Passenger Ferry for Sale for the Caribbean, Latin America and the Pacific Islands

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Inter-island tourism in the Caribbean and the Pacific, and coastal services in Central and South America, depend on fast passenger vessels of exactly the size Sea Keepers has for sale in Karachi. The distance from Pakistan is real, but for the right route the landed cost of a refitted 35 m aluminium monohull still compares well with a newbuild or with the thin second-hand market in the Americas.

Where the vessel fits

Caribbean links such as Trinidad–Tobago, Antigua–Barbuda, the Grenadines, the Bahamas out-islands and the Virgin Islands; Latin American routes such as Bocas del Toro in Panama, Venezuela’s Margarita island services and Brazil’s bay crossings; and Pacific inter-island services in Fiji, Vanuatu, Samoa, Tonga and Papua New Guinea all use 150- to 250-seat fast monohulls and catamarans. A 220-person life-saving capacity, 28 knots and a 2.10 m draft suit these routes.

Flag rules to check first

Most Caribbean and Pacific flags accept well-documented used passenger tonnage subject to survey. Two important exceptions: United States domestic passenger routes are closed to foreign-built vessels under the Passenger Vessel Services Act, and some administrations apply age limits to imported passenger ships. Confirm your flag’s policy before travelling to inspect.

Delivery is by heavy-lift

An own-keel voyage from Karachi to the Caribbean or the Pacific is not practical for a 35 m fast ferry. Heavy-lift or semi-submersible shipment from Karachi, with the vessel cradled on deck, is the standard method and gives a fixed arrival date. Sea Keepers obtains heavy-lift quotations to your nearest suitable port as part of the offer.

Landed cost

Add the purchase price, survey, refit in Karachi, heavy-lift freight and insurance, reflagging and entry survey, and working capital. Because Karachi refit labour is competitive, completing the seat plan, livery and air-conditioning upgrade before shipment usually lowers the total.

Support in the region

Caterpillar and Perkins parts and service are available throughout the Caribbean, Latin America and the main Pacific ports, which keeps a C32-powered vessel easy to maintain far from its origin.

Next steps

Request the specification pack and a heavy-lift delivery estimate to your port, and let Sea Keepers know your flag so our naval architects can review the entry requirements.