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 750 verified General Ship Chandlers suppliers across 24 ports, including Abidjan, Abu Qir, and Ajman. Send an RFQ to compare quotes from listed suppliers.
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750 suppliers
Djen-DjenAlgeria
Supplier for all types of vessels at Djen Djen Port, Algeria, providing provisions, bonded stores, stationery, engine stores, flags, fresh water, local charts and deck stores.
Jebel AliUnited Arab Emirates
Dubai-based ship chandler with experience supplying gadgets, home appliances, electronics, technical items, foodstuff and bonded stores to vessels.
VishakhapatnamIndia
Visakhapatnam-based licensed ship chandlers catering to the East Coast ports of India.
Port SaidEgypt
Provisions and stores for vessels including fresh vegetables and fruits, deck and engine stores, cabin stores, safety and firefighting equipment, nautical charts and publications, bonded stores and medicines. Active in the Suez Canal area and all Egyptian ports and all ports of the United Arab Emirates, with large warehouses, refrigeration and a fleet of climate-controlled vehicles.
Jebel AliUnited Arab Emirates
Specialists in ship chandling and LSA/FFA calibration services across UAE ports (Jebel Ali, Port Rashid, Abu Dhabi, Fujairah, RAK Maritime City, Hamriyah, Khor Fakkan, Khalifa). Supplies fresh fruits and vegetables, frozen meat and fish, dairy and other provisions, and provides calibration of lifesaving appliances, firefighting equipment and other critical onboard systems. 24/7 service.
DurbanSouth Africa
General ship chandlers, exporters and importers in South Africa since 1973.
LagosPortugal
Ship supplier and stocking distributor with an extensive inventory for fast quotes and on-time deliveries. Supplies provisions, fresh vegetables and water, bonded stores, deck and cabin stores, gas refills (freon, acetylene, oxygen), mooring rope and rigging, painting and safety equipment, nautical/bridge supplies, lubricants, cleaning materials and chemicals, tools, engine parts, valves, bearings, electrical supplies and welding equipment; plus shipping agency, clearing and forwarding.
AbidjanCote d'Ivoire
A leading ship chandler and supplier delivering good-quality fresh vegetables, provisions, bonded and cabin stores, engine stores, oxygen/acetylene/freon, engineering and electrical rewinding and repair, annual inspection and certification of life rafts, breathing apparatus and fire extinguishers, hull cleaning, lashing and more. 24-hour service.
LorientFrance
For more than 90 years a reference shipchandler on the French Atlantic coast, based in Brest and present in Lorient, Concarneau and Saint-Malo. Complete supply of ships: food, drinks, duty-free, technical equipment, tools and consumables, with 1,200 m2 of refrigerated and bonded warehousing.
ChittagongBangladesh
Ship chandling plus bunker and lube-oil supply, fresh/frozen/dry provisions, deck/engine/electrical stores, navigation-equipment repair and installation, sludge and slop disposal, spare parts, chipping and painting, life-raft servicing, safety-equipment and CO2 refill/inspection, charts and stationery, and ship main/auxiliary engine overhaul and repair.
ChennaiIndia
Chennai-based marine supplies and services centre with branches at Indian ports, serving cruise liners, marine catering and contracting companies. Supplies provisions, bonded stores, deck, engine, electrical, electronics, cabin, medical, stationery, fire-fighting and life-saving apparatus, with cold-store and climate-controlled warehousing.
New MangaloreIndia
Registered ship chandler operating at New Mangalore Port, India, offering provision store, bonded store, engine stores, deck stores, chemicals, safety equipment, ship paints and general supplies.
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.
