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Business & Management
The decisions between owner, operator, charterer, port and crew that make a maritime business work.
Use this desk when the question crosses a boundary. Business & Management is a starting point, not a claim that one label explains the whole maritime system.
The editorial method keeps dated sources, uncertainty and reader usefulness in the same frame. The Logbook carries the questions that are still moving.
10 August 2026 / Business & Management
shipowner vs ship operator
Owner, operator, technical manager and charterer are different roles. This guide shows where their decisions meet and diverge.
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08 August 2026 / Business & Management
types of ship charter
Time, voyage and bareboat charters explained through the work, risk and control each arrangement moves between parties.
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06 August 2026 / Business & Management
how does a port call work
From arrival notice to departure, a port call connects ship, terminal, agent, cargo, pilotage and port requirements.
A port call also depends on people whose training sits outside maritime. Pilots, dispatchers and maintenance technicians follow certification paths that differ from seafarer tickets, and the ground service chain around an aircraft has its own vocabulary: FBOs, repair stations, fuel grades, parts tags. For readers who need that side explained, Hangar Ledger covers US aviation training and ground operations in plain terms. The two worlds meet at the same berth, where a ship waits for a berth window while an aircraft waits for a slot, and both depend on schedules set well before arrival.
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04 August 2026 / Business & Management
just in time arrival shipping
What just-in-time arrival asks of ships, ports and cargo interests, and why speed decisions remain a system question.
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12 September 2026 / Business & Management
ship radar purchase specification
A marine radar quotation resolves into component-level figures: detection range, sensitivity, switching and losses. This note shows what each number decides.
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15 September 2026 / Business & Management
who really owns a ship
How registers, beneficial ownership and reputation checks establish who really owns and controls a vessel before a charter, a purchase or a claim.
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15 September 2026 / Business & Management
seafarers wages and saving
How allotments, wage cycles and months ashore shape saving and investing for seafarers, with habits that keep a plan alive across contracts.
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15 September 2026 / Business & Management
reading a genset nameplate
What the ratings on an auxiliary diesel generator nameplate mean, how standby and prime ratings differ, and which figure a specifier should check first.
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15 September 2026 / Business & Management
charter party clauses
Charter parties, bills of lading and supply contracts allocate cargo risk through named clauses. A look at what to check before signature.
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15 September 2026 / Business & Management
apron and quay turnarounds
What airport ground handling reveals about port turnarounds: ramp work, passenger flow and VIP handling, and how one aircraft or vessel is turned inside a
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