Industry Specific Solutions

  • The Company:
    Founded in 1992, UA Business Solutions was a pioneer in the field of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and an early Microsoft Partner. The ERP evolution into the maritime industry found UA developing industry specific solutions for marine clients. These UA marine solutions became commercially available in 2007 under the UA proprietary brand, MarineCFO. UA Business Solutions, along with the MarineCFO brand, was purchased by VerticaLive in 2013. A reimaged MarineCFO emerged from this acquisition at the forefront of SubChapter M solutions, maritime Machine Learning technologies, and competitive R & D opportunities. The firm employs about 20.
     
    Primary Product / Service:
    MarineCFO Enterprise is a full Workboat Resource Planning tool which includes Crewing/Personnel, Preventative Maintenance, Compliance & Safety, Work Orders & Purchasing, General Ledger, Document Management, Dispatch, and Dry Dock/Survey Modules. Marine CFO interfaces with a variety of 3rd Party accounting and management solutions. Local or Hosted Environment and scaled to operators’ specifications. MarineCFO Endurance (SaaS) The Software as a Service version of MarineCFO Enterprise features Microsoft Azure hosting with web-portal access. This is a traditional Workboat Resource Planning tool without the IT hardware or IT staffing requirements.
     
    The Case:
    In August 2015, the firm entered into a partnership with RINA & TBS and in June of 2016, the firm launched Vessel 365. MarineCFO is a trusted technology partner in the maritime industry with expertise in cutting edge Fleet Optimization Solutions and Maritime Predictive Analytics. The first partner to offer a Commercialized Condition Maintenance Model, it offers new generation maritime technologies supported by highly skilled staff. This is Technology developed by mariners for mariners.

    1340 W. Tunnel Blvd, Suite 450
    Houma, LA 70360
    Telephone: (866) 962-7463
    Website:  www.marinecfo.com
    CTO: Dean Shoultz
    CEO/President: Jimmy Treuting
     
     
    (As published in the August 2016 MN100 edition of Marine News)
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    GAO’s review also found that the ser- ited data to forecast future workforce GAO recommendations to address vice had not followed its own guidance and industry trends that could affect these issues, but as of today, 16 remain that calls for it to assess and determine the supply and demand for marine open

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    at MAN Energy Solutions. “This is groundbreaking for both likely local concerns particularly with ports in close proximity our company and the maritime industry as a whole. That said, to dense populations. we know we still have a lot of hard work ahead and, over “From a containership perspective, we also

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    HYBRID 2-stroke controllable pitch propeller PTO powertrain Source: MAN Energy Solutions how the system is intended to operate, says Oskar Levander, VP Strategy & Business Development, Kongsberg Maritime. For example, a primary shaft-driven PTO rotates whenever the engine is running; a secondary one

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    PTI/PTO 30 years ago shaft generators with PTI capability kept container ships sailing at top speed. That purpose gone, PTI/PTO is making a new comeback in more cargo shipping segments, this time for reducing emissions. By Wendy Laursen etro? tting a shaft generator is not an insigni? - the ef? ciency

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    (ARC) operate a US ? ag ship just for the MSP customer through that global network. As an example of “clarity and con- stipend. It’s a cargo driven industry, and We are certainly a unique business unit sistency,” Ebeling points ? rst to “the those cargoes help to offset the foreign within the Wallenius

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    key incentive for US ? ag operators in international trade. Nobody’s going to operate a US ? ag ship just for the MSP stipend. It’s a cargo driven industry, and those cargoes help to offset the foreign ? ag cost differential.” Eric P. Ebeling, President & CEO, ARC Image courtesy ARC particularly bullish

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    R&D marinized version of the V228 product from 8 to 16 cylinders. through improved lifecycle cost, trade-offs, it also allows us That engine is called the V228 for the bore size in millimeters. to do concurrent design and reliability demonstrations. We’re With the advent of emissions regulations for EPA

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    Lakes Towing and was primarily the base support across our full Engine Technology organization, rail V228 engine, or FDL as it is known in the rail industry. Fast as well as leading our Marine & Stationary Systems team. forward to the 1990s and 2000s, Wabtec was now offering a 22 Maritime Reporter &

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    will be a challenge for the existing higher spec vessel such as offshore wind. supply side to accommodate, given its current high utiliza- • Leveraging Industry 4.0 technologies to improve tion. The Intelatus Floating Wind Installation Vessel Forecast production unit operations and maintenance performance

  • MR Feb-24#17 METHANOL STORAGE
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    METHANOL STORAGE provals from other classi? cation societies are ongoing, said Lilp, – including accommodation.” although he acknowledges that journey from AiP to full class ap- As of September 2023, methanol had been speci? ed for 216 proval is substantive. In an area where the regulations underlying

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    revived,” said Lilp. The in-? ow of tech- dam altogether and instead installs tank walls formed by sand- nical questions from all corners of the maritime industry has wich panel system (SPS) technology, consisting of a continuous been “almost overwhelming.” polymer core that has been injected between two steel

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    Cruise ships can be cleaned during normal passenger transfer port calls. Cleanings and cargo operations can occur simul- taneously. How is this possible? The EverClean robots are small and require only a single cargo van on the pier. Multiple robots can be deployed simultaneously. Precision navigation

  • MR Feb-24#14 The Path to Zero – Sponsored
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    The Path to Zero – Sponsored EverClean The always clean performance solution • • • • Save fuel Reduce carbon Minimize downtime Maintain biosecurity Improve performance T e Four E’s of Marine Sustainability: EverClean’s Solution to Biofouling t is a new year, but the age-old problem of biofouling per-

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    motion, strikes, riots, and looting, is a new top ? ve risk for the marine and shipping industry this year at 23%. Businesses and their supply chains face considerable geo- political risks with war in Ukraine, con? ict in the Middle East, and ongoing tensions around the world. Political risk in 2023

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    fourth position in 2023. threats keeping them up at night. Here is a look at the top ? ve Natural catastrophes incidents are already the ? fth biggest industry risks for 2024 according to the latest Allianz Risk Ba- cause of marine insurance claims, by frequency and severity ac- rometer. It’s important to

  • MR Feb-24#10 Back to the Drawing Board 
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    Back to the Drawing Board Let’s Set Some Standards for Micro Cargo By Rik van Hemmen s zero carbon cargo efforts are progressing, it is becoming more apparent that the lowest hanging fruit is in the last few miles. This is where a large amount of carbon is expended in delivering small A parcels to

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    offers a great avenue for and language barriers in training, the improvement, we can ensure a safer and improvement, providing realistic train- industry can not only improve safety more cohesive working environment for ing scenarios that are relevant regard- and ef? ciency but also uphold its com-

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    Tips for Ships Tip #56 Addressing Cultural and Language Barriers in Maritime Training By Murray Goldberg, CEO, Marine Learning Systems n the maritime industry, our inherently diverse workforce ciency. So what, speci? cally, are the issues and what can we is both a great value and a source of challenges