SMD Africa Marine

Serving the Maritime Community since 1957

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Cape Town : +27 21 511 0556

Durban : +27 31 205 1122

Port Elizabeth : +27 41 001 5020

Richards Bay : +27 35 789 4696

Mombasa : +254 708 663 000

Port Louis : +230 218 0805

Walvis Bay : +26 64 200 300

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At SMD, we want to help keep your fleet moving 24 hours a day 365 days a year!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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South of the Sahara

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For all your GMDSS needs

SMD has been Certified by the major Classification Societies, so that we can assist you with all your GMDSS Annuals and VDR APTs in a port that is most convenient to you.

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SMD is one of the longest standing and most established Maritime Technology companies is Africa.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Quality Relationships Require Effort

Quality Relationships Require Effort

Quality Relationships require effort Operating in the maritime community will require one at some point to engage with the Naval authorities.  SMD like many maritime organisations has benefited from a long list of employees who were formally Navy sailors, trained by...

SMD Durban – Bouncing back in the face of adversity

SMD Durban – Bouncing back in the face of adversity

Paul Donders defines resilience as the competence, capacity and energy to deal in a meaningful and constructive way with: stress, disappointments, crises, criticism, changes, fear. Building trust does not stop when adversity strikes, we keep building!

Liv Village

Liv Village

Former South African president Mr Nelson Mandela once said in November 2003 “Our children are our future and one of the basic responsibilities is to care for them in the best and most compassionate manner possible.” This statement aligns perfectly with the goals of...

Successful Release Operation for Rescued Elephant Seal

Successful Release Operation for Rescued Elephant Seal

Splash! Then one last look back from the big black eyes of the brave young seal before he dived beneath the swell to begin his long swim back home, from the southern coast of Africa, to the sub-Antarctic islands, some 1000 nautical miles away. His human friends on the...

Service is the foundation of all successful Organisations

Service is the foundation of all successful Organisations

“Service is the foundation of all successful organisations”, Denis Peacockce It’s a week before lockdown and a client needs an urgent service in Angola. Upon investigation, it becomes evident that with the current pandemic, it will be virtually impossible to send...