Port agents for tankers and gas carriers in Algeria
We represent owners, charterers and traders at Algeria’s oil and gas ports, from the nomination to the final account.
Where we operate
Four ports along the Algerian coast, each with our own local office. We also handle calls at Annaba. Berth figures are indicative; ask us for the latest port information before your call.
Arzew and Bethioua
Local office in Arzew | 35°51′N 0°19′W
Crude oil, LPG, LNG, condensate and refined products.
- Crude jetties B1 to B3
- ships up to 440 m and 19.0 m draft; about 25 hours to load a million barrels
- Product jetties S2 and S3
- up to 220 m and 9.9 m draft
- Also
- a single point mooring
- ETA notices
- 96, 72, 48, 24 and 12 hours before arrival
- Night movements
- no berthing or sailing between 21:00 and 05:00, unless the pilots decide otherwise
Algiers
Local office | 36°47′N 3°04′E
Refined products, chemicals and bitumen.
- Pier 26
- ships up to 145 m and 9.0 m draft; three tugs in and three out; about 72 hours alongside
- Daylight
- no restriction on berthing or sailing
- Pre-arrival documents
- 48 hours before arrival where possible
Béjaïa
Local office | 36°45′N 5°05′E
Crude oil and products at the oil jetties, LPG and bitumen.
- Jetty P2
- up to 12.5 m draft; about 4,900 tonnes an hour, around 18 hours to load
- Jetty P3
- up to 12.8 m draft
- Also
- a single point mooring, with no draft restriction
- Channel depth
- 16 m
Skikda
Local office | 36°53′N 6°54′E
Naphtha, LNG, condensate, crude oil and refined products.
- Jetty P3, New Port
- ships up to 265 m and 13.5 m draft; about 18 hours to load
- ETA notices
- 96, 72, 48, 24 and 12 hours before arrival, then the NOR
- Good to know
- the surveyors ask for H2S levels in the tanks
What we do for you
When you send a ship to an Algerian port, we become your representative ashore. The same path every time, with quick, accurate answers for you, the master and the terminal.
Before arrival
A clear estimate before arrival
Nominations reach our London office by email, typically a few days to a few weeks before the laycan.
We reply with a proforma disbursement account (PDA) prepared from the port’s official tariffs, so the cost of the call is known in advance.
Before arrival
Funding arranged before the ship arrives
You pre-fund the call through our London office, against the PDA.
We transfer the port disbursements to our local office ahead of the call, so port invoices can be settled without delay.
Alongside
Full coverage of the call
Each call receives a reference number on arrival, carried on every document from the PDA to the final account.
Our local office issues the notices, monitors berthing and cargo operations, attends to customs, boards the vessel and maintains the statement of facts. Pilotage and towage are arranged by the terminal; we keep you informed of every movement.
After sailing
Transparent final accounts
Our local office settles the port and service providers’ invoices in dinars and collects the supporting documents.
Our London office then issues your final disbursement account (FDA) in US dollars, converted at the port’s own exchange rate, with every invoice attached, and settles any balance with you.
Also
Customs clearance and crew changes
We handle customs clearance on every call we run.
Crew changes are arranged on request, in line with the immigration requirements at each port.
All our services: protective agency, husbandry, bunkering supervision, reports and more
What our principals can expect
We act for tanker owners, charterers and oil traders calling at Algeria’s oil and gas ports. On every call, this is how we work for them.
Principals we have worked for include
- Euronav
- Delta Tankers
Shell
- ST Shipping
We see your ship coming
We follow the traffic at every port we work around the clock, straight from the port authorities’ own lists, and spot tankers heading for Algeria days before they arrive.
Your PDA in minutes
Every PDA is built from the port’s official tariff book, so it matches the port’s rules, and it is kept for the next time your ship or company calls.
No surprises on funding
Each payment is recorded against the call. If the funds are not in place three days before your ship is due, we tell you, so nobody finds out too late.
Every invoice checked
Our own software reads every port invoice and checks each figure twice before it goes on your FDA, so a person only looks at the doubtful ones.
Two sister companies, one call
One point of contact in London, and our own people at every port where your ship calls.
Sermarine Shipping Ltd
London, since 2014
Your single point of contact, from the nomination to the funding and the final settlement.
SARL Sermarine
Algeria
Runs the calls on the ground from a local office at each port, working with the port authorities, the terminals and customs.