ABS NS Press Releases
ABS Nautical Systems and Marine Transaction Services
Expand the Marine E-Business Offering Further
January 5, 2007
( Oslo, 05 January 2007). Marine Transaction Services (MTS), provider of second generation e-business solutions to the marine market and ABS Nautical Systems (NS), leading provider of fleet management software for the marine and offshore industries, have reached agreement to expand the marine e-business offering further by creating an advanced integration between their services.
ABS Nautical Systems is a leading provider of Fleet Management Software for the marine and offshore industries. Marketed as a suite of products called NS 5, the ABS Nautical Systems software modules can function on a stand-alone basis, or as a fully integrated business management solution that addresses every element of a fleet manager's daily business functions.
It is to the NS 5 Purchasing and Inventory module that the integration to MTS e-business solutions will be made. The integration will be based on mxml and will enable joint customers of ABS and MTS to benefit from the advanced e-business solutions that MTS offers. This includes electronic transmission of procurement documents, monitoring and management tools, electronic catalogues including tools which assist the user in improving the quality of product and price data and e-invoice.
ABS has been providing client-centred solutions since 1983 and has over 150 customers for their marine software. MTS is constantly increasing its number of advanced integrations to marine software applications and emphasises the importance of ensuring full technical compatibility for any ship owner/ship manager and marine supplier.
Regarding the decision to partner with MTS, Jack Kitchura, President of ABS Nautical Systems, states “Our client-centered approach to product development requires that we anticipate our clients’ needs and beat their expectations through constant improvement of our fleet management system. We have seen a growing trend towards e-business solutions in the past two years, and expect this demand will continue to grow over the coming years. This partnership with MTS will enable us to enhance our offering of integrated technologies that have a real bottom-line effect on day-to-day efficiencies”.
Rune Rasmussen , CEO of MTS, says: “MTS is pleased that we have such a basic and thorough understanding with ABS Nautical Systems of what is important for our joint future customers. We both agree that we have to develop solid solutions which suit the customers’ business processes both currently and in the future. We very much look forward to working with the ABS Nautical Systems team to deliver the best of e-business solutions to ABS customers. “
About ABSNautical Systems: -Client-Centered Solutions ABS Nautical Systems (NS) is a subsidiary of ABS infolink Inc., itself an affiliate of ABS, one of the world’s leading classification societies. The mission of ABS Nautical Systems is to be the leader in providing advanced fleet management software solutions and services to the marine industry. Nautical Systems offers a standardized, fully integrated suite of fleet management software modules under the NS 5 brand designed to improve the operational efficiencies of shipowners and offshore operators of all types of vessels. Core NS 5 products, available either individually or as an integrated suite, include Maintenance & Repair, Purchasing & Inventory, Quality & Compliance, Crew Management, Crew Payroll and Voyage Management. ABS NS is headquartered in Houston, Texas, USA and has regional offices in London, Piraeus, Hamburg, Singapore, Malaysia, Rio de Janeiro, and Chile. For more information, please contact: Jennifer Bewley Please visit our web site: www.abs-ns.com
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About Marine Transaction Services AS (MTS): - By the industry, for the industry A shaper of its business, representing initiative, innovation and the commitment to make International Maritime business simpler. MTS is an industry initiative, supported by leading companies which strongly believe that e-business will be the rule and not the exception –also for the Marine Industry. The basis for MTS is the business transaction service with a well-established infrastructure where marine transactions are exchanged electronically. The infrastructure supports delivery of true e-commerce, which allows both marine suppliers and ship operators to benefit. Focusing on all parties in the value chain is imperative to make e-business work and to be able to take costs out of the value chain and not shuffle it around. The MTS product offer includes advanced e-business solutions which covers three important elements; transportation of marine transactions (RFQ, Quote, PO, Order Confirmation, E-invoice, Transport documents), data accuracy (tools which supports the supplier to provide accurate product data to the buyer and tools for the buyer to keep the product data updated) and business rules (tools which supports the agreed business process between the buyer and the supplier). For more information, please contact: Rune Mejer Rasmussen, CEO Please visit our web site: www.martranserv.com |