Ship renting (2024)

FAQs

How to lease a ship? ›

A vessel can be hired or leased through the process of tender or directly from the DIWT office. The intending hirer should approach the Director, Inland Water Transport, Assam, through an application. The hired vessel should be insured. The hirer needs to deposit the hire charge on timely basis.

Ship Rentals in the Universe

Rental terminals can be found in all major spaceports across the Star Citizen Universe. Simply walk up to a terminal and interact with it and make your selection, followed by the duration of the rental.

Cabins run the gamut from 130 square feet “Virtual Inside” staterooms – which start at $29,999 per person per year, coming out at $179,994 for the three-year trip for two people – to Balcony Suites, which are double the size and go up to $109,999 per person. The cheapest outdoor cabin costs $36,999 per person.

There are different types of ship leasing transactions with the most common types of leasing structures being: the operating lease, and the finance lease. These structures and terms are also significant from an accounting treatment perspective.

The renting duration can be chosen from 1-day, 3-days, 7-days and 30-days, the time begins with accepting the rental agreement and the duration counts down in real-world time.

You can use Store Credit in the online store to purchase ships, game packages, and more. If you have insufficient Store Credit for a desired purchase, you can apply the store credit you have toward the order and pay the remaining balance via another payment method.

In order to ensure backers are not left without a usable ship when they pledge to the development of Star Citizen, loaner ships are made available for ships that aren't quite "flight ready". Loaner ships are often of similar class, size, or role to the ship you pledged for.

It is noted for being one of the highest-funded crowdfunding projects, having raised over US$700 million as of May 2024. In addition to crowdfunding, marketing is funded through external investment, having received US$63.25 million as of March 2020.

The most expensive Star Citizen ship is the Javelin Destroyer, priced at $2,700. The Aegis Hammerhead can be purchased for $725, offering a formidable combat option. The Esperia Blade is a sleek fighter priced at $275, perfect for dogfighting enthusiasts.

To process vehicle hulls and debris, players can use their multitool (with the Cambio-Lite SRT Attachment), the Cambio SRT or either of the two Salvage-oriented ships (the Vulture and the Aegis Reclaimer), although the first two are limited to Hull Scraping and collecting RMC for minor repairs.

What is the ship leasing model? ›

Ship leasing is a contract between a lessor and a lessee for the hire of a ship for a specific period on payment of specified rentals.

Usually the shipowner is organized through a company, but also people and investment funds can be shipowners. If owned by a ship company, the shipowner usually performs technical management of the vessel through the company, though this can also be outsourced or relayed onto the shipper through bareboat charter.