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SVC Marine boards candidate vessels, negotiates the price and counters MOA clauses under an agreed buyer or seller mandate. We attend the physical delivery and turn open technical items into a clear post-purchase worklist.
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Describe the intended trade and cargo, vessel type, preferred flag and class, age range, budget, inspection location and delivery timing. Use the capacity that matches the vessel type: TEU for container vessels, passenger capacity for passenger vessels, bollard pull for tugs, cargo volume for gas carriers and DWT where relevant. State which limits are essential and which are preferences.
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Provide vessel particulars, class and survey status, machinery information, condition reports, photographs and delivery position. Identify the seller authority and agreed mandate before arranging sale discussions.
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The inspection scope reviews visible hull, deck, machinery and cargo systems together with document and survey status. Findings inform the repair and drydock plan alongside the commercial discussion. Use the dedicated pre-purchase inspection service for its scope.
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Under the agreed mandate, SVC Marine negotiates and counters MOA terms, prepares closing documents, checks the vessel at handover, supplies spare parts and supervises post-purchase drydock repairs. The client approves the final terms; lawyers, banks and the relevant authorities make their respective regulated decisions.
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Browse Our Market and quote the SVC code in your enquiry. Public profiles withhold vessel identity and show indicative rounded particulars. Identity and price are handled through official SVC email after the required company verification and human approval; identity release also follows buyer LOI and owner consent.
SVC Marine boards candidate vessels, examines the commercial and technical position, negotiates price and delivery terms, and counters the Memorandum of Agreement clause by clause under an agreed buyer or seller mandate. Our team attends the handover and gives the principal a clear record of what was delivered and what work remains.
A second-hand vessel has to fit the intended trade as well as the asking price. Class status, drydock dates, machinery, cargo systems, documents, delivery position and the first operating period all affect the real decision.
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For a buyer, SVC starts with the intended cargo, trade, operating limits and capital available for the vessel and first repairs. We search and screen candidates against those constraints before proposing an inspection. A hull of the right nominal size can still be wrong for the berth draft, lifting gear, cargo system, survey position or fuel budget.
For a seller, SVC checks the authority to offer the vessel and prepares a sale profile from the particulars, class and survey position, machinery, available records, inspection access and intended delivery position. We speak with prospective buyers about their requirements, arrange the agreed inspection and negotiate within the seller’s mandate. The seller approves the final price and terms.
Before accepting a mandate, SVC reviews the parties, declared beneficial owner and vessel against applicable requirements. We decline an instruction that does not meet those requirements. Banks and legal advisers make their own clearance decisions.
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SVC keeps commercial decisions tied to vessel evidence. Each stage produces a question or record for the principal, rather than a generic promise that a transaction will close.
For trade-fit and shortlist checks, see how SVC sources commercial vessels against a buyer's requirement. For the onboard checklist and open-item record at closing, see vessel delivery and handover.
Compare vessel type, size, cargo profile, operating limits, class and delivery position with the buyer’s written requirement. Record why a candidate proceeds or is rejected.
SVC attends the agreed spaces with the vessel team, photographs visible condition where allowed, reviews available documents and lists inaccessible items for the buyer.
Bring asking price, visible defects, survey due dates, inspection conditions, repair exposure and delivery timing to the negotiating table. SVC makes and counters commercial proposals under its mandate.
Read the Memorandum of Agreement line by line with the principal: vessel condition, documents, deposit and payment timetable, inspection rights, delivery place and notices, inventories and default or closing procedure. The parties’ lawyers settle legal drafting and advice.
Use the agreed document and onboard handover checklists, inspect the delivered condition, record bunkers, stores and spares, and witness the physical handover within the mandate. Banks and legal advisers handle their own regulated steps.
Turn open inspection and delivery items into a drydock, class-survey, spare-parts or repair worklist. SVC’s own technical, repair and supply teams perform the separately commissioned work.
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SVC compares general cargo, bulk, container feeder, multipurpose, geared cargo, tanker, harbour craft, workboat, technical offshore support and specialised-unit candidates against the specific project. Some buyers consider repair-related or distressed tonnage, but its survey and repair exposure must be evaluated before negotiation. We do not equate a listing with a suitable ship. We check the advertised particulars against documents and inspection access, ask what cargo and route the buyer intends, and identify the gaps that affect price or delivery.
At inspection, SVC boards and examines the visible hull, deck, accommodation, machinery and agreed cargo spaces. We review the available class, survey and certificate records, note what could not be opened or tested, and issue a buyer-side condition and repair-exposure record. The buyer can then decide what further specialist inspection, survey, quotation or contract condition is needed before making a binding commitment.
For a defined inspection scope, see pre-purchase vessel inspection.
Visible steel, coatings, main and auxiliary machinery, operating evidence and likely repair scope are recorded within the inspection access granted.
Cargo holds or tanks, hatch covers, cranes, winches, deck equipment and arrangements are considered against the intended trade.
SVC reads class recommendations, Special Survey dates and overdue items, navigation and safety certificate dates, and drydock position from available records; the class society and competent authorities alone determine their status and acceptance.
Spares, crew handover, delivery voyage, repair time, port entry and first charter readiness can affect the real acquisition budget.
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SVC builds a clear sale profile with the seller, checks the data and records what remains to be verified. We discuss candidates with prospective buyers, separate a serious inspection request from an unqualified enquiry, arrange boarding and take the agreed price and delivery terms back to the table. The sale record should not hide survey due items, access limits or repair work that the buyer will find on board.
The seller decides what information may be released and approves the negotiated terms. SVC does not guarantee a buyer’s funding or a successful closing. A useful mandate states who may make offers, who can accept a counteroffer, the inspection conditions, document readiness and where the vessel may be delivered.
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SVC enters the negotiation with the inspection worklist, class and drydock position, repair estimates and delivery constraints. We negotiate price and the operational terms that change the true cost: what is included in the sale, what must work at delivery, which records must be produced, what happens if the vessel’s condition changes, and which port and date the parties can actually meet.
Our team reads and counters each MOA clause within the commercial mandate. Inspection rights, deposit and closing timetable, vessel documents, class status, inventories, bunkers, spares, crew departure and delivery notices must align. We keep a live list of unresolved clauses and show the principal what each counter changes. The buyer or seller engaging SVC approves the final agreement; maritime lawyers review the legal effect. SVC does not hold escrow, provide a title opinion, move bank funds or replace regulated advisers.
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SVC attends the vessel at the agreed delivery location, compares the physical condition and documents with the mandate, and records equipment or inventory differences. We check the available certificates, onboard records, bunkers, stores and spare parts against the agreed list, document readings or quantities where the scope calls for them, and record any item that cannot be verified.
Crew change, port clearance, registration, insurance and payment are planned with the responsible parties, not presented as decisions made by SVC. The signed delivery record separates items handed over from work that remains open. SVC gives the principal the photographs, checklist and next-action list needed for the first voyage or yard attendance.
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Delivery is not the end of the technical work. The buyer may need a survey, steel renewal, machinery repair, cargo-gear work, spare parts, stores or crew change before the intended trade. SVC translates the inspection and delivery record into a prioritized worklist, attends the yard under the owner’s mandate and measures progress, quantities and outstanding items. Our repair and supply teams carry out their separately appointed work; the class society decides its own survey status.
Drydock supervision, afloat ship repair, marine spare parts and owner’s representation describe the execution scopes. Recent transactions and completed vessel sales carry anonymised work records; current offers belong in the vessels for sale market.
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For acquisition, send vessel type, capacity, cargo and route, budget range, class and flag preferences, inspection area, delivery deadline and any must-have machinery or gear. State whether the buyer expects a vessel ready to trade or accepts a defined repair and drydock period. SVC will show which candidate facts are known, what must be inspected and where a commercial counter is warranted.
For disposal, send the sale mandate, approved profile, class and survey position, photographs, document availability, inspection access, price idea and delivery position. Keep confidential identity and price in the approved direct exchange rather than a public listing. Email the S&P desk to agree the scope SVC can negotiate and attend.
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No. SVC selects candidates, goes on board, examines condition and records, negotiates price and MOA terms, attends delivery and can execute separately commissioned technical work after purchase. Public market profiles are a separate starting point.
Yes. Send the required type, capacity, cargo, route, draft, class, machinery, budget, inspection place and delivery window. SVC screens candidates and explains where a listing does not meet the operating plan.
Yes. Under the agreed scope SVC attends on board, checks accessible hull, deck, machinery and cargo spaces, reads available records, photographs findings where permitted and identifies inaccessible or untested items for the buyer.
Yes. SVC negotiates commercial terms and counters MOA clauses under the agreed mandate, then checks the document and physical handover worklist on board. The principal approves final terms and its lawyer handles legal advice.
Yes, as a separate technical mandate. Our superintendent attends the yard, checks the worklist and progress; SVC repair and supply teams perform their commissioned scopes. Class and authority decisions remain with those bodies.
SVC can take a buyer-side acquisition or seller-side disposal mandate after the parties, authority, conflicts and scope have been established. The client who engages SVC approves final terms.
No. SVC performs the commercial and technical work it is engaged to do. Maritime lawyers, banks, registries and relevant authorities handle legal advice, funds, title, mortgages and their regulated decisions.
Use the Vessels for Sale Market for anonymous current profiles or send a sourcing requirement to the S&P desk. Completed transactions are shown separately and do not imply that the same vessels remain for sale.
Buyer: vessel type, intended trade, size, class, budget and delivery window. Seller: particulars, survey dates, inspection access and delivery position. Tell SVC which terms you want us to negotiate.