United Maritime Suppliers Inc

Name

United Maritime Suppliers Inc

Legal name

United Maritime Suppliers Inc.

Website

https://unitedmaritime.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ship Chandler Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883)

SIC

Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (5080)

akta.pro primary industry

Provisions, Stores & Bonded Supplies Coordination (TLAHAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ocean Import Forwarding (Destination Handling/DO/ISF) (TLACABAE)

Keywords

• Ship chandler services
• Marine provisions supply
• Vessel technical stores
• Ship bonded goods
• Maritime safety equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Ship Supply Products: The company generates revenue through the sale of provisions (fresh and specialty food items), bonded goods (tobacco, spirits, beers, wine), deck and engine technical stores, cabin supplies (appliances, linen, galley equipment), safety equipment (marine distress equipment, safety harnesses, lifejackets), and ship's spares. Revenue is generated through product transactions with shipping vessels.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

United Maritime Suppliers Inc. is a full-service ship chandler that supplies vessels at British Columbia ports with provisions (fresh and specialty food), bonded goods (tobacco, spirits, beer, wine), deck and engine technical stores, cabin supplies (appliances, linen, galley equipment), marine safety equipment, and ship's spares logistics including customs brokerage. The company delivers directly to ships at port via a fleet of climate-controlled vehicles, operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Product overview

United Maritime Suppliers Inc is a full-service ship chandler providing ship supply services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The company operates as a unified service offering with six integrated product categories: Provisions (food and specialty items), Bonded (tobacco and alcohol), Deck & Engine (technical stores and equipment), Cabin (appliances and linens), Safety (marine safety equipment), and Ship's Spares (logistics and customs brokerage). The company leverages large warehousing space, climate-controlled vehicles, and extensive industry knowledge to deliver comprehensive supplies to vessels at Pacific Northwest ports.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Provisions

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Broad incumbents

• Inchcape Shipping Services: Inchcape Shipping Services is a leading global ship agency and maritime services provider covering port-call logistics, husbandry, and supply coordination. While broader in scope than UMS, its ship supply and agency capabilities are directly comparable and it operates at significantly larger scale.
• GAC Group: GAC (Gulf Agency Company) is a global ship agency and logistics provider with marine supply, husbandry, and related services for vessels calling at ports worldwide. Its ship-supply capabilities are directly comparable to UMS's offerings, though GAC operates across many more geographies and service categories.

Others

• ShipServ: ShipServ operates an online marketplace connecting ship owners and operators with marine suppliers for procurement of ship supplies, spares, and services. It is not a direct competitor but is an enabling platform that could either complement UMS's operations or represent a channel shift requiring adaptation.
• Vikand: Vikand is a global maritime health and wellness services provider serving vessels and crews. While not a ship chandler, it serves overlapping vessel customers and represents an adjacent service provider in the broader maritime support ecosystem relevant to UMS's customer base.

Direct peers

• Wrist Group: Wrist Group is a major Danish-based global ship supplier offering provisions, technical stores, cabin and safety supplies to vessels worldwide. It is a direct competitor in the same ship-chandler category as UMS, with an overlapping product portfolio focused on marine supply.
• Wilhelmsen Ships Service: Wilhelmsen Ships Service is the world's largest ship supplier and the closest direct comparable to United Maritime Suppliers, offering provisions, bonded stores, technical supplies, and ship spares to vessels globally. It serves as the global benchmark for the ship-chandler business model that UMS operates at a regional scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/united-maritime-suppliers-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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