We will ease your workload and the hassle of claims, and safeguard your interests by being your on-site representative.

In today's highly-competitive and changing shipping industry, losses can materialize in the way of lost time, damage, contamination, unfamiliarity with local conditions, etc., and can be a major cost factor.

Since 1992, IMS has grown to become one of the largest independent Marine Surveying, Cargo Inspection and Testing organizations in Western Canada.

IMS Group of Companies provides a proven approach with extensive, prompt, factual and competitively-priced marine surveys, cargo inspections, testing and auditing services.

IMS became certified under the BS EN ISO 9002:1994 standard on October 21, 2001, upgraded to BS EN ISO 9001:2000 on December 31, 2003, upgraded to BS EN ISO 9001:2008 on November 25, 2009, and upgraded to BS EN ISO 9001:2015 on February 5, 2018. For more information, please view our Memberships and Certifications.

2011/12/29 - IMS Featured in The Baltic News Magazine

2010/04/01 - FOSFA Reclassifies Lab Designations – IMS Now Classified as L1

2009/07/29 - IMS Achieves FOSFA Analyst D2 Certification