ABS NS Press Releases
Alliance
Marine Services Adds Additional
ABS NS SafeNet Fleet Management Software
March 15, 2002
(Houston, TX---) Alliance Marine Services (AMS), which offers complete marine support services for ship owners and offshore operators, has contracted with ABS Nautical Systems for an additional four modules from their suite of advanced SafeNet fleet management system software.
AMS has contracted for the Maintenance & Repair, Purchasing & Inventory, Financial Reporting and Replication Manager modules of ABS NS SafeNet. This brings AMS participation in the suite of fully integrated software to six modules --- all utilized on their FPSO units and other vessels. The organization currently uses the Crew Management and Crew Payroll modules.
"Our philosophy is to provide owners and operators with products and services that enable them to anticipate and manage the ever increasing demands of the marine or oil and gas industry," says John Lovell, President, AMS. "This suite of powerful computing modules from ABS Nautical Systems fits with that philosophy and we believe it gives us a competitive edge in offering clients the latest technology tools in support of their businesses."
AMS has been compliant with the International Safety Management (ISM) Code Standards since 1998. The company is providing marine support services to several Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels in W. Africa as well as China. They also manage the operations of several Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) vessels for clients around the world. AMS comprehensive services includes the manning, technical, insurance as well as other management functions.
According to ABS NS Senior Business Developer Joe Woods, AMS is typical of their clients who try the product and then add on modules. "Clients usually are testing the market to replace an in-house developed system. When they see the fully integrated approach of SafeNet they like the ability to add on modules like building blocks."
ABS NS SafeNet is one of the leading fleet management software packages available to the marine and offshore industries. It offers a fully integrated, modular approach to managing all the principal operational expenses associated with a vessel or offshore rig, ranging from crew payroll to purchasing, to maintenance and repair. SafeNet is currently installed aboard several thousand vessels ranging from tug boats to vlccs.
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V. Gonzalez,
ABS Corporate Communications
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