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Software Solutions

SES Launches "Smart" Solution

With the development of the new soft- ware product Smart Radical Innovation,

Greek marine IT specialist SES has underlined its long-term commitment to the ship management software and serv- ices sector.

Smart is a multi-user technical, pur- chasing and cost-control software that can be installed in any Microsoft

Windows environment. Smart is deliv- ered with the necessary relational tools database and other tools, including train- ing, technical data, all bundled into one price of $2,000 per vessel for both the office and onboard software. "Smart is an Office ship management software, which creates the onboard software modules and data base with a simple operation," says SES chairman and CEO Achilles Vardakis. who is himself a shipowner. "Therefore, in one software, one price, the company is licensed for the office and onboard for each ship."

Smart can be used by small-fleet com- panies for better control and economic management as well as for assistance with the task of complying with interna- tional regulations.

It is intended that medium to large fleets can also use Smart to organize their Technical, Purchasing and Cost

Control departments in a comprehensive and integrated way. They can also use

Smart as an entry point to further expand to the full suite of SES products includ- ing Financials, Crew, Operations,

Chartering, which are well established and proven internationally.

In addition to the Smart software, SES offers the Data Implementation Wizard.

Through this, with simple drag and drop operation, a user can build the mainte- nance jobs and spares for each vessel out of the data base included in Smart in a matter of few hours per vessel. This results in substantial savings in consul- tancy and implementation fees to soft- ware consultants and vendors.

For more information from SES

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Software. Chipcraft, his first venture back into the maritime sector, is a specialized soft- ware provider to the shipping world, and is the official U.K. and Northern Europe represen- tative for Danaos Shipping

Software of Greece. As well as bringing communications and ship management software to match client needs, the company provides installation and support for its customers through U.K. partner and network specialists. Blue Diamond IT.

It was a condition of the sale of Dataworks to

Strategic that Rolfs would refrain from competitive business for two years.

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PC Maritime Receives

Type Approval

Official Type Approval was given to PC Maritime's range of PC-based engine room training simulators.

Seven products have been Type Approved for STCW 95, as well as the full suite of all seven products as a single installation.

The certificate was issued by the Polish Register of

Shipping, and names the following products: Turbo

Diesel; Virtual Engine Room; CBT Marine Training

Software; Medium Speed Engine Room; Steam Engine

Room; Engine Room Console and Medium Speed

Engine Room Console.

For more information from PC Maritime

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Bass Signs Agreement With

Euroship Services

Bass, a maritime software company, announced that

EuroShip Services Limited (ESL) has signed an agree- ment for delivery of the crew/human resource manage- ment software — Bass CrewNet as well as the onboard accounting/payroll software Bass PayNet.

Based in Purfleet, U.K., EuroShip Services will use

Bass CrewNet/PayNet to manage their crew activities for the managed fleet of 14 ships. ESL will also get

Bass PayNet onboard all 14 vessels to handle all details for payroll and onboard accounting. CrewNet and

Paynet are seamlessly integrated.

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SIS, MTS to Provide B2B Solution

Star Information Systems (SIS) and Marine

Transaction Services (MTS) of Oslo, Norway, have developed B2B software and e-commerce solution for the shipping industry.

Under the new cooperation agreement, MTS will integrate marine vendors existing ERP/back office sys- tems with ship owners and operators currently utilising

SIS Commerce software.

For more information from SIS

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Sperry Marine Receives CMM

Level 3 Rating on Software

Northrop Grumman Corporation's Sperry Marine business unit received a significant Process Maturity

Level rating in an assessment conducted by the

Software Engineering Institute (SEI).

Mississippi River - May 22nd—

The M/T SEA JACKIE. 58,808 dwt single hull tanker, laden with 44,000 tons of oil, ran aground at the entrance to the Mississippi River.

Response <& Results:

The MRA (as the vessel's OPA 90 responder) received the call and immediately notified Titan.

Titan was contracted by the vessel managers to refloat her. Titan mobilized a salvage team from their Florida base, dispatched tugs (a combined bollard pull of 400 tons) and liaisoned with the

U.S. Coast Guard. The vessel was refloated within 48 hours after she grounded.

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