Re-organising my ships

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This recent event (Indonesia) has made me re-organise my ships. I have got Kalimantan and am focusing on upgrading her as quickly as possible, to use as my master ship for big consignments.

I have lots of ships that are docked (all Cargo <100), which need upgrading so I can put them in the Museum, or use when I expand my Port. I need a LOT of chevrons though to upgrade them, which are hard to come by.

Long Haul: (Cargo >1000)

Kalimantan (upgrading in progress)
- Labrador
- Titanic
- Al Andalus Express (needs upgrading)
- EEMS Dublin
- USNS Geiger (needs upgrading)
- Nisshin Maru (needs upgrading)
- Atlantic Conveyor (needs upgrading)

LPG Refinery: - Independence (also used for Long Haul overnight consignments)

Mid Haul: (Cargo >100, <1000)

MS Jutlandia
RMS Rangitata (needs upgrading)
MV Astoria (needs upgrading)
Rotarian (needs upgrading)

Short Haul:

Orlanda
Elizabeth Jonas

Shipwrecks & Exploration:

PF Bratislava
La Pensee'
PF Vizsla III
PF Vizsla II

Berend_Botje

pixel_player503724791 nice fleet 👍 I was wondering is Labrador still upgradable (with gems)?. And Rotarian...do you also regret buying this one? When I got it, I kind of already knew it was gonna be a hard one to upgrade to 5 stars, and even when doing so itwas already obsolete within one event or so. I never got beyond 4 stars and dont use it anymore. La Pensee I still have active for exploration, and have bought a couple of likewise 1 slotters with 200+ crew. By changing a 4 slotter for four 1-slotters I can get around 850 crew together. Not too bad for exploration. So little Pensee is a keeper 🙂

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Thank you for your helpful information. I am new to this game and would like to know the various ways of getting the chevrons to upgrade the ships. Thanks again.

pixel_player503724791

Berend_Botje Thank you!

I cannot remember if Labrador can be upgraded with gems, as mine is fully upgraded. Sorry. I don't feel too bothered about Rotarian yet. I like the look of her, nice red ship, so I don't mind holding onto her. She's in a small team with MV Astoria (my two red ships) for the "mid-haul" consignments. I like having some mid-range cargo sized ships for jobs where I don't need to get too much stuff, but more than just with my Exploration Ships. Otherwise I tend to overfill my Warehouses, then have to unload heaps of stuff I already spent heaps of effort and time to acquire. Yep Pensee' is a great little ship!

Over time I want to acquire more older-style sailing ships and freighters, rather than the modern-style cruise ships. To be honest I'd love to have a Kariboujan like in Tintin!

KaiPiranha

pixel_player503724791 I cannot remember if Labrador can be upgraded with gems

No, PF Bratislava was the only token ship ever so far which after the event was allowed to be upgraded with gems (and paid event pass ship PF Slovensko was made upgradeable with materials). Other token ships were changed later to be able to be put into the museum without needing to be fully upgraded for this. However, in general it is rarely a good idea to put ships into the museum, the coins generated are worth nothing while it still can be helpful to have a ship at a certain size in reserve one day.

Berend_Botje

pixel_player503724791 . I like the look of her,

Yeah me too I guess thats why I got her. She's also in the picture of the opening screen 😊

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I managed to complete all three levels of the Expedition, so I could gather more chevrons to upgrade my ships.
I also completed the other event locations (can't remember their names now), and done what I could of the Job Bored. In fact I only did the Job Bored so I could get cash to buy fuel and pickaxes for the Expedition. I am so glad that is over!

I am now in the process of offloading all of my Warehouse to the Marketplace, just clearing out everything, to make room on stockpiling Cement and Oil, so I can make Bricks and Fuel for further upgrading of my ships, as well as my buildings. In the meantime I'll be running mass trips for Coins and Wood, and keep my sawmills, mines, and foundries cranking.