Technical spare parts, engine and deck stores and most of the IMPA catalogue — delivered to vessels across the ARA range by truck and supply boat, at short notice.
Whale Maritime is pleased to announce that Whale Maritime Europe will commence ship supply operations in Rotterdam with effect from 1 October. From that date the company will serve owners, managers, operators and charterers calling the Amsterdam–Rotterdam–Antwerp (ARA) range with technical spare parts, engine and deck stores, and the great majority of items listed in the IMPA Marine Stores Guide.
The Rotterdam desk extends a ship supply platform the group already runs on both sides of the Atlantic, and brings the same working method to Northwest Europe: fast turnaround on requests for quotation, fully IMPA-coded offers, transparent lead times, and a single point of contact from enquiry through to signed delivery note.
What we supply
The Rotterdam operation covers the full chandlery scope that vessels in the ARA range typically requisition, including:
- Technical spare parts — main and auxiliary engine spares, pumps, compressors, purifiers, valves and fittings, bearings, seals, gaskets and packings, hydraulic hoses and couplings, filters and filter elements
- Engine stores and workshop supplies — hand and power tools, measuring instruments, welding consumables, abrasives, fasteners, pipe and tube, electrical and lighting, batteries and cabling
- Deck stores and mooring equipment — ropes and mooring lines, wires, shackles, blocks and rigging, tarpaulins, hatch and hold cleaning gear, paints, coatings and marine chemicals
- Safety and rescue — LSA and FFE items, immersion suits, lifejackets and lifebuoys, fire extinguishers and hoses, breathing apparatus consumables, gas detection, PPE and workwear
- Cabin, steward and galley stores — cleaning materials, linen, tableware, galley equipment and consumables
- Nautical and bridge supplies — charts and nautical publications, flags, stationery, IMO-required forms and posters
- Lubricants, greases and marine chemicals in drums, pails and IBCs
Delivery across the ARA range
Whale Maritime Europe will be able to deliver at most berths in the ARA region, alongside by truck and, where a vessel is at anchorage, at a terminal jetty or otherwise not accessible by road, by supply boat. Coverage includes Rotterdam and its basins — Europoort, Maasvlakte, Botlek, Pernis and Waalhaven — together with Amsterdam, IJmuiden, Antwerp, Ghent, Terneuzen, Vlissingen, Moerdijk, Dordrecht and Zeebrugge.
Deliveries can be arranged at relatively short notice, including back-to-back supply for vessels on a short port stay, drydock and repair-period support, and consolidation of multiple maker and third-party shipments into a single delivery to the ship. Customs clearance, transit documentation, warehousing and last-mile transport are handled by Whale Maritime, so the vessel receives one consolidated delivery, one packing list and one invoice.
Initially coordinated from Valencia
In its first phase the Rotterdam operation will be monitored and coordinated by the Whale Maritime team in Valencia, Spain, which has run the group’s European purchasing, quotation and logistics desk for several years. Enquiries, quotations, order confirmations and delivery follow-up will be handled by that team, working with a local supply and transport network in the Netherlands and Belgium. The arrangement keeps the ARA service on the same procurement systems, supplier base and service standards as the rest of the group from day one, with a dedicated presence in Rotterdam to follow as volumes develop.
Enquiries
Requests for quotation, requisitions in IMPA format, and general enquiries regarding supply in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp and the wider ARA range can be sent to ara@whalemaritime.com. Vessels calling at short notice are encouraged to send requisitions as early as possible, together with ETA, berth and agent details, so that stores can be staged for delivery on arrival.
Whale Maritime | Ship Supply & Marine Logistics | ara@whalemaritime.com
