Langh Ship and Transmarine sign ?GL ShipManager?

The fleet management program ?GL ShipManager? has its first international clients. Finnish shipping company Oy Langh Ship and Danish company Transmarine Management have entrusted Ms Logistik Systeme, a Germanischer Lloyd Group company, with the implementation of the GL ShipManager in their fleets.

Oy Langh Ship Ab of Piikkiö, Finland, has equipped its two newbuildings “Linda” and “Aila” with the GL ShipManager. They will be utilizing the software tool for maintenance and order management. Three ships of Transmarine Management of Copenhagen, Denmark, will be equipped with the maintenance, administrator and documents modules. Both companies’ office versions will be installed on Ms Logistik Systeme’s server. Each will have access to their own data around the clock and receive special services with the automatic data exchange.

The “GL ShipManager” software simplifies the operative planning processes of the shipping company. It covers the primary areas of Technical Management, Crew Management and Ship Management with a total of 17 application programs (modules). For example, the Port Clearance Module considerably reduces the time needed to prepare all the necessary port documents, while increasing their quality and accuracy. With the aid of GL ShipManager, shipowners and managers can increase the availability of their ships, reduce downtime and repairs, and also optimize the procurement and stocking of spare parts – thus reducing the administrative effort and trimming the costs. The software tool is used on more than 250 ships worldwide.

The modules such as “Crew Management”, “Technical Management” and “Ship Management” automate the administrative activities needed for day-to-day ship operations and provide a secure method of data exchange. This is being done by utilizing modern communication channels – Internet, satellite or even telephone lines. The program compresses the individual data packages as efficiently as possible, so that the transmission costs are kept low. The software modules appear in a user-friendly office suite with web-based user interface. Any inter-net-enabled PC can be used to work on the system, without the need to install additional software, licences etc