Ensure the integrity, compliance, and security of your cargo.
At GMS, we ensure a rigorous and impartial inspection of your cargoes, whether they are containerized or transported in bulk, in order to guarantee their compliance with contractual, regulatory and customs standards.
Our missions include:
Compliance check
Checking the general condition of cargo upon arrival or departure
Comparison with contractual documents and shipping slips
Control of labeling, packaging and seal numbers
Qualitative and quantitative control
Representative sampling of products for analysis
Control of weight, volume or number of units depending on the shipping method
Measurement of moisture, density or other goods-specific criteria
Physical and visual inspection
Detection of signs of damage, deterioration or infestation
Monitoring the opening of the containers in the presence of the parties concerned
Identification of lashing, stacking or ventilation defects
Inspection during loading/unloading
Supervision of handling operations
Ensure compliance with transport conditions (temperature, ventilation, humidity)
Checking compliance with safety and securing instructions on board
Types of cargo inspected
Containers (dry, refrigerated, ventilated)
Packaged, bulk or sensitive goods
Agri-food, pharmaceutical, and industrial products
Hazardous materials (according to IMDG regulations)
Types of cargo inspected
Agricultural and tropical products
Industrial raw materials
Chemical or sensitive products
Manufactured products
Solid or liquid bulk goods
Frozen or refrigerated products
Why use GMS?
✔️ Independence and Neutrality
✔️ Intervention rapide au Bénin, Togo et Côte d’Ivoire
✔️ Expertise reconnue en inspection internationale
✔️ Certified reports that can be used with insurers and logistics partners
Who is this service for?
Importers and Exporters
Insurance companies
Freight forwarders & logistics providers
Shipowners and shipping agents
Agri-food or industrial companies
Need an urgent inspection or a quote?
Contact us now to secure your transport operations.
Other Services
- Pre- and post-shipment inspection
- Oil survey (onshore/offshore, bunker, STS operations)
- Draft survey & Ullage measurement
- Inspection of containerized or bulk cargo
- Damage survey (cargo, ships, containers)
- Superintendance et tallying des marchandises
- Inspection and certification of holds/tanks
- Monitoring of loading operations for export products
- Investigations for claims management and complaints
IN BENIN
Scoa gbeto, Square 263-264 M/ AGUEMON Moubaraka.
- +229 61 19 78 30
IN TOGO
On Ocam Street, building opposite the Moov Africa Ocam agency, on the 2nd floor
- +228 97937475
- +228 71613704
IN FRANCE
77 Dupleix Alley
93600 Aulnay Sous Bois
- +33 658 295 839
IN IVORY COAST
Abidjan-Cocody, II Plateaux 7th Phase, Opposite the Saint Georges Clinic
- +225 0747058050
- +225 0506383357
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