IMPA Marine Stores Guide

The IMPA Marine Stores Guide is the world's leading reference guide for maritime purchasing and supply. The Marine Stores Guide, in its various forms has been in circulation since 1978 and during that time more than 90,000 copies have been printed. The unique 6-digit code, which is used to identify a product, has remained consistent throughout production, which makes every issue usable even today. The IMPA Marine Stores Guide is widely used on board ship as well as by suppliers and purchasers in office locations around the world. It provides a universal coding system to facilitate communication between crew, owner and supplier, making the specification and supply of goods simple, quick and effective. The IMPA Marine Stores Guide is available in two formats: hardcopy and digital (Data Licence). The main benefit of the data licence is that the IMPA codes and descriptions can be imported into your IT systems on-board vessels and in land based offices, allowing for simple order communication between the two. In addition, the data is especially useful for buyers who are connected electronically to their suppliers via an e-commerce platform such as ShipServ. Another major benefit is that companies who are using the data licence will receive an update every 6-8 months. This enables users to take full advantage of updated code information on a regular basis, unlike the book version, which is only revised every 5 years. IMPA Members can enjoy from the IMPA UK office a 10% discount on the administration fee for the Marine Stores Guide Data Licence and 20% discount on the Marine Stores Guide Book - For more information, please visit: www.marinestoresguide.com International Marine Purchasing Association (IMPA)