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SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS puterized life-cycle fleet management and information network for shipowners.

SafeNet allows access to all classifi- cation-related tech- nical and survey

Vessel Drawing Module of SafeNet. details for both hull and machinery by an owner from either an office or shipboard location. The network incorporates modules for survey status, code compliance, maintenance and repair, hull maintenance, crew manage- ment and payroll, purchasing and inventory control, financial reporting, marine information as well as vessel drawing storage. The modules are integrated, facilitating the interchange and cross-reference of data fields. The ABS Safenet system is easy-to-use and provides access to vital fleet and individual ship statistics at a glance.

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GLM Software Addresses HBL

Hydrostatic balance loading (HBL), the load- ing of petroleum cargo at reduced levels to min- imize outflow in case of grounding, req uires cal- culations to determine not only the required levels of loading but also how the ship's stabili- ty is affected.

Creative Systems, Inc. has added the ability to plan, simulate and calculate HBL to its soft- ware General Load Monitor (GLM). GLM is an on-board version of the General Hydrostatics software used by naval architects.

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Norsk Hydro Sees $88M In

Millennium Bug Costs

Norsk Hydro ASA expects to spend $88 mil- lion in upgrading computers to counter the so- called millennium bug. However, the company reports that the financial hit will not take its complete toll in 1999 as a small portion was incurred prior to 1998, 50 percent is expected to be incurred in 1998 and the remainder in 1999.

B&V Software Sales Near Mark

Shipping software developer Burmester &

Vogel is set to pass the 200-client mark for its innovative Laytime Calculation for Windows program launched in 1995. The Hamburg- based specialist is on course to increase the number of users by about 25 percent during 1998, with worldwide sales boosted by the introduction of a range of enhancements over the past 18 months. The package, used by shipowners, operators, charterers, and increas- ingly by brokers, is designed to eliminate com- plicated and time-consuming manual calcula- tion of demurrage and despatch — reducing the risk of potentially expensive errors in quantify- ing time use against time allowed for loading and discharging. The program takes into account all standard contract clauses and exceptions such as public holidays, bad weath- er and technical defects. Automatic features include detection and display of the time a ves-

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