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Practical supplier route notes for vessel operators, fleet managers, and technical superintendents — supplier route strategy, maintenance planning, RFQ evidence and spare parts supply review.

Preparing the request itself? The RFQ resources hub holds the evidence checklist, nameplate unit converter, glossary and route advisor.

Sourcing Guide

Marine Exhaust Gas Cleaning Spare Parts Sourcing Guide (Scrubbers, SCR)

Scrubbers (Wärtsilä, Alfa Laval PureSOx, Yara Marine, CR Ocean, Fuji SaveBlue, Panasia, DuPont BELCO) and SCR NOx systems (Wärtsilä NOR, MAN SCR, Hitachi Zosen/Kanadevia, Panasia, Kwangsung) — wear parts and MEPC.340(77) context.

13 min read
Sourcing Guide

Marine HVAC & Refrigeration Spare Parts Sourcing Guide

Bitzer, Sabroe, GEA Grasso and Bock compressors; Danfoss and Alco expansion valves; Carrier Transicold and Thermo King reefer units. Refrigerant identity and F-gas context.

13 min read
Sourcing Guide

Marine Lubricating Oil System Spare Parts Sourcing Guide

LO purifiers (Alfa Laval MOPX, Westfalia OSD), duplex filters (Boll & Kirch, Fleetguard, Mahle), LO coolers (Bloksma, Blohm+Voss), circulation pumps (Imo, Naniwa, Allweiler). Gravity disc identity.

12 min read
Sourcing Guide

Marine Electrical Spare Parts Sourcing Guide

Switchboards (ABB, Siemens, Schneider), alternators (Cummins, Stamford, HHI, Kawasaki), motors, contactors, breakers (Terasaki, ABB, Siemens), cable glands. AVR and breaker trip-unit identity.

11 min read
Sourcing Guide

Marine Boiler Spare Parts Sourcing Guide

Auxiliary and exhaust gas boilers from Aalborg, Miura, Kangrim, Alfa Laval, Mitsubishi and Osaka — burner guns, safety valves, gauge glasses, feed pumps, refractory bricks. Which certificates to check against vessel documents and class rules.

13 min read
Sourcing Guide

Marine Cooling Water System Spare Parts Sourcing Guide

Plate and shell-and-tube heat exchangers (Alfa Laval, SWEP, APV, Kelvion), sea water pumps, thermostatic valves (Danfoss) and expansion tank fittings — identification and RFQ evidence.

12 min read
Sourcing Guide

Marine Pumps Spare Parts Sourcing Guide

Imo, Naniwa, DESMI, Iron Pump, Allweiler, Shinko and Taiko Kikai marine pumps — mechanical seals, impellers, shafts and screws. Identity evidence for cargo, ballast, cooling and lube service.

11 min read
Sourcing Guide

Marine Separators Spare Parts Sourcing Guide

Alfa Laval, GEA Westfalia and Mitsubishi (SJ) separators — bowl components, gravity discs, gasket kits and drive parts. Identity evidence and supply-route context.

10 min read
Sourcing Guide

Marine Fuel Injection Spare Parts Sourcing Guide

Injectors, pumps, valves and governors for Bosch, L'Orange, Woodward and OEM engine builders — identity evidence, part-number logic and supply-route context.

11 min read
Sourcing Guide

Marine Turbocharger Spare Parts Sourcing Guide

Turbocharger spare parts for ABB, MAN, Napier, Kawasaki and Mitsubishi — nameplate identification, OEM vs verified alternative routes and the evidence buyers should send with the RFQ.

10 min read
Northern Europe

Marine Spare Parts Supplier Northern Europe

Tallinn-based engine-room spare parts supplier coverage for commercial vessel RFQs across Baltic, Nordic and Northern European maritime routes.

6 min read
Machined parts and technical drawings for RFQ case-note context
RFQ Framework

Marine Spare Parts RFQ Case Notes

A publication framework, not a record of completed jobs: what an anonymized RFQ case note may show, and what is never published.

5 min read
Baltic/Nordic

Marine Spare Parts Supplier Baltics

What to include in a Baltic or Nordic spare parts RFQ for vessels operating in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway.

5 min read
Time-Critical RFQ

Time-Critical Spare Parts RFQ

What to send when vessel timing matters: port, ETA, maker/model, part evidence, quantity and document needs in one structured RFQ.

6 min read
Company

Marine Spare Parts Supplier Estonia

Company profile: what Vessel Core OÜ supplies from Tallinn, the technical buyers it is built for, and the other supply regions it covers.

5 min read
RFQ Guide

How to Send a Marine Spare Parts RFQ Without a Part Number

A practical checklist for buyers who only have maker data, nameplates, photos, drawings or vessel timing. Use the right evidence to reduce clarification loops.

7 min read
Marine engine spare parts supply route review
Supply Route

OEM vs Verified Alternative Marine Spare Parts

How ship managers and purchasing teams compare OEM and verified alternative routes by approval needs, lead time, documentation and equipment criticality.

8 min read
Supplier Guide

MAN B&W & Wärtsilä Engine Parts Supplier Guide

Engine-room supplier guide for MAN B&W and Wärtsilä marine engine spare parts — OEM-route context, verified alternatives, lead-time review and RFQ evidence for fleet operators.

12 min read
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