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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UPDATE

IriMMt Brings New Era To Ship Manwemenl

Maritime industry members recently gathered at the Grand

Hyatt Hotel in New York City for the Joint Hellenic/Norwegian

American Shipping Conference.

Entitled From Home Port To Home

Page, the conference focused on the new era of internet technology in the shipping industry. Some believe that despite efforts by com- panies such as Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and Telenor Marlink AS to display and tout innovative win- dows-operated ship management systems, the trepidation of publi- cizing company records makes pri- vacy-conscious shipowners skepti- cal of this new technology.

DNV Exchange

As presented by Bjorgulf

Haukelid of DNV, DNV Exchange provides subscribers with regular updates from DNV main databases which can be downloaded through the Internet or by e-mail. Features of the system include the following:

Own fleet status: This is the main module of the Exchange system. Overall classifica- tion of each of the vessels in the user's fleet is shown through charts, tables and colored lamps;

Class notation: Here, the ves- sels' current register informa- tion, including owner, man- ager, type, tonnage, signal letters and classification is displayed;

At-a-glance status lamps: A green lamp indicates all sur- vey, certificates and condi- tions of class are fully up-to- date for the vessel in ques- tion. A yellow lamp shows there is a short time period remaining before a survey or certificate becomes overdue, and a red lamp indicates a survey is currently overdue;

Survey schedule: A summary of all statutory certificates, class surveys and (as an option) hull and machinery is displayed in graphic form, 88 providing users with visual overviews of vessels' classifi- cation status.

Data is extracted weekly from

DNV's databases, keeping

Exchange subscribers updated with information on fleet classifi- cation status. Updates are avail- able on DNVs homepage and are reportedly protected by user name- sand passwords. Other informa- tion provided by the DNV system includes survey checklists, a DNV personnel directory and the latest legislative updates such as IMO requirements. As of the first of the year, DNV reported 250 sub- scribers.

Telenor Marlink AS

According to Hans Kristian

Haram, Telenor Marlink AS repre- sentative, the company's goal is to create, develop and operate secure internet systems for information, communications and business transactions in the shipping indus- try via a full-function, online busi- ness environment. Marlink will offer three major suites to shipowners: • A charter suite, designed to meet the ends of the charting business; • A ship management suite, featuring modules for essen- tial services to improve speed, effectiveness and pro- ductivity in ship manage- ment with added value; and • A sale and purchase suite, enabling easy and safe buy- ing and selling of ships.

In its aim to cover every sector of the shipping industry, Marlink reports on all activities related to port calls between shipowners, port agents and suppliers in the port; handles business activities related to financing and re-financ- ing ships; provides a link between shipowner, newbuilding yards and ship suppliers; and books liner cargo.

Privacy v. Technology

Ship management system providers are striving to provide a means to allow shipowners to com- puterize the most information with the most accessibility — which ironically is exactly what may be turning owners away. As brought up by conference attendee Elias B.

Frantzis, president, Frantzis

Marine Consulting Inc., competi- tion is a major issue among shipowners. For example, a shipowner in Greece is in competi- tion with not only owners in rival countries, but with other Greek owners. A main objective of shipowners is to keep records pri- vate. While innovative technology will always stir up excitement in the shipping industry, despite promises of security, owners may be hesitant ta^suc««t^\) the interne^fc^Vfra^fiN Aq

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