The Tyneside is the official distributor for the British Admiralty, the South African Navy Hydrographic Office, International Maritime Organisation, and International Telecommunication Union.
The Tyneside is the appointed British Admiralty and South African Navy Hydrographic Office distributor in South Africa. We are also the official distributor of the International Maritime Organisation and International Telecommunications Union. Our offices in Durban and Cape Town are ideally situated to provide our products and services throughout the Southern African Region and we also have the ability to supply our customers throughout the world.
We supply nautical charts and publications to the maritime industry as well as nautical equipment. Digital charts and publications are also available. We supply various instruments including sextants, barometers, sounding tapes, rulers, plotting equipment, training charts and more.
The Tyneside Nautical Charts and Publications is an officially appointed ADMIRALTY distributor that is the world’s most trusted and widely used supplier of official navigational charts. The over 3500 charts supplied by The ADMIRALTY through their worldwide network of distributors provide suitable coverage for navigation of deep sea and coastal passages. The ADMIRALTY also supply charts suitable for port approaches and harbour berthing. As a print-on-demand (POD) distributor we are able to print the most up-to-date standard navigation charts on-site. This means we will be able to fulfil all orders in a timeous manner. Using a world-class courier service we are able to send these charts anywhere in the world.
The Admiralty digital chart service offers the world’s most complete official maritime chart coverage. The digital charts can be supplied in two distinct formats. AVCS and ARCS
The South African Navy Hydrographic Office has for many years played an important role in supporting safe navigation at sea along the South African and Namibian coasts. The SAN Hydrographic office is the national producer of paper charts, electronic charts, and nautical publications. As an agent for the SAN Hydrographic office, we provide the most up-to-date charts and publications for commercial, leisure, and training purposes.