Marine Suppliers Cape Town

Bunkering and waste disposal services operate 24/7 A call to the port often involves not just unloading and loading a vessel, but replenishment of its lubricant or fuel reserves. Bunkering services are run either by oil multinationals or independent medium-sized firms. Using special recycling facilities, waste disposal services look after disposal of fuel sludge, ship’s rubbish, wastewater and chemicals. Ample supplies and equipment Ship suppliers replenish stocks of food and beverages, deck and engine-room equipment, ropes, equipment for tackling emergencies at sea as well as other gear and spare parts for ocean-going ships. Most of them run stock warehouses in the immediate vicinity of the port. Link Ship Chandlers service the ports along The Cape, including Saldanha and Coega . Those known as general suppliers can provide the entire range of wares required in shipping – some of them with a range of over 20,000 articles, storage space covering several thousand square metre...

Ships arriving in port require the day-to-day goods and supplies at short notice. In addition, they are also expected to be refueled and checked for immediate repairs before they set off again. However, it is not always possible for ships to delay in port long enough for the crew members to land ashore and shop for the required supplies. This is where ship chandlers are worth their weight in gold. The advantage of ship chandlers is two-fold. One, the arriving ship does not have to go through the hassle of landing in port, passing through customs, and traveling inland to make the necessary purchase. Two, the ship can deal in its native currency instead of having to get it converted first and then purchasing the required goods. Port authorities often having standing accounts for ship chandlers to deposit the revenue earned and have a ready convoy of goods in place to be sold. What is a Ship Chandler? A ship chandler is the exclusive supplier of all the basic requirements of a sh...

Marine Diesel Engines & Their Use on Board Ships Rudolf Diesel invented the diesel engine but the marine engineers slog hard to keep it running on board ships. The Link Ship Chandlers team found this article to extend some information about the basics of diesel marine engines and marine engine parts . Introduction We are all familiar with the term diesel and diesel engines but not many of us remember Rudolf Diesel, the brain behind the invention of the diesel engine. Of course I will not go into much detail as this article is not meant as a biography but he was a German engineer (where else in the world is engineering such a passion?) who undertook years of experimentation and nearly lost his life when his first engine exploded upon ignition of fuel. The rest as they say is history and diesel engines are being successfully used in a variety of applications including diesel marine engines used on different types of ships . The Diesel Engine One of the places where d...

As ship suppliers , Link Ship Chandlers believe we, and you, should know what is happening in the Maritime Industry, especially when it concerns the future thereof. We found this article on “sentient ships” and it’s quite the interesting read. We hope you find it useful. It Is A Commonly Held View That The Only People Who Really Understand The Pace Of Technological Change Are The Very Young. As The 73-Year-Old Dr Helmut Sohmen—Chairman Of BW Group One Of The World’s Largest Ship Owners—Proved Recently, That Is Not The Case. Interviewed On The Subject Of ‘Green’ Or ‘Eco’ Ships Sohmen Explained That He Wasn’t Rushing To Order Any For The Following Reason. “Technology Is Moving So Fast, Catapulting Ahead,” He Said, “So That When Better Times Come A Few Years From Now Today’s Eco-Ships Might Not Be As Fuel-Efficient As We Think In Three Years Time. Ships Being Built Today Might Look A Little Elderly More Quickly.” Looking at the range of designs around at the moment it’s hard to im...

Mr. Gbenga Femi Olu is the Head, Business Development Unit of Tentropics Marine Limited, a registered marine operations company in Apapa since 2013. In this interview with MMS Plus Weekly he expatiates on ship chandelling as a profession and what it takes to succeed in the business. What is ship chandelling? Ship chandelling simply put is a process where the chandler, that is the name of the person who undertakes ship chandelling business, supplies to a vessel products and equipment needed on board, this means: provisions, disposables, perishable items and even maintenance parts because the crew aboard a vessel sometimes do not have access to land for months so they need to feed and the chandler provides things that are very essential on board, that is what chandelling is basically about. What role does ship chandelling play in shipping business? I would say to a large extent, that chandelling business is very vital in the shipping business considering the fact that you c...