Ship Chandlers & General Supply
General ship chandlers supply everything a vessel routinely needs during a port call from a single order — deck stores and hardware, engine-room consumables, cabin and galley items, cleaning materials, and fresh or dry provisions — coordinated as one delivery to the berth or anchorage rather than sourced separately from specialist suppliers.
Because a chandler carries stock across every department of the ship, masters and superintendents use them for routine resupply, last-minute top-ups, and small emergency orders where speed matters more than category depth. Buyers requesting a single consolidated quote trade some specialisation for convenience and one point of contact; for large or technical items — main engine spares, wire rope, or bulk provisions — buyers often compare the category specialists listed alongside them on price and lead time. It sits within the Ship Chandlers & General Supply category group on PortProcure.
PortProcure lists 386 verified General Ship Chandlers suppliers across 24 ports, including Abidjan, Abu Qir, and Al Aqabah. Send an RFQ to compare quotes from listed suppliers.
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386 suppliers
ChittagongBangladesh
AOSLanD Shipping & Trading Company is a Chittagong-based ship chandler and trading house serving vessels calling Chittagong port. Services include ship chandling and supplies, sludge and garbage removal, chipping and painting, ship repair, freight forwarding, C&F/customs clearance and ship management for import and export across Bangladesh.
Al AqabahJordan
AQ N.V. is highly specialised in chemical services, offering solutions for chemical products and product contamination or degradation. Its VCA-certified, trained team works across industrial environments including tank terminals, chemical tanks and chemical companies, applying a problem-oriented approach and thorough analysis to each assignment at the highest safety level.
GangavaramIndia
Apollo Ship Stores is a leading ship chandler serving vessels at India's east- and west-coast ports, with branches at Ennore/Chennai, Gangavaram/Visakhapatnam and Kakinada. Services include deck, engine and cabin stores; stationery; electrical stores; bunker and lube oil; fresh, frozen and dry provisions; marine chemicals, paints and gases; navigation charts & publications; wire and mooring ropes; anti-piracy materials; annual liferaft inspection; and CO2 and fire-extinguisher servicing, supplied to foreign shipowners and managers with credit facilities, quality goods and competitive prices.
BanjulThe Gambia
Apollo Marine Lie Gambia Ltd is a Gambia-registered company for import & export of general commodities and general ship chandler supplier services, founded in 2005. It handles ship chandling, freight, air & sea shipments, logistics transport and cargo agency, offering 24/7 service at the Gambia Ports Authority. Stock covers all kinds of marine equipment and spares including provisions, bonded stores, deck and engine stores, spare parts, saloon stores, safety equipment, B.A. charts, lubricating oil, liferaft servicing, fire-extinguisher refilling and marine & cleaning chemicals.
TemaGhana
Apex Marine Services is a leading general ship supply company headquartered in Tema, with branches in Takoradi and Togo (Lome port), covering Ghana (Tema, Takoradi, Sekondi) and Togo (Lome). Serving ships, shipowners and shipyards 24/7, it supplies general provisions; engine, cabin and deck stores; B.A. charts & publications; safety-equipment inspections; gas filling; mooring ropes; ship repairs, hidden-damage repair and cargo-hold cleaning; chemicals; lashing; and ship's laundry, with quality goods, competitive prices and fast delivery.
ChittagongBangladesh
Antique Ship Care was formed in 2015 as a general ship chandling organisation in Chittagong, Bangladesh, expanding in 2017 into its own 20,000 sq ft warehouse-cum-office in the New Mooring Residential Area, Chittagong. The company is committed to establishing long-term, mutually beneficial business partnerships with its customers, based on quality products and services at competitive prices.
A professional, skilled and experienced operations team specialising in offshore & onshore support services, shipping and logistics support, and marine & oilfield equipment supplies. Antique Logistics is committed to understanding and meeting customers' needs for quality shipping, logistics and marine services, pursuing steady geographical expansion through organic growth, joint ventures and acquisitions, and valuing long-term relationships with business partners, customers, suppliers and staff.
As SuwaysEgypt
ChittagongBangladesh
Annex Global Marine Trade Co. is a reliable ship supplier and marine spare parts exporter based in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It provides complete ship chandling services including provisions, deck stores, engine stores, safety equipment and technical supply support for all vessel types, and specialises in reconditioned and tested marine spare parts (main engine, generator, turbocharger, air compressor, purifier, pump and hydraulic equipment) for worldwide export. Serving all major Bangladesh ports including Chittagong, Mongla and Payra with fast delivery, competitive pricing and dependable 24/7 service.
Cape TownSouth Africa
Cape Africa Marine Suppliers is a ship chandlers company servicing the shipping industry calling on Cape Town, Saldanha and Mossel Bay.
FAQ
A general chandler supplies across every department of the ship — deck and engine-room stores, cabin and galley items, cleaning materials, and fresh or dry provisions — consolidated into a single order delivered to the berth or anchorage. That single point of contact is the main reason buyers use a chandler for routine resupply rather than sourcing each line from a separate specialist.
For large or technical items — main engine spares, certified wire rope, or bulk provisions — a specialist usually offers a better price, deeper stock, and proper documentation. Buyers often place routine top-ups with a chandler while comparing the specialists listed alongside them for those technical lines, trading some convenience for category expertise.
Delivery is timed to the vessel's port call, so lead time depends on the port, the order size, and how much notice the chandler has. A chandler carrying broad local stock can often meet short-notice top-ups before sailing, which is why masters value confirmed stock and reliable delivery to the berth over price alone for urgent orders.
