Maersk Line has chosen to implement DNV GL’s maritime software solution ShipManager on its owned fleet of 275 vessels. By April 2017, nine legacy applications will be replaced by one and 8000 Maersk employees will be using ShipManager around the world.
Recent and upcoming regulations were a key motivation for choosing a new Ship Management system, Van den Wijngaert, Senior Project Manager at Maersk Line IT explains at a recent DNV GL – Software seminar held in Hamburg
“We chose an off-the-shelf solution because we wanted to move away from too much customization and ensure that our application lives up to the industry standard and benefits from regular updates.”
Maersk Line will be using five integrated ShipManager modules: Technical, Procurement, Project (dry docking), QHSE, and Analyzer.
An additional factor was that ShipManager packaged all necessary processes into one system. “Our seafarers really appreciate this, as it simplifies their work and it makes on-boarding people easier,” he says.
Previously Maersk Line used nine applications to manage core ship management processes.
“Our old, legacy applications were not fully integrated, required a high degree of manual data transfer between applications, and there were divergences between what ship crews and on-shore staff would see on their screens. That needed to change,” he adds.
The Analyzer Module will improve reporting on factors such as compliance, safety, maintenance, and spend per vessel. The module uses data collected by the ship owner, such as information about technical maintenance, procurement, and QHSE (quality, health, safety, and environment) and enables the customer to benchmark a vessel against others in their fleet, in order to make more informed business decisions.
Source: DNV GL
