Hull Cleaning in Cape Verde
In-water hull, propeller and survey work at 7 Cape Verdean ports.
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Tell us the vessel, the port and the window. Scoped reply, usually the same working day.
Cleanship Marine works 7 Cape Verdean ports for hull cleaning. Every scope is delivered with the vessel afloat and working — no dry dock, no diversion, no off-hire.
Cape Verde is ten volcanic islands in the open Atlantic, and its ports behave nothing like the mainland African coast. There are no rivers and no lagoons, so the water is clear ocean water; the constraint is exposure instead. The north-east trade wind blows for much of the year, and whether a harbour is workable depends on which side of its island it faces — the lee-side ports stay calm while the windward coasts and the channels between islands can run a rough sea. Each port page below says what the conditions actually are there, who approves the work, and what the traffic looks like — because scoping against an average is how attendances overrun.
All the islands' ports are run by ENAPOR, and most of the traffic is the inter-island network — ferries and coasters that the smaller islands depend on completely. That shapes the work: a clean or a survey has to fit a timetable rather than stop a service, and it is often better done at the bigger port on a ferry's route than at the small, exposed harbour at the far end of it.
Coverage at a glance
- Ports covered
- 7
- Operating bases
- 0
- Scopes per port
- 5
- islands served
- 7
The 5 scopes
One team covers all of them. Most vessels take more than one on the same attendance, which is where the mobilisation cost stops being the expensive part of the job.
Underwater Hull Cleaning
Full hull cleaned in the water, vessel stays on hire
Service detailsPropeller Polishing
Mirror finish, measurably lower fuel burn
Service detailsThruster Cleaning & Polishing
Full thrust restored when you need it most
Service detailsIn-Water Class Survey
Class attendance without opening a dry dock
Service detailsUWILD
Survey credit earned without leaving the water
Service details
Ports we cover
Every port below has its own page covering local conditions, the approving authority, vessel traffic and each scope.
Boa Vista01
- Sal Rei PortCVSAR
State Port · Atlantic Ocean, behind the Ilhéu de Sal Rei
Brava01
- Furna Port
State Port · Atlantic Ocean
Fogo01
Sal01
- Palmeira PortCVPAL
State Port · Baía da Palmeira, Atlantic Ocean
Santiago01
- Praia PortCVRAI
State Port · Atlantic Ocean
São Nicolau01
São Vicente01
- Mindelo PortCVMIN
State Port · Mindelo Bay (Porto Grande), Atlantic Ocean
Other service lines in Cape Verde
Frequently asked — Cape Verde
Which Cape Verdean ports does Cleanship cover for hull cleaning?
7 of them: Praia, Mindelo, Palmeira, Sal Rei, Tarrafal, Vale dos Cavaleiros and Furna. Each has its own page covering the local conditions, the approving authority and the vessel traffic that calls there.
Do you have crews based in Cape Verde?
Teams mobilise into Cape Verde from the nearest base. Give us the rotation as early as you have it and we will confirm what is achievable.
Can hull cleaning be done without dry docking or off-hire?
Yes — that is the whole point of in-water work. Cleaning, propeller polishing, thruster work, in-water class survey and UWILD are all carried out with the vessel afloat and on hire. Where a class survey or UWILD is involved, the class society approves the programme in advance and we handle that liaison.
Who approves this work at Cape Verdean ports?
It varies by port, which is why each page names its own. ENAPOR – Portos de Cabo Verde are among the authorities involved, and private terminals add their own approval on top. We obtain all of it as part of the job rather than leaving it with the agent.
How do working conditions differ between Cape Verdean ports?
Enough that the method changes, which is why every port here has its own page rather than a shared one. Water body, tidal stream, visibility, shelter, waiting pattern, waste reception and — in the Gulf — working temperature all vary port to port, and each of those changes what is realistic in a given window. We scope against the port, not against a regional average.
Can one mobilisation cover more than one vessel or port?
Frequently, and it is worth asking — the mobilisation is usually the largest fixed cost in a small job, so splitting it across two attendances changes the economics more than any rate negotiation will. Ports that sit within a single trip are listed as neighbours on each port page, so you can see at a glance what can be combined.
Hull Cleaning at a Cape Verde port.
Tell us the vessel, the port and the window. You get a scope, a crew size and an honest duration — usually the same working day.