Independent marine & cargo surveyors in Tunisia
Facts on board, before the claim.
We attend vessels, cargo and terminals to establish the cause, nature and extent of loss or damage, and we report it in a form underwriters, owners and their lawyers can rely on.
- Field experience
- 12+ years
- Attendance
- 24 / 7 / 365
- Preliminary report
- Within 24 h
- Report languages
- EN · FR
Who we are
T.E.M.I is a Tunisian firm specialising in marine survey, inspection and claims handling, built on more than 12 years of field experience in Tunisian ports and on board ships. We work for professionals who manage transport, handling and storage risks: insurers, brokers, shipowners, charterers, freight forwarders and carriers.
Read more about T.E.M.I →Our services
Each attendance ends with a factual, photo-documented report. We state what we found, what caused it, and what it will cost to put right.
DMGDamage & casualty surveys
Hull and machinery (H&M) damage, collision, grounding, allision, fire and heavy-weather damage, including general average and salvage cases. Cause and extent, repair specification and cost assessment on behalf of underwriters or owners.
CGOCargo survey, damage & loss
Surveys of goods carried by sea, road, air and rail on behalf of cargo underwriters, for Tunisian and foreign interests: sea-water and condensation damage, short-landing, contamination and stevedore damage on bulk, breakbulk, containerised and reefer cargo. Outturn surveys, notices of reserves, sampling, salvage sale and certificates of average.
P&IP&I and liability surveys
Attendance for P&I clubs and correspondents: cargo claims, damage to fixed and floating objects, stevedore damage, pre-loading inspections and hatch cover ultrasonic tightness tests.
HIREOn-hire / off-hire condition
Joint condition and bunker surveys at delivery and redelivery under time charter, so owners and charterers settle hire disputes on recorded facts.
DFTDraft & bunker surveys
Initial and final draft surveys to the UN/ECE Code for cargo quantity, and bunker ROB measurements with trim, list, density and temperature corrections.
CNDCondition & pre-purchase
Condition surveys for insurance entry, pre-purchase inspections of vessels and yachts, and suitability surveys before towage or special voyages.
CTRContainer & loading supervision
Container condition and stuffing inspections, quality control, lashing and securing checks against the Cargo Securing Manual, loading and discharge supervision for transport and logistics companies.
INVTheft & loss investigations
Investigation of thefts, pilferage and missing cargo: tracing the goods through the chain, establishing where the loss occurred and who is liable.
GPCClaims management on your behalf
We take over your average and dispute files from notification to settlement, so your teams do not have to handle them in-house.
RECRecovery claims
Building and pursuing recovery files against carriers, terminals and other liable parties, for every transport mode and type of cover.
FORTraining
Practical sessions for insurers, forwarders and port staff on claims handling, reserves, cargo care and survey procedures, led by working surveyors.
Who we work for
We are instructed by every party to a marine claim, and we keep each instruction independent.
Insurers & underwriters
Hull, cargo and P&I underwriters, brokers and average adjusters needing a reliable basis for settlement.
Shipowners
Owners and managers who need damage documented quickly to protect a claim or limit off-hire time.
Charterers
Time and voyage charterers facing hire, bunker or cargo-quantity disputes.
Transport & logistics
Freight forwarders, carriers and terminal operators handling cargo liability and recovery.
From instruction to report
A clear sequence, so you always know where a file stands.
Instruction
Call or email with vessel, port and nature of the incident. We confirm a surveyor and ETA the same day.
Attendance
On-site inspection, photographs, measurements, samples, review of deck and engine logbooks, and interviews with master and crew.
Preliminary advice
First findings and recommended mitigation within 24 hours of attendance.
Final report
Full report with cause, extent, cost assessment and supporting documents, in English or French.
Request a survey
For urgent attendance, call the duty line. For everything else, send the details below.