Stockouts do not feel “minor” when you supply marine distributors and service yards.
They turn into lost sales and messy weeks.
In the last week of December 2025, I watched 10 pallets of Nautical Armor sacrificial anodes leave our foundry for a distributor group serving Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
Total shipment weight was 10,487 kg.
The real cost of stockouts is simple.
A yard calls for a core model during a haul-out. If you cannot supply it, that sale is gone.
3 questions I ask new partners early:
- Which sacrificial anodes run out first when demand spikes?
- What is the main issue you had with past suppliers that you want fixed first?
- Would it be a bad idea for us to help you plan your core anode SKU’s offer based on the statistic we have about sales in your area?
This helps us set the plan for the first 1 to 2 shipments.
For the first 12 months, you deal directly with me, the founder.
You speak to the decision maker, so fixes, feedback and approvals move fast.
You lose fewer days in back-and-forth. Less waiting. More progress. More profits.
How this shipment happened:
- The distributor shared a 60 day forecast.
- We reserved foundry capacity in advance.
- The pallets shipped on the date the customer set.
Two ways to buy:
- Nautical Armor Collaborative Forecasting for medium and large accounts that want predictable supply with a 60 day plan. All predictable and with no delays.
- Nautical Armor 21-Day Promise for 38 best selling core SKUs in EU* + Norway, with €500 credit memo per late pallet when delay is on our side (force majeure excluded).
(* based on our sales statistics)
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Add one line: Collaborative Forecasting or 21-Day Promise.
GVAPO Tripinović | Founder, Nautical Armor
We deliver Operational Certainty.
gvapo@nauticalarmor.com
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