, timings, crew, the pre-departure gate and why the passage is your best shakedown.
Binding Insurance at Purchase: Day-One Cover
Binding insurance on a phinisi purchase: specialist markets, survey-based underwriting, agreed value and cover that attaches at handover.
Payment Logistics for Foreign Phinisi Buyers
Payment logistics for foreign phinisi buyers: USD wires, correspondent banking, escrow timing and funding the 60-120 day acquisition calendar.
Broker or Direct from the Yard? Two Buying Roads
Broker or direct from the Bira yard? An honest comparison of the two roads to buying a phinisi: price transparency, risk and the managed…
Phinisi Deposit Structures: Escrow and Release
How phinisi deposits should be structured: holding deposit, escrow with a notary or law firm, and the release conditions that protect the buyer.