Ship Procurement · Spares Logistics · Repair Support
Northfields Marine Services sources, consolidates and delivers ship spares and technical services across the London–West Africa corridor — with boarding teams in Apapa and Port Harcourt and OEM-authorised supply channels behind every quotation.
Supply base
London hub
West Africa
Lagos · Onne
Urgent response
24/7 duty desk
Delivery model
Door to deck
The Network
Sourcing decisions made in London. Delivery executed alongside, at anchorage and on the quay in Nigeria.
Head Office · Sourcing & Contracts
51°30′N 000°07′W · UTC+0/+1
Commercial headquarters and procurement desk. OEM and stockist negotiations, contract administration, export documentation and consolidation planning for airfreight and sea shipments to West Africa.
Duty desk · Export packing · Letters of credit
Branch · West Africa Operations
06°27′N 003°22′E · UTC+1
Boarding and delivery teams for Apapa and Tin Can Island quays and Lagos anchorage. Customs clearance, bonded handling and last-mile launch services direct to the gangway.
Customs brokerage · Launch boats · Warehouse
Branch · Eastern Ports
04°46′N 007°00′E · UTC+1
Coverage of Port Harcourt, Onne and Bonny terminals, including gas and product carriers on the NLNG trade. Repair squad mobilisation and workshop liaison for alongside jobs.
Onne FTZ handling · Riding squads · Terminals
Service Manifest
Every enquiry is handled as a numbered procurement line — quoted, tracked and closed out with proof of delivery.
Genuine and OEM-equivalent spares for main engines, auxiliary engines, purifiers, compressors, pumps, boilers and deck machinery — sourced from maker networks and vetted stockists in the UK, EU, Korea, Japan and China.
Coordination of alongside and voyage repairs: workshop selection, riding squad mobilisation, service engineer attendance and superintendent liaison — from defect report through to completion job cards.
Multi-supplier consolidation at our London hub, export packing and dangerous goods documentation, airfreight and sea shipment into Lagos and Port Harcourt with in-house customs clearance and delivery to the gangway.
Provisions, cabin, deck and engine stores supplied against IMPA/ISSA coded requisitions at Lagos and Port Harcourt, with cold-chain handling for provisions and quality checks before boarding.
Liferaft, EEBD, foam and CO₂ system servicing through approved stations; calibration gas, gas detection instruments and firefighting equipment supplied and certified ahead of surveys and vettings.
Technical Supply Capabilities
Maker-specific spares and technical supply across the machinery and electrical systems that keep vessels operating.
NMS · ENG
Main engine, auxiliary-engine and propulsion-system spares sourced against maker, type, serial number and part reference.
Support for two-stroke and four-stroke marine engines, generator engines and propulsion machinery — from routine maintenance kits and consumables to major overhaul components.
Maker names indicate equipment families supported/sourced and do not by themselves imply authorised distributorship.
NMS · AUX
Engine-room and cargo-support machinery, rotating equipment, thermal equipment and environmental systems.
Supply and repair support for separators, purifiers, pumps, compressors, boilers, heat exchangers, freshwater systems, sewage systems and related machinery.
Legacy maker names are retained where they remain widely used onboard and in vessel documentation.
NMS · E&A
Power generation, distribution, protection, motor control, automation and machinery-control components.
Technical sourcing for switchboards, generators, motor-control systems, breakers, relays, PLC hardware, drives, excitation systems, alarm/monitoring systems and automation spares.
NMS · INST
Measurement, detection, calibration and process-control equipment for machinery, cargo and safety systems.
Supply of transmitters, sensors, gauges, switches, analyzers, gas-detection equipment and calibration items for engine-room, cargo, tank, safety and utility systems.
OEM & Marine Chemical Solutions
Northfields supports vessel operators with marine chemical programmes, application guidance, test equipment and supply coordination across critical onboard systems.
Marine chemical and technical solutions covering water treatment, fuel management, maintenance, cleaning, cargo operations and associated onboard support.
Drew Marine solutions →Marine water-treatment and chemical solutions for boiler, cooling-water and associated vessel systems, supported by Wilhelmsen Ships Service.
Nalfleet solutions →Application guidance, product selection and dosing support for onboard systems.
SDS, technical data, certificates and treatment programme documentation.
Monitoring, dosing and control tools to support reliable chemical treatment onboard.
Remote or coordinated technical assistance for treatment, troubleshooting and supply.
Chemicals Used On Board
Typical vessel chemical requirements extend from machinery spaces and water systems through cargo operations, accommodation, deck maintenance and environmental systems.
Typical onboard applications shown. Exact chemical selection and dosing must follow equipment requirements, treatment programme guidance and applicable SDS/PDS instructions.
Request chemical catalogueOEM Partnerships
Authorised channels, recognised marine brands and maker service networks support our technical supply — with traceability and documentation throughout.
Counterfeit and grey-market parts are the quiet cause of repeat failures at sea. Northfields quotes from maker-authorised distribution wherever the equipment demands it, and states the sourcing channel on every quotation — so superintendents can make the genuine-versus-equivalent decision with full information, not after the parts arrive.
Where a repair needs more than parts, our OEM relationships extend to service engineer attendance, warranty administration and technical clarifications direct with the maker's regional office.
Fleet Experience
Two decades of combined team experience across the tonnage that actually calls at West African ports.
Gas
Cargo machinery spares, cryogenic consumables and terminal-compliant boarding at Bonny and Onne.
Wet
Pump room equipment, inert gas systems, COW machinery and vetting-driven safety supply.
Dry
Hatch cover spares, grabs and cargo gear, hold cleaning equipment and survey consumables.
Offshore
Fast-turnaround supply for platform supply vessels, tugs and crew boats working the Gulf of Guinea.
How a Line Closes
One reference number from first email to signed delivery note.
1
Requisition received with maker, model and serial. Duty desk acknowledges within the hour, 24/7.
2
Sourced, priced and channel-stated — genuine or equivalent — with lead time and delivery basis.
3
Order placed with maker or vetted stockist; certificates and packing lists collected as goods arrive.
4
Multi-supplier cargo consolidated in London, export packed, DG documented, flown or shipped.
5
Cleared through Nigerian customs by our own brokers and delivered to the gangway with POD.
Illustrative urgent line
Defect report → vessel restoredExample workflow — timing shown is indicative, not a service guarantee
T+00
Vessel sends maker, model, serial and defect details to the duty desk.
T+01
Correct component and sourcing route confirmed before commercial release.
T+06
Maker or vetted stockist allocation placed under Northfields reference.
T+24+
Export packing, flight or sea movement, customs and port delivery coordinated.
CLOSE
Gangway delivery completed with proof of delivery and document close-out.
Contact
Email a requisition with maker, model and serial numbers, or call the duty desk for urgent alongside requirements. Quotations are typically returned within 24 hours; urgent lines are worked immediately.
London
Head Office — Sourcing & Contracts
+44 7405 861208
enquiries@northfieldsmarine.com
Apapa, Lagos
West Africa Operations
+44 7405 861208
enquiries@northfieldsmarine.com
Port Harcourt
Eastern Ports & Onne FTZ
+44 7405 861208
enquiries@northfieldsmarine.com