The Journal
18 August 2026
The real cost and revenue structure of operating Sulawesi-built liveaboards: occupancy, crew, fuel, distribution, maintenance reserving and what changes when you run more than one vessel.
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18 August 2026
How to design commercially viable itineraries for a Sulawesi-based liveaboard: cruising grounds, seasonality, repositioning, port access and the economics of route design.
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18 August 2026
A field guide to the traditional vessel types of Sulawesi: pinisi, lambo, sandeq, padewakang and the working craft still built along the island's coasts.
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18 August 2026
An honest comparison of the environmental profile of a timber phinisi against steel and composite hulls, covering materials, operation, repairability and end of life.
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18 August 2026
Whether Sulawesi's timber boatbuilding tradition can survive competition from steel and composites, and what is actually changing in the industry.
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18 August 2026
How the pinisi went from Indonesian cargo trader to international charter icon, what UNESCO recognition actually means, and why the tradition survived when others did not.
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18 August 2026
What converting a working cargo phinisi into a passenger liveaboard actually involves: stability, fire and escape, tankage, certification category and realistic budgeting.
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18 August 2026
A buyer's checklist for used phinisi and wooden liveaboards in Indonesia: structural survey, documents, liens, licences, systems and realistic refit budgeting.
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18 August 2026
How classification and Indonesia's Non-Convention Vessel Standard apply to wooden charter vessels, what each covers, and why the decision belongs at specification stage.
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18 August 2026
The real risks a foreign owner carries on an Indonesian boat build, from payment exposure and specification drift to certification discovery, and the controls that work.
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18 August 2026
What actually drives the cost of building a phinisi in Sulawesi: systems, interior standard, certification, supervision and delivery, and why price per metre is meaningless.
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18 August 2026
Choosing between a timber hull and a fibreglass or alloy hull for Indonesian charter operation: maintenance, repairability, guest appeal, cost and operating profile compared.
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Sulawesi Boat Builder is a specialist maritime brand under Juara Holding Group. Contracts for this service class are issued by PT Komodo Galangan Nusantara.
Part of Juara Holding Group.
Construction, repair, refit, and vessel-sale contracts are issued by PT Komodo Galangan Nusantara.
Boat-management contracts are issued by PT Komodo Vessel Management.
Brokerage, central agency, charter marketing, and commercial representation contracts are issued by PT Komodo Bahari Nusantara.
Separate contracts. Separate fees. Separate ledgers. One integrated maritime ecosystem.
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