Industry Data · 2026

Maritime Procurement & Ship Chandling Statistics (2026)

A reference set of figures on maritime procurement, ship supply and digitalisation, market size, the cost of inefficiency, and where the industry is going. Every number is attributed to a named source and links out so you can verify it.

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These statistics are compiled from publicly available industry research and reporting, current as of August 2026. Market-sizing figures are analyst estimates and naturally vary between research firms, so we have kept the original wording, "estimated", "reported", wherever a figure is a projection rather than a measured value. Where a number carries a specific source, that source is named beside it and linked in full at the bottom of the page.

Trade & market size

The scale of maritime trade and supply

Shipping carries most of the world's goods, and a large services economy, supply, spares, management and information, sits on top of it.

~80%
of world trade by volume moves by sea

Roughly 70% by value. Sea transport remains the backbone of global trade.

Source: UNCTAD / industry consensus
~$15B
ship supply services market (2025)

Estimated to grow at around a 6% CAGR through 2033.

Source: Market Report Analytics
~112,500
ships in the world merchant fleet (2025)

Carrying about 2.5 billion deadweight tons, each vessel a recurring buyer of stores, provisions and spares.

Source: UNCTAD, Review of Maritime Transport 2025
50,000+
coded items in the IMPA Marine Stores Guide

The de-facto global catalogue for ship chandlery since 1978, the shared language of marine purchasing.

Source: IMPA / ShipServ
$10.1B → $14.3B
ship spares & equipment market (2025 → 2030)

Estimated growth in the marine spares and equipment segment over the period.

Source: industry market-research estimates (2025 base year)
$1.72T → $3.02T
global maritime sector (2026 → 2035)

Reported at a 5.77% CAGR across the wider maritime economy.

Source: Market Research Future
$2.3B → $4.7B
maritime information market (2025 → 2034)

Reported at a 7.88% CAGR as fleets invest in data and visibility.

Source: Expert Market Research / IMARC Group
$3.41B → $8.24B
ship management market (2025 → 2035)

Estimated at roughly a 9.22% CAGR, one of the faster-growing maritime service segments.

Source: Business Research Insights
The cost of procurement inefficiency

What downtime and slow buying actually cost

A ship earns nothing while it waits for a part. The figures below show why procurement speed and spare-parts availability are financial questions, not just operational ones.

~$25k–$85k
vessel operating cost per day

Reported at around USD 25,000/day for a Panamax bulker, rising to roughly USD 85,000/day for a large containership.

Source: Navallance
~$125k
avoidable loss per ship, per year

Reported from about five unplanned off-hire days a year caused by parts unavailability, at ~USD 25,000/day.

Source: Navallance
up to ~40%
less vessel downtime a year

Proactive spare-parts management can cut annual vessel downtime by up to about 40%, as reported from a Lloyd's List study.

Source: as reported by Navallance (citing Lloyd's List)
The data, visualised

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Selected maritime market segments — 2025 vs projection (USD billions)

2025 (base) Projection
Ship spares & equipment
(2025 → 2030)
$10.1B
$14.3B
Ship management
(2025 → 2035)
$3.41B
$8.24B
Maritime information
(2025 → 2034)
$2.3B
$4.7B

Bars scaled to a $15B axis. Sources: Business Research Insights (ship management); Expert Market Research / IMARC (maritime information); industry market-research estimates (ship spares & equipment).

Projected growth rate by segment (CAGR, %)

Ship management
9.22%
Maritime information
7.88%
Ship supply services
~6%
Global maritime sector
5.77%

Bars scaled to a 10% axis. Sources: Business Research Insights; Expert Market Research / IMARC; Market Report Analytics; Market Research Future.

Reported vessel operating cost per day (USD/day)

Large containership
~$85,000
Panamax bulker
~$25,000

A ship earns nothing while off-hire; around five unplanned off-hire days a year implies ~$125,000 avoidable loss per ship. Source: Navallance.

Digitalisation

Where maritime procurement is heading

Adoption is accelerating, but the industry's own research is candid about what slows it down.

Sources: Allied Market Research (COVID impact, IoT segment, standardisation and skills barriers) and the Journal of Shipping and Trade (digitalisation barriers and adoption culture).

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Methodology

How this page was compiled

Figures are gathered from publicly available industry research, market-sizing reports and reporting, current as of 2026, and each is attributed to a named publisher with a link to the original in the Sources section. Where a figure is a forward projection rather than a measured value, we keep the source's own framing ("estimated", "reported", "CAGR") and show the base year and horizon (for example, 2025 → 2030).

Market-sizing estimates naturally differ between research firms and revisions, so numbers are presented as ranges or "~" approximations where the sources do. Charts rescale these same published figures onto a common axis for visual comparison and introduce no new data. Tidal reproduces third-party figures for reference and does not claim ownership of them; if you believe a figure is out of date, tell us and we will review it against the source.

Sources

Where these figures come from

Figures are reproduced for reference and attributed to their publishers; Tidal does not claim ownership of third-party data. Market projections are estimates and may differ across research firms and revisions.

FAQ

Maritime procurement statistics, answered

How much of world trade moves by sea?
About 80% of world trade by volume, and roughly 70% by value, moves by sea, according to UNCTAD and industry consensus.
How big is the ship supply services market?
The ship supply services market was estimated at about USD 15 billion in 2025, growing at roughly a 6% CAGR, according to Market Report Analytics.
What does vessel downtime cost per day?
Reported vessel operating costs run from about USD 25,000 per day for a Panamax bulker to roughly USD 85,000 per day for a large containership (Navallance). Around five unplanned off-hire days a year from parts unavailability implies about USD 125,000 in avoidable loss per ship per year.
Can I cite or reuse these statistics?
Yes. Attribute each figure to its original named source, listed and linked in the Sources section, and a link back to this page is appreciated. A ready-made citation and an embed snippet are provided above.

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