Supply of Dairy Products in the Maritime Industry: Challenges and Improvement Prospects

Ol&#039;ga Vladimirova; Svetlana Il&#039;yashenko

doi:10.21603/1019-8946-2026-1-70

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SUPPLY OF DAIRY PRODUCTS IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY: CHALLENGES AND IMPROVEMENT PROSPECTS Supply of Dairy Products in the Maritime Industry: Challenges and Improvement Prospects

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Published in Dairy industry · Pages 86–96 · Rubric: Review article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21603/1019-8946-2026-1-70 · EDN: XOXGDG

Received: 07.10.2025 Accepted: 15.01.2026 Published: 09.02.2026 Language of publication: RUS

Authors

Ol'ga Vladimirova

Svetlana Il'yashenko

Ol'ga Vladimirova

Plekhanov Russian University of Economics Leading Researcher · Center for Scientific and Methodological Support of Strategic Planning · Russian Federation · Moscow

Svetlana Il'yashenko

Academic degree: candidate of economic sciences

Science rang: docent

Plekhanov Russian University of Economics Associate Professor · Basic Department of Trade Policy

ABSTRACT

Providing high-quality and balanced nutrition for seagoing vessel crews is a critical element of maritime safety and maintaining personnel performance. This study focuses on the significant challenge of supplying dairy products to ship crews. While these products are highly nutritious, they require specific logistics and storage conditions during long voyages, which may be an issue of particular relevance in the current geopolitical context. The article offers a comprehensive analysis of the opportunities and constraints within the national system for supplying dairy products to maritime shipping. The research objective was to identify the factors affecting these processes, as well as to determine possible improvement directions. The research objects included regulatory acts used to compile ship crew diets and some relevant documents on Russia’s dairy industry statistics. The methodology combined an interdisciplinary approach with comparative legal, economic, and statistical analyses. The study demonstrated a discrepancy between the energy value of the diet stipulated by regulations (4,000 kcal) and the actual energy expenditure of various categories of seafarers (3,300–4,500 kcal). Their current daily ration contains not enough dairy products. While the macroeconomic constraints of the domestic dairy industry are related to low cattle population, the promising development directions include freeze-dried dairy products, logistics chains, and new digital platforms that would integrate suppliers and consumers. Three groups of problems (methodological, logistical, and organizational) are currently affecting food supply efficiency. The current dairy product consumption norms need to be revised taking into account professional and climatic stressors. Freeze-drying methods may expand the product range and prolong the shelf life of dairy products during long ship voyages. The proposed measures hold high practical significance for state governance bodies, shipowners, and dairy industry enterprises. A more sustainable supply system may improve the maritime labor performance.

KEYWORDS

dairy products, nutrition, food supply, maritime shipping industry, supply chain digitalization

Funding

The work was carried out within the framework of the state assignment of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation for the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, project No. FSSW-2025-0006 "Creation of a comprehensive methodology and development of software and analytical solutions for assessing the achievement of strategic goals in national maritime policy and analyzing strategic planning documents in the field of maritime activities."

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Vladimirova O. N., Il'yashenko S. B. Supply of Dairy Products in the Maritime Industry: Challenges and Improvement Prospects // . 2026. pp. 86-96. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21603/1019-8946-2026-1-70. EDN: XOXGDG. (Date of access 19.08.2026).

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Ol'ga Vladimirova, Il'yashenko S. B.. "Supply of Dairy Products in the Maritime Industry: Challenges and Improvement Prospects." (2026): 86-96. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21603/1019-8946-2026-1-70. EDN: XOXGDG.

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Vladimirova O. N., Il'yashenko S. B. (2026). Supply of Dairy Products in the Maritime Industry: Challenges and Improvement Prospects. , 86-96. https://doi.org/10.21603/1019-8946-2026-1-70 EDN: XOXGDG.

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Ol'ga Vladimirova, Il'yashenko S. B.. "Supply of Dairy Products in the Maritime Industry: Challenges and Improvement Prospects." , no. (2026): 86-96. https://doi.org/10.21603/1019-8946-2026-1-70. EDN: XOXGDG.

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