75 SunStone Maritime Group charters vessels to a range of expedition operators, including Aurora Expeditions and Quark Expeditions Photos: SunStone Maritime Group experience when it comes to operating the ships themselves. We can make sure we comply with all the rules and regulations and be as efficient as possible, taking some of the risk away from the equation for our clients.” The terms of the arrangement between charterer and shipowner can vary depending on the charterer’s needs and level of expertise in the industry, explains Lund. “We aim to be a one-stop-shop for charterers, whatever their needs” he says. “There is a division of responsibility between us and our clients, where we ensure that the ship is operating well from a technical standpoint. For some of our clients, this will just include a deck and engine charter, while others will require help with finding a hotel concessionaire to manage the hotel product. This allows our clients to focus on the passenger side of operations.” While an operator may not have quite the same flexibility in design when chartering a ship as it would have if it owned the vessel, SunStone allows its
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