A ship chandler is a retail dealer who specializes in supplies or equipment for ships, known as ship stores.
A chandlery was originally the office in a medieval household responsible for wax and candles, as well as the room in which the candles were kept. It was headed by a chandler. The office was subordinated to the kitchen, and only existed as a separate office in larger households.
Ship chandlers are dealing with goods for commercial ships such as oil tankers, container ships and bulk carriers. A ship chandler also stocks a wide variety of goods for the crew, including food, cleaning supplies and other sundries that the crew may need when living aboard the ship. The ship chandler relies on local sources to keep his chandlery in stock and often goes to foreign sources to make it easy for the ship to stock up on their goods provided there is an exchange of benefits.
The advantage of engaging a ship chandler from Singapore for Singaporean ship crew is that they do not have to find stores in the town they have landed in, or hold the country’s local currency if they are allowed out of the ship by the country’s immigration. Typically, the ship owner has a line of credit with the chandler and is billed for anything delivered to the crew of his ship. The chandler is supplied by merchants local to his location. With this, it makes it more convenient for ship crew to get their necessities without leaving the ship it saves money and time.A ship chandler is needed in a huge ship because ships discharge and turn around quickly, which cause for the need of service from the ship chandler. It also calls for knowledge in the shipping industry and also know the needs of different ships. Ship chandlers have to also maintain good relationships with dealers in the region so as to be able to get supplies and services that they need. There is also competition in the job. Ship chandlers will have to know what their competitors stock and how much they are charging so as to keep up with the ever changing market. They also have to be have flexible system of settlements.
Ships can place their orders with a ship chandler before arriving at the port. This helps them to not waste time and be able to load the goods faster. A ship chandler also has to keep track of ship movements and also their estimated arrival times to different ports so as to make sure the ship is well stocked up in case of emergency.
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