What Unimars Group does

Unimars Group is a privately held maritime services holding company headquartered in Riga, Latvia, operating since August 1994 under the legal entity UNIMARS GROUP, SIA. The group delivers integrated ship supply and marine services to commercial shipping companies, shipowners and ship managers, organised as a platform-plus-modules architecture: a core Department of Ship Supply and Service coordinates specialised subsidiaries covering provisions and bonded stores (Unimars Duty-Free Supply, Unimars Catering), technical ship supplies, marine safety equipment inspection and manufacture (Unimars Marine Safety, Wheelmark-certified), ship repair (UTS, RMRS and DNV GL certified), nautical charts and publications (Unimars Navigation, sub-distributor for Bogert-Martin NV and distributor for IMO/ITU), custom marine software (Marinesoft), fleet management (UNIMANAGER), maritime education (Novikontas Maritime College), and real estate and hospitality.

Name

Unimars Group

Legal name

UNIMARS GROUP, SIA

Website

https://unimars.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Unimars Group is a privately held Latvian maritime services holding company providing integrated ship supply, technical supplies, marine safety, ship repair, navigation charts, fleet management and maritime education to shipping companies and shipowners worldwide from Baltic States and Las Palmas hubs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Ship Supply Services

NAICS

Marine Cargo Handling (488320), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Navigational Services to Shipping (48833), Navigational Services to Shipping (488330), Other Support Activities for Water Transportation (48839)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730), Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Marine Service Provider Coordination (Diving, Inspection, Class/Survey Support) (TLAHAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Marine Systems Commissioning, Testing & Certification Support (TLAKAKAM), Life-Saving Appliances & Safety Equipment (Davit Systems, Lifeboats, Firefighting) (IMAJAIAG), Marine Navigation Systems (ECDIS, Radar, GNSS, AIS) (IMAJAJAE), Classification Society & Flag-State Liaison / Plan Approval Support (IMAJAGAN), Marine Electrical Installation, Commissioning & Field Services (IMAJAJAL)

Keywords

• Ship supply services
• Maritime provisions
• Ship chandler services
• Ship repair services
• Marine safety equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Riga

HQ country

Latvia

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Ship Supply and Provisioning: Supply of provisions, bonded stores, and ship's stores to vessels in port. Services include food provisions, duty-free supplies, and bonded goods delivery using own refrigerated transport fleet.
2. Technical Ship Supplies: Supply of technical equipment, marine chemicals, oils, lubricants, spare parts, mooring ropes, and deck equipment according to IMPA and ISSA standards. Includes own truck fleet for regional delivery.
3. Marine Safety Services: Inspection, maintenance, testing, and certification of rescue and fire fighting equipment. Supply of new safety equipment. Manufacturing of pilot ladders and embarkation ladders. Services provided worldwide.
4. Ship Repair Services (UTS): Repair services for diesel engines, auxiliary and deck equipment. Services provided at port, dry dock, or at sea. Certified by RMRS and DNV GL.
5. Catering Services: Provision catering management including procurement analysis, supplier relations, quality control, storage, delivery and reporting services.
6. Navigation Charts and Publications: Supply of nautical charts, publications, and digital solutions (AVCS, ECDIS, e-NP). Maintains ship collections and provides worldwide delivery.
7. Fleet Management (UNIMANAGER): Technical management of vessels including crew management, risk management, procurement control. Currently managing 4 vessels.
8. Real Estate Management: Management of business center (~10,000 sqm) with maritime business tenants. Includes SPA complex and restaurant facilities.
9. Maritime Education (Novikontas): Training institution providing STCW-required courses and development programs for navigating officers and marine engineers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Unimars Group is a maritime services holding company that provides integrated ship supply and marine services to shipping companies, shipowners, and maritime operators. Its offerings span provisions and bonded stores (delivered via own refrigerated fleet), technical ship supplies (engine room, deck and galley equipment per IMPA and ISSA standards), marine safety equipment inspection/maintenance/certification (Wheelmark/MED certified), ship repair services (UTS, RMRS and DNV GL certified), nautical charts and publications distribution (as official sub-distributor of Bogert-Martin NV, IMO and ITU), catering, product logistics, custom marine software (Marinesoft), technical fleet management, and STCW maritime training through Novikontas Maritime College.

Product overview

Unimars Group is a diversified maritime holding founded in 1994 in Riga, Latvia, offering integrated ship supply and marine services. The company operates a platform-plus-modules architecture comprising the core Department of Ship Supply and Service, which coordinates multiple specialized sub-products including Technical Ship Supplies, Marine Safety (rescue and fire fighting equipment), UTS Ship Repair, Unimars Navigation (nautical charts), Unimars Duty-Free Supply, Unimars Catering, Product Logistics, and Marinesoft software solutions. Supporting divisions include Fleet Management (managing 4 vessels), Novikontas Maritime College (training), Real Estate Management, and Recreation/Hospitality Project Management. The company has logistics hubs in the Baltic States and Las Palmas, enabling global service delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Unimars Marine Safety: Specialized in inspection, maintenance and supply of fire fighting and rescue equipment, certified by Wheelmark (MED)
• UTS (Universal Technical Service Ltd)
• Unimars Navigation
• Novikontas Maritime College
• Unimars Catering
• Marinesoft

Products and services

• Department of Ship Supply and Service Core division providing integrated ship supply including provisions, technical equipment, bonded stores, rescue and fire fighting equipment inspection and supply, and ship repair services for shipping companies, shipowners and maritime operators.
• Technical Ship Supplies Supply of engine room, deck, and galley equipment per IMPA and ISSA standards, including hydraulic oils, mooring ropes, marine chemistry, spare parts, and protective equipment. Includes own truck fleet for regional delivery to shipping companies.
• Marine Safety (Rescue and Fire Fighting Equipment) Inspection, maintenance, and supply of fire fighting and rescue equipment including fire extinguishers, breathing apparatus, lifebuoys, life jackets, lifeboats, and pilot ladders. Wheelmark (MED) certified for manufacture of Pilot Ladder and Embarkation Ladder. Services provided worldwide for shipping companies.
• UTS Ship Repair Services Ship repair services specializing in diesel engine repair and auxiliary/deck equipment maintenance. Certified by RMRS and DNV GL. Services provided at port, dry dock, or at sea for shipping companies.
• Unimars Navigation Nautical charts and publications supply. Official sub-distributor of Bogert-Martin NV, IMO and ITU distributor. Provides AVCS services, ECDIS solutions, e-NP, ADP, Witherby Seamanship Library eReader, ship collection maintenance, chart proofreading, and worldwide delivery.
• Unimars Duty-Free Supply (Provision and Bonded Stores) Provision and bonded stores supply for ships in Baltic States, Scandinavia, and Europe. Own fleet of refrigerated vehicles for fresh, dry, and frozen product delivery. Over 25 years of experience.
• Unimars Catering Catering services for ship provisions, offering best price-quality ratio for supply to ports worldwide. Handles procurement analysis, supplier relations, quality control, storage, delivery, and reporting.
• Product Logistics from Shipowners Collection, storage, and freight forwarding of spare parts, lubricants, units and mechanisms for repair from shipowners in the Baltic Sea region. Consolidates cargo and handles documentation, paperwork, and permits.
• Marinesoft (Marine Software Solutions) Software development services ranging from adapting existing systems to specific requirements to developing reliable custom solutions per individual customer needs in the maritime industry.
• Fleet Management (UNIMANAGER) Technical management of ships, crew management, risk management, and supply/procurement control. Manages vessels including MV EKATERINA, MV AMALIYA, MV LUCKY VOYAGER, and MV LUCKY FINDER.
• Novikontas Maritime College Educational institution offering STCW-required courses and training programs for navigating officers and marine engineers. STCW-approved training institution.
• Department of Real Estate Management Manages a modern business center of about 10,000 square meters. Majority of tenants are maritime business representatives including NSC, CVA/CGM, TEAM LINES, Unifeeder, V-Ship, and Nordic Tanker. Includes SPA complex and restaurant facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Supply coverage from Faroe Islands to West African coast
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ERGO Group AGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 April 2025Partnership with ERGO Group AG for insurance services. Unimars insurance manager Vladislavs Gulamovs represents the company at ERGO events. The partnership provides insurance policies for Unimars operations and maritime industry clients.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves16 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• GAC Group: Global shipping, logistics, and marine services provider with ship supply and husbandry services in the Baltic region. Comparable as a full-service maritime services provider, though larger and more diversified across multiple service lines.
• Inchcape Shipping Services: Global port agency and maritime services provider offering ship supply, spare parts logistics, and crew services. Comparable to Unimars's broader service portfolio but operates at much larger global scale as a broader maritime services incumbent.
• V.Ships: World's largest third-party ship management company. Comparable to Unimars's UNIMANAGER fleet management services, though at vastly larger scale managing hundreds of vessels globally.
• Wilson Ship Management (Wilhelmsen Ship Management): Norwegian global maritime services group offering ship management, products, and ship supply. Wilhelmsen Products serves as a broad incumbent in maritime supply, with overlap on technical supplies and safety equipment distribution.
• Jotun Maritime: Norwegian marine coatings and ship supply provider. Comparable in technical ship supplies category, particularly marine chemicals and lubricants distributed to vessels, though Jotun's core focus is coatings manufacturing.

Direct peers

• Wrist Ship Supply: Danish-headquartered global ship chandler and ship supply company, the largest in the industry. Directly comparable to Unimars as a multi-category ship supplier (provisions, technical, safety) serving global shipping operators, though at significantly larger scale.
• Maritime Catering Group: International ship catering and provisions supplier serving merchant fleets. Directly comparable to Unimars Catering and Unimars Duty-Free Supply divisions, operating in similar European and Atlantic port markets.
• Marmedsa: Spanish maritime services company providing ship supply, provisions, and bonded stores - directly comparable to Unimars's duty-free and provisions business with similar Mediterranean-Atlantic geographic overlap via Las Palmas.

Emerging players

• SABIK Marine (Carmanah Technologies): Marine safety equipment manufacturer specializing in life-saving appliances, lifebuoys, and navigation lights. Comparable to Unimars Marine Safety division's safety equipment manufacturing and inspection services.
• Novaco Maritime (ShipServ/TradeNet): UK-based marine procurement and supply chain platform connecting shipowners with suppliers. Comparable to Unimars's Product Logistics and e-procurement activities, though operating as a technology platform rather than physical supplier.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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