United Waterways provides management services to over 100 river vessels andcan have a newbuild ready in about two years if it’s chartered for 10 years plus.

“We provide white-label services. You provide the customer base, we provide ships and the infrastructure and operate in the background, and you look like you own and operate the ship,” said Sascha Gill, CEO of the company.

Gill said a classic ship can be chartered quickly, and if an operator wants to charter for more than a year, livery changes and interior refurbishments are not a problem.

Newbuild Designs

With space constrained due to river geography, newbuilds are carefully designed, Gill said. “The dimensions are the same, so we can think about having a two-and-a-half deck or three-deck ship and setting the space up differently

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