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Marine crew logistics that meet you at the gangway — now bookable online

Twenty-one years meeting ships at the gangway in Durban and Richards Bay — crew transfers, customs runs, airport shuttles, and the tours crew ask for in between. This concept adds the booking and payment layer the phone-and-email process is missing.

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Book a transferNew
Pick-upMSC Splendida — Durban Harbour
Drop-offKing Shaka International Airport
DateFri, 25 Sep
Time14:30
Luxury 10-seater · 45 minR 950
Example rate — your own tariff would load here. Concept preview.
Live availability · updates as you choose
0Years in marine logistics
24/7On call, every day
0Routes already mapped
0Ports — Durban & Richards Bay
What we do

One call for every leg of the journey

From the gangway to the airport, the hospital or a game drive in the hills — twenty-one years of routes VIP Marine already knows by heart.

Marine Crew Logistics

Meeting ships at the gangway in Durban and Richards Bay, and handling everything the port requires around it.

  • Crew Change-Overs
  • Cash to Master
  • Launches
  • Customs & Immigration

Airport & Travel Transfers

Ship, airport, hotel or lost baggage — twenty-two routes already mapped between them.

  • Airport Shuttle
  • Ship ⇄ Hotel
  • Lost Baggage Recovery
  • King Shaka ⇄ Richards Bay

Chauffeur & Medical Trips

A driver on call for the appointments a ship's schedule can't wait for.

  • Ship ⇄ Doctor/Dentist
  • Chauffeur Services
  • Door-to-Door

Tours & Experiences

The trip crew and passengers actually ask for between ports.

  • Zulu Village & Dancing
  • PheZulu & Tala Game Drives
  • Croc & Snake Park
  • Durban City Bus Tour
Every leg, already mapped

Twenty-two routes your crew never has to explain

Gangway to customs, customs to King Shaka, King Shaka to Richards Bay — the runs VIP Marine has done for twenty-one years, laid out the way a ship's agent actually thinks about them.

Ship → Customs → Immigration → King Shaka Airport
Route 03 of 22
GangwayCustomsImmigrationKing Shaka
Book onlineProposed — not built yet

Book a transfer in three steps — no phone call required

Today every booking goes through a call or an email, even though your own policy needs at least an hour's notice for daily trips. This is the flow we'd build: pick the route, choose a time, pay online — and it lands straight in your bookings list.

1

Choose the trip

A daily-trip route, a tour package, or a custom pick-up and drop-off — the same list you already run today.

2

Pick a date & time

Live availability against your fleet, with the one-hour and one-day notice rules already built in.

3

Pay securely online

Card or EFT, confirmed instantly — no more waiting on a bank transfer before a trip can be locked in.

Card Instant EFT Bank Transfer

Gateway shown for illustration — this would be wired up to whichever South African payment provider you choose (PayFast, Yoco and Peach Payments are the usual options for a business your size).

News & specialsProposed — not built yet

Somewhere to publish specials, without calling a developer

Three example posts showing what this section would carry — schedule changes, seasonal tour specials, port advisories. Your own team publishes them directly, or MSN Technologies manages it for you.

Example article

Festive season crew transfer schedule

Updated cut-off times for ship-to-airport bookings over December and January.

Example article

Cape Town route — now taking early interest

Expanding beyond Durban and Richards Bay, and what it means for existing clients.

Example article

What first-time crew should know about Durban port

The crew-list and passport-stamp rules every booking already needs — explained once, up front.

VIP Marine's own fleet vehicles, Durban
VIP Marine's own fleet, Durban — real photo, not stock
Who we are

Twenty-one years of knowing exactly where the gangway is

VIP Marine Services & Tours has spent the past twenty-one years working the Port of Durban and Richards Bay — meeting crew at the gangway and returning them safely, on a platform built for understanding what the shipping industry needs, and being reachable by mobile 24/7.

  • Luxury air-conditioned vehicles
  • GPS & Netstar tracking on every trip
  • Personal liability insurance cover
  • First aid kit, beverages & entertainment on board
  • Rates quoted per trip, not per person — up to 10 passengers
Behind the scenesProposed — not built yet

What your team would see

Every booking and payment in one place, instead of five inboxes and a diary. Below is a summary — and the full clickable back office, with dummy data, is one click away.

128Bookings this month
R86,400Payments received
Ship → AirportMost booked route
Ship ⇄ King Shaka Airport
44
Crew Change-Overs
32
PheZulu & Tala Tours
23
Ship ⇄ Doctor/Dentist
15
A single dashboard for bookings, payment status and exportable reports — built alongside the online booking flow above.
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Client feedback

What clients already say

“

One of the best transport companies around ..... Always up and about, they will never let you down.

Jayashri Moodley — one of the reviews already live on vipmarine.co.za

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Ships, airports, hospitals or a day in the hills — one call or message gets it booked.

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Contact

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