One of the recurring patterns we have observed after more than sixteen years operating a specialist B2B marine parts platform is that buyers rarely say “No”. More often, they simply drift away. Not because pricing was wrong. Not because another supplier necessarily won the business. Often because the process became slightly more difficult than it […]
Who’s Really Behind That Supplier? Why Verification Matters More Than Ever
The marine spare parts sector has always relied on networks, relationships, and reputation. But as more activity moves online, a new layer has emerged — one that is not always visible to the end user. Behind many supplier profiles, listings, and enquiries, there is a growing mix of: This is not unique to marine. It […]
How To Verify Marine Parts Suppliers and Avoid Misleading Stock Lists
Verifying marine parts suppliers is an essential part of maintaining trust in any trading network. As PartfinderMarine continues to grow, we regularly review how suppliers are presented on the platform. At the same time, we look at how buyers can assess credibility before making contact. However, a stock list on its own does not always […]
Why we need a “Maker Synonym Table”
Contrary to public opinion, computers, and more specifically databases and spreadsheets, are not at all smart. What they are is logical and binary, and most important of all they do what they are told, so the old adage of “garbage in = garbage out” has never been more relevant. Just take a quick look at […]
Parts Upload capacity – massive increase successfully tested
The memory of loading our first substantial stock listings in 2010 is still clear. It was certainly not a painless procedure by any measurement. Our newly developed platform was not without it’s teething troubles and speed was certainly an issue, as well as capacity. The word “clunky” seems to describe it best, and initially it […]
Partfindermarine.com spares platform – 60,000 new line items added
Over the last couple of weeks we have added over 60,000 line items to the Partfindermarine.com commercial marine spares platform giving it an enormous boost. 46,423 new line items went live in just one batch last week. Predominantly parts suitable for MAN B&W two stroke engines, there was also a good selection of parts for […]
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