About us

Our company is a LLC, created on the 8th August 1994.

Since our headquarters are based in the south of France, our main buisness operations used to be primarily conducted in Marseille's and Fos-sur-mer's ports.

We can also intervene all over the country and on chemical and petro-chemical sites as well to offer maritime expertise.

SIRET number : 397 626 433 00023
Manager           : M.Ian Barton-Smith.
Surveyor               : M.Franck Barton-Smith.

Standards

We are qualified in expertising ocean containers in Marseille/Fos according to the following standards:   

  • "IICL"
    • These are international standards, applied by container lenders.

      
  • "CLC"
    • Standards applying to containers belonging to shipping companies.

      
  • "SEA WORTHIY CONDITION"
    • Most flexible standards with higher tolerance regarding damaged containers .

    All those standards can be applied by owners in accordance with their own specifications.

    Approvals

    We are approved by:


    DET NORD VERITAS (DNV)




    GERMANISCHER LLOYD (GL)


    For periodic controls of tank-containers taking place every 2 years and a half (air), and 5 years (hydraulic).