Wrist acquires Delaware Ship Supply

Delaware Ship Supply will be rebranded as Wrist Delaware.

Wrist, the world’s largest supplier of provisions, stores and spare parts logistics for vessels and offshore, has acquired Camden, N.J.-based Delaware Ship Supply, a maritime supplier with more than a century of industry experience. The acquisition further strengthens Wrist’s commercial and operational presence along the U.S. East Coast corridor.

In acquiring the company, Wrist — a portfolio company of an investment affiliate of J.F. Lehman & Company, LLC — is expanding its operational footprint and geographical scope, supporting the company’s goal of continuously expanding its global marine services and supply network.

“As part of Wrist, Delaware Ship Supply gains significant opportunities beyond traditional Ship Supply,” says Don Rush, CEO of Delaware Ship Supply. “We will be able to expand our customer offerings overseas through the global Wrist network and enhance our customer value proposition through Wrist’s advanced digital customer platforms. But most importantly, partnering with Wrist will allow us to serve our customers even better.”

The company will be rebranded as Wrist Delaware.

“We’re excited to welcome Don Rush and his colleagues in Delaware Ship Supply,” says Jens Holger Nielsen, group CEO of Wrist. “With more than 100 years of experience, Delaware Ship Supply has built a strong reputation serving American and international customers with marine supplies across the major ports of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. I am confident that our customers will benefit from the combined capabilities and synergies of Wrist and Delaware Ship Supply.”w

Wrist currently operates in 11 North American locations, including Montreal, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco/Oakland, Los Angeles/Long Beach, Houston, Corpus Christi, New Orleans, Jacksonville and New York/New Jersey. It says that the addition of a new branch in Southern New Jersey will give customers improved access to marine supplies in key Northeastern U.S. ports – from New York and New Jersey to Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia – enhancing services across the region.