Ship owners & operators
- Budget a call before fixing the voyage
- Check an agent's proforma line by line
- Small fleets, coasters, fishing and supply vessels, yachts
Know your port call costs before you arrive.
Portéo turns official West African port tariffs into a line-by-line estimate for your vessel, with the source of every figure. No more waiting days for a proforma you can't check.
Live for Tema, Ghana. In English and French.
MV Volta TraderTema · 8,500 GT · 118 m
$10,506 – $14,368
Estimated total for the ship's account
| Official port authority fees | $8,128 |
| Towage, 2 movementsOfficialGPHA tariff 2A3001 · p.7 | $3,927 |
| Pilotage, 2 movementsOfficialGPHA tariff 2A2001 · p.6 | $1,799 |
| Berth occupancy, 48 hOfficialGPHA tariff 2A1001 · p.6 | $1,103 |
| Other fees (estimated range) | $2,378 – $6,240 |
| Agency feeEstimate | $1,328 – $2,840 |
The problem
Port costs arrive as a surprise, and they're hard to check.
Scattered tariffs
Every port publishes its own schedule, often as a long PDF, in English or French, with its own rules for GT, length and time alongside.
Opaque proformas
Owners depend on the agent's estimate and rarely see which line comes from the official tariff and which is a service or a margin.
Slow answers
Comparing ports or planning a voyage means emails and waiting, when a first number would be enough to decide.
How it works
From vessel details to a sourced estimate in minutes.
Describe the call
Port, vessel type, GT, length, time at berth or anchorage, cargo and services such as fresh water.
Portéo applies the tariff
Each fee is calculated from the port authority's published schedule, with the tariff code and page shown next to it.
Get a clear quote
Official fees, estimated fees and cargo dues are kept apart. Download it, share it, or ask for a local agent.
Who it's for
Built for the people who pay for, or organise, the port call.
Ship agents
- Official fees calculated for you
- Add your own lines and send a clean quote
- Partner agents receive client requests
Charterers & traders
- Compare port costs when choosing a discharge port
- See which dues fall on the cargo
- Quotes in USD, EUR, XOF or GHS
Ports
Starting where tariffs are public.
We add ports whose official tariffs are published, then check our figures against real invoices before calling them live.
TemaGhana
Available
Available
LoméTogo
In preparation
In preparation
CotonouBenin
In preparation
In preparation
AbidjanCôte d'Ivoire
Planned
Planned
Why you can check it
Every number shows where it comes from.
Portéo is an estimating tool, not a port authority. We show our sources and our assumptions so you can verify the result yourself.
- Official fees, cited
- Tariff code, page and effective date on every official line.
- Estimates kept separate
- Agency and other unpublished fees are shown as ranges, never mixed with official charges.
- Assumptions in plain words
- When the tariff is ambiguous, the quote says what we assumed.
- Measured against real invoices
- We compare estimates with final disbursement accounts and publish ports only when they're close.
FAQ
Questions we hear.
Does Portéo replace my ship agent?
No. A licensed agent is still needed to handle the call. Portéo gives you an independent estimate so you can budget, compare and discuss the proforma with facts.
How accurate are the quotes?
Official fees follow the published tariff exactly. Unpublished fees are estimated as a range. Final charges are set by the port authority and service providers, so treat the result as a planning figure.
Which vessels can I quote?
General cargo, bulk carriers, tankers, RO-RO, fishing and supply vessels, passenger ships and yachts. Container handling and stevedoring are not covered yet.
I'm an agent. Can I work with you?
Yes. Agents can use Portéo to prepare quotes, and we're selecting partner agents in each port who help validate local fees and receive client requests. Book a call to talk about it.
What does it cost?
The early version is free while we validate it with owners and agents. Book a demo to hear about plans for regular users.
See Portéo on your next port call.
A 20-minute demo with a real vessel of yours. In English or French.