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Guests.
Owners, guests and crew. Visas, transfers, accommodation, helicopter and charter coordination - handled with the discretion expected of a private principal.
Est. 2026 · A division of Afrishore
A private superyacht agency at the Atlantic Cape, in service of the owner. the captain. the management office. the longest stay.
Cape Town · South Africa · Namibia
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Discretion. Precision. Excellence.
01 · Our Mandate
A single agency for everything that arrives, stays and departs with your yacht.
Three operational streams, one principal - Guests. Crafts. Flow.
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Crafts.
The yacht and her equipment. Berthing, bunkering, technical support, tender and toy logistics - managed with shipyard rigour and a yacht’s tempo.
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Flow.
Stores and passage. Technical stores, waste, clearances and the next port of call - one continuous chain of custody from arrival to departure.
02 · Service Capability
Four streams. One principal.
Each service stream is delivered directly by our Cape Town principals - no sub-agency layer between your management office and the dockside.
Service 01
Arrival & Clearance
A frictionless arrival, fully cleared before the lines are ashore.
Pre-arrival
- ETA management & port liaison
- Customs (SARS) pre-clearance
- Temporary Importation Permit (TIP)
- Crew & guest manifest preparation
- Berth confirmation & pilot booking
On arrival
- Customs & immigration boarding
- Port Health (DoH) clearance
- SAMSA liaison
- Pilot, tug & line-handler coordination
- Inwards clearance documentation
Service 02
Berth & Shore Support
A fully serviced shoreside posture - from gangway to gate.
Berthing alongside
- V&A Waterfront berth allocation
- Royal Cape Yacht Club coordination
- Shore power & potable water
- Lines, fenders & gangway logistics
- 24/7 shoreside security
Shoreside posture
- Concierge office & meeting space
- Marina & port captain liaison
- Vehicle arrangement, access & parking
- Local SIM, banking & cash logistics
- Shore-side staff briefings & rotations
Service 03
Crew & Guest Concierge
A discreet hand on the rail for everyone who steps on or off the yacht.
Crew mobilisation
- Work, transit & joining visas
- STCW / ENG1 verification
- Crew transfers & accommodation
- Joining flights & repatriation
- Medical, dental & welfare access
Guest experience
- VIP airport meet-and-greet
- Helicopter & private aviation
- Hotel, villa & restaurant booking
- Wine route, safari & excursion curation
- Discreet ground transport
Service 04
Procurement · Bunkering · Technical
The yacht’s consumables, fuel and engineering - under one disbursement account.
Stores & bunkering
- Spare parts sourcing & freight
- Tender, toy & equipment logistics
- Bunkering coordination - MGO & VLSFO
- Ship’s stores procurement & freight
- Customs-bonded delivery to vessel
Engineering & waste
- Black, grey & bilge water removal
- Garbage, recycling & MARPOL compliance
- Riggers, electronics, paint & dive support
- Dry-dock & yard-period booking and liaison
- Class & surveyor coordination
03 · Regulatory Interface
A direct, audit-ready interface with every state authority that touches your yacht.
State liaison, in one principal - Customs, Immigration, Port Authority, Maritime Safety and Port Health.
SARS
Customs
TIP, manifests, rebates, vessel clearance and ship’s stores.
DHA
Immigration
Crew & guest visas, joining permissions, transit waivers.
TNPA
Port Authority
Berth scheduling, vessel clearances, harbour movements.
SAMSA
Maritime Safety
Class, certification, casualty & incident liaison.
DoH
Port Health
Crew & guest health clearance, biosecurity protocols.
04 · Heritage & Track Record
Built on port mastery.
Built on port mastery.
Applied to your yacht.
Afrishore Marina inherits the operational backbone of Afrishore - South Africa and Namibia’s trusted agent to commercial operators - with a track record built across Cape Town, Mossel Bay, Walvis Bay and Lüderitz.
The same clearance speed, regulatory fluency and crew-handling discipline that supports the world’s most demanding offshore campaigns is now applied - quietly and discreetly - to your yacht.
Port 01
Cape Town
Primary hub
V&A Waterfront, Royal Cape Yacht Club, Cape Town Container Terminal.
Port 02
Mossel Bay
Garden Route stopover
Mid-coast technical stop and tender embarkation point.
Port 03
Walvis Bay
Namibian gateway
Long-stay base, technical support, Skeleton Coast departures.
Port 04
Lüderitz
Southern Namibia
Diamond coast and southern Namibian itineraries.
“We move quietly so the yacht moves smoothly. The owner notices the result, never the work.”
Operating principle · Cape Town
05 · Transparency & Governance
Reporting built for managers and brokers.
Every clearance, disbursement and movement is logged, time-stamped and exportable to your management office. Visibility is the deliverable, not an upgrade.
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Movement
Real-time visibility
- Live arrival & departure status
- Crew & guest movement tracking
- Pilotage and tug timing
- ETA / ETD revisions and notifications
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Spend
Cost transparency
- Itemised supply & services
- Bunker & fuel reconciliation
- Disbursement account previews
- Pre-arrival quotation & closeout
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Audit
Document chain-of-custody
- Clearances, manifests, certifications
- Crew document register
- Dashboards exportable to manager
- Retention aligned to flag-state requirements
06 · Integrated Operations
One agency. One view.
Every service stream - berth, clearance, crew, guests, procurement, bunkers, waste and reporting - visible in a single operational picture.
Single platform
Every service stream visible in one operational view - for owner, captain and manager.
Real-time visibility
Live status across berthing, crew, procurement and clearances, kept current to the hour.
Audit-ready
Documented chain of custody from arrival to departure, exportable to flag, class and management.
07 · Local Identity
Anchored in the Cape.
A genuinely local agency with the operational depth of a regional principal - to world-class standards.
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Primary Hub
Cape Town · V&A Waterfront network and walking-distance concierge.
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Regional Ports
Cape Town, Mossel Bay, Walvis Bay and Lüderitz - one principal.
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State-Optimised
Direct relationships with SARS, DHA, TNPA, SAMSA and Port Health.
08 · The Agency, in Brief
A specification, not a brochure.
The shape of the agency, in five lines - for management offices building a shortlist.
Primary Hub
V&A Waterfront · Cape Town · with Royal Cape Yacht Club coordination
Regional Ports
Cape Town · Mossel Bay · Walvis Bay · Lüderitz - one principal across all four
State Liaison
Direct relationships with SARS · DHA · TNPA · SAMSA · Port Health
Vessel Desk
24 / 7 standing line for active calls - Cape Town principals, no call-centre
Reporting
Audit-ready chain of custody - clearances, manifests, disbursements, exportable to manager
Parent
A division of Afrishore (Pty) Ltd - South Africa & Namibia’s trusted commercial agent since inception
Discretion.
Precision.
Excellence.
Integrated Yacht Agency. Cape Town and the Southern African coast.
08 · Make Contact
A standing line for management offices, brokers and captains.
Enquiries are answered within the working day - in confidence - by a Cape Town principal. For pre-arrival briefings, please share vessel name, ETA, port of last call and management contact.
Email
Telephone
Office
Unit 213 Buchanan Square · Woodstock · Cape Town 8001 · South Africa
Hours
24 / 7 vessel desk for active calls
Parent
A division of Afrishore (Pty) Ltd · afrishore.co