Our Coverage
Accredited surveyors and inspectors attending every major port across the African continent.
Where We Operate
All Major Ports in Africa
SIMS provides marine cargo surveys, bunker quantity surveys, draft surveys, vessel and container inspections at every major seaport on the African continent — from Tanger Med and Alexandria in the north, through the West African range at Lagos, Abidjan and Tema, down to Durban, Cape Town and Walvis Bay, and across the East African seaboard at Mombasa, Dar es Salaam and Djibouti.
Our surveyors work to internationally recognized standards and are mobilized from regional bases, so attendance is arranged quickly wherever your cargo, vessel or claim requires it — including outports and anchorages not listed below.
58
Ports covered
37
Countries
6
Regions
24/7
Emergency attendance
Port Directory
Ports We Attend, by Region
A working list of the ports our surveyors attend most frequently. If your port is not shown, contact us — coverage extends to outports, terminals and anchorages across the continent.
North Africa
10 ports- Tanger MedMoroccoHub
- CasablancaMorocco
- AlgiersAlgeria
- Radès (Tunis)Tunisia
- TripoliLibya
- MisrataLibya
- AlexandriaEgyptHub
- DamiettaEgypt
- Port SaidEgyptHub
- SuezEgypt
West Africa
15 ports- BissauGuinea-Bissau
- NouakchottMauritania
- DakarSenegalHub
- BanjulThe Gambia
- ConakryGuinea
- FreetownSierra LeoneHead office
- MonroviaLiberia
- AbidjanCôte d'IvoireHub
- San PédroCôte d'Ivoire
- TakoradiGhana
- TemaGhanaHub
- LoméTogoHub
- CotonouBenin
- Lagos (Apapa & Tin Can)NigeriaHub
- OnneNigeria
Central Africa
6 ports- DoualaCameroonHub
- KribiCameroon
- MalaboEquatorial Guinea
- Owendo (Libreville)Gabon
- Pointe-NoireRepublic of the CongoHub
- MatadiDR Congo
East Africa
11 ports- Port SudanSudan
- MassawaEritrea
- DjiboutiDjiboutiHub
- BerberaSomaliland
- MogadishuSomalia
- LamuKenya
- MombasaKenyaHub
- TangaTanzania
- ZanzibarTanzania
- Dar es SalaamTanzaniaHub
- MtwaraTanzania
Southern Africa
12 ports- NacalaMozambique
- BeiraMozambiqueHub
- MaputoMozambiqueHub
- Richards BaySouth AfricaHub
- DurbanSouth AfricaHub
- NgquraSouth Africa
- Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)South Africa
- Cape TownSouth AfricaHub
- Saldanha BaySouth Africa
- Walvis BayNamibiaHub
- LobitoAngola
- LuandaAngolaHub
Indian Ocean Islands
4 ports- ToamasinaMadagascar
- Port LouisMauritiusHub
- VictoriaSeychelles
- MoroniComoros
Need a surveyor at a port not listed here?
Tell us the port, vessel and scope. We will confirm attendance and a surveyor for you.