About the GMPC

"The aim of this group is to provide a unified voice for maritime procurement leaders who believe that progress comes through partnership and collaboration, with the aim to drive harmonization and efficiency across global procurement practices, develop talent and leadership within the next generation of maritime buyers, advance digitalization, data-driven decision making, and sustainable operations, encourage transparency, shared learning, and fair collaboration across the industry"

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Paolo Magonio, Head of Group Procurement & Services Scorpio Ship Management S.A.M. & GMPC Chairman

Formed to address shared challenges across the maritime supply chain, the GMPC provides a neutral platform for collaboration, knowledge exchange, and the development of practical frameworks that support more efficient, transparent, and resilient procurement practices.

Collectively representing over 4,500 vessels (and growing exponentially), the Council focuses on areas where collaboration can deliver genuine industry-wide value, including digitalisation, talent development, standardisation, and compliance-driven best practice.

The GMPC operates with a clear commitment to antitrust and competition law compliance, ensuring all activity remains professional, transparent, and non-commercial in nature.

Established to provide a structured, volunteer-led forum where like-minded leaders can work together to improve how maritime procurement operates across the industry.

The Council is not a purchasing alliance and does not engage in commercial coordination. Instead, it focuses on shared challenges that benefit from collective insight, alignment, and structured problem-solving.

The GMPC advances its mission through:

Priority areas include digital procurement, talent development, sustainability-related data, supplier onboarding, sanctions compliance, and standardisation.

Governance and Structure

The GMPC operates under a clearly defined structure:

• General Council – responsible for strategic direction and formal decisions;
• Forum Council – a broader participatory body supporting discussion, implementation, and workstream activity
• Workstreams – focused groups formed with specialist members of either of the two councils, as well as – where needed – additional third parties, addressing specific themes and deliverables.

Membership reflects contribution, engagement, and relevance, rather than scale alone.

GMPC members represent a broad cross-section of the maritime sector, united by a shared commitment to improving procurement practices.

Like-minded maritime procurement professionals working together to make lasting change.

• As a group of like-minded maritime procurement professionals, we will collaborate to create innovation, harmonisation, education and transformation in the global maritime sector.
• Our aim will be to deliver genuine value to ship operating companies and the wider global supply chain eco system.
• We will do this by creating industry working groups that will combine experience and knowledge to drive progress and improvement in areas such as global standards, sustainability, data-driven procurement practices, and talent and leadership.
• We are committed to complying with all applicable competition and antitrust laws. We recognise the importance of fair collaboration and expect all members to uphold these principles in Council activities.

• We embrace change.
• We look for creative solutions.
• We are open and honest.
• We protect the sovereignty and confidentialityof the companies we represent.
• We listen and we are flexible in our approach

The GMPC is fully compliant with all applicable competition and antitrust laws across all jurisdictions. All GMPC meetings are conducted under strict governance protocols that prohibit the discussion or exchange of competitively sensitive information and ensure that interactions remain transparent, fair, and consistent with recognised industry antitrust standards.