Connected ships and stations represent ships and stations that are docked within, or exist within, another ship or station. When a ship is docked at a station, the ship is considered the Docked Ship and the station is considered the Port Station. Any time two entities are directly connected, there are opportunities for facilities in the two entities to interact with each other. These ships are considered Logistically Connected.
While a ship is docked within another ship or station, jobs and immediate interactions will have additional capabilities.
Interactions between multiple ships or stations will lock those entities and prevent them from separating. When a ship has a ship movement lock, it cannot undock, be moved to another hangar, or moved to a shipyard. A ship movement lock is an exclusive lock so only one job can acquire the lock on an entity at a time. Locks are acquired any time ships or cargo is moved between two ships or stations.
It is possible for a ship to lock both the port station and a docked ship within it in a single job interaction. If a Logistics Hub on a Carrier Ship is transferring cargo from a port station to one of its own hangared ships, it will lock all three entities down, preventing any from moving or undocking.