Field notes · from the working routes

Field notes — what the route teaches, written down.

Short, occasional pieces from the operating side of Maldives resort supply: fuel, logistics, emissions reporting, and the vessels that carry it. The field guides are the foundation; the notes build on them.

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The notes — latest first.

Note 01 · August 2026

The quiet shift in hybrid marine technology

In 2026, hybrid propulsion and marine batteries stopped being pilot projects and became catalogue products. What the shift means for resort supply.

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The field guides — the canonical pages.

Field guide 01

How do resorts get supplies in the Maldives?

The supply chain nobody photographs: supply dhonis, landing craft, the charter structure, the fuel bill, and where the emissions sit in the resort's reporting.

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Field guide 02

What does fuel cost a Maldives resort?

Where marine diesel comes from, how the price is set, how it lands on the books twice, what 2026 added — and what, realistically, reduces the exposure.

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