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.

Yard warranties on phinisi purchases: what Bira yards stand behind, the exclusions, the evidence file and negotiated cover on pre-owned vessels.

What a Komodo harbour viewing reveals before you buy a phinisi: deck checks, crew signals, charter logbooks and the dual-use test, from the buyer-side desk.

How to plan a 72-hour phinisi inspection trip: Bali meetings, Labuan Bajo viewings, heads of terms and the survey commissioned before you fly home.

How phinisi deposits should be structured: holding deposit, escrow with a notary or law firm, and the release conditions that protect the buyer.

Broker or direct from the Bira yard? An honest comparison of the two roads to buying a phinisi: price transparency, risk and the managed middle route.

Payment logistics for foreign phinisi buyers: USD wires, correspondent banking, escrow timing and funding the 60-120 day acquisition calendar.

Binding insurance on a phinisi purchase: specialist markets, survey-based underwriting, agreed value and cover that attaches at handover.

The phinisi delivery voyage from yard to home port: routes, timings, crew, the pre-departure gate and why the passage is your best shakedown.

The first 30 days of phinisi ownership: baseline checks, crew debrief, the rectification campaign and the paper trail that protects warranty and resale.