Marine surveyors
Be the surveyor they know before the appointment
Survey appointments often go to firms the manager already knows or to correspondent networks. VesselCall introduces your services to managers of approaching vessels and helps you know the vessel first.
The problems today
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Appointments come through networks
Managers, P&I clubs and charterers often pick surveyors they already know. When a manager who doesn't know you needs a surveyor at your port, someone else comes to mind.
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The job is arranged early
On-hire, off-hire and draft surveys are usually arranged before the vessel arrives. If you first see it at the berth, a surveyor has most likely been appointed.
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Explaining your specialties takes time
Draft, condition, bunker, damage or pre-purchase: telling foreign managers what you do, in their language and on a regular basis, is hard for a small team.
With VesselCall
Your services, sent as vessels approach
Set a range around İskenderun or Aliağa. Managers of commercial vessels entering it receive an introduction to your draft, on/off-hire and condition surveys in their language.
Know the vessel before appointment
Search VesselCall Data by IMO, MMSI or name: classification society, P&I club, PSC inspection summary, flag and Turkish port calls appear in one vessel profile.
Follow the vessel mix by port
Port and period reports split arrivals into sub-types such as bulk carrier, tanker and container ship, and show monthly trends. Plan surveyor coverage around them.
Your domain, your signature
E-mails go out from your own domain with DKIM verification, and replies come straight to you. VesselCall's brand stays out of the e-mail; the manager deals only with you.
Who do we reach?
On-hire, off-hire and draft surveys are usually requested by the ship manager's operations department, while condition and pre-purchase inspections come from the technical side. VesselCall picks the department address that fits your sector when the company publishes one.
For marine surveyors in Türkiye, VesselCall detects commercial vessels approaching your ports, finds the ship manager through the IMO number and sends an introduction to your services in the recipient’s language, from your own domain. VesselCall Data shows each vessel’s classification society, P&I club, PSC inspection summary and Turkish port calls.
How does a survey firm’s day change with VesselCall?
Without VesselCall
A bulk carrier loaded with grain is approaching Samsun. A draft survey will be needed for discharge, but the manager doesn’t know anyone in Samsun and writes to the P&I correspondent or a firm used before. Your team is ready at the same port, but only hears about the vessel when it berths.
With VesselCall
Samsun was set up once, with a range. When the vessel enters it, VesselCall finds its manager and sends your introduction to the department address that fits your sector: a short note on your draft, on/off-hire and condition surveys around Samsun, and how quickly you can be on board. If the manager is in Poland, it goes out in Polish, with an English copy if you like. Meanwhile, your team checks the vessel’s PSC summary and class in VesselCall Data. When the appointment is made, the manager’s inbox holds the name of a surveyor working in Samsun.
In your template, state clearly which ports you cover, which surveys you carry out and how fast you deliver the report. Those three facts let a manager assess you quickly.
Damage surveys, on the other hand, can’t be planned. When a casualty happens, a manager usually calls a surveyor they already know, which is why your introduction should arrive on a quiet day, while the vessel is approaching.
Which ports and vessel types matter most?
- Dry bulk ports (İskenderun, Samsun, Bandırma, Tekirdağ): cargoes such as iron ore, coal and grain, where draft surveys are routine.
- Tanker ports (Aliağa, İzmit Bay, Ceyhan): cargo and bunker quantity surveys.
- Busy trading ports (Mersin, Ambarlı): on/off-hire and condition surveys can come up with any vessel type.
Türkiye inspects foreign-flagged ships under the Mediterranean MoU and the Black Sea MoU. The PSC inspection summary in VesselCall Data shows a vessel’s past inspections before you go on board.
Related pages
- VesselCall Outreach: automatic introductions to the managers of approaching vessels.
- VesselCall Data: vessel search, PSC summaries and port reports.
- What is Equasis and how to find a ship manager: where vessel and company data comes from.
Frequently asked questions
How do marine surveyors find new clients?
Does VesselCall e-mail P&I clubs or charterers?
What is a draft survey?
Which port state control regimes apply in Türkiye?
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The next vessel is already on its way.
Pick your ports, set the range, write your introduction. VesselCall runs the rest.
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