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Per Anders Koien: Weathering the stormLast year was a difficult year for many shipping and offshore segments. We saw that many of our customers experienced tough markets throughout the year. In such markets it is important to focus on saving a penny wherever possible. As a provider of software systems for more efficient operations of ships and rigs since 1997; SIS experience that many new potential customers are also now asking for help how to save money on operations. As such, SIS was not directly affected by the difficult times and we are proud to announce that we were able to show profitable operations also in 2009. Thus; we believe this proves that our organization and products are relevant both in bad and strong markets. Furthermore, it looks like most markets are turning more positive again and that the interest for software products continue to increase. Although not the same strong markets as in 2007/2008; there is definitely a more positive trend in most segments. SIS has budgeted for this and we expect a 25% increase in both sales and the number of employees in 2010. For our customers this is good news as this means that we are
able to handle bigger contracts, further professionalize and expand
all our services, increase our world-wide Choosing a software provider is a long term relationship, and as
such SIS has proven to be a reliable partner through both ups and
downs. Per Anders Koien |
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Seadrill Management (S) Pte Ltd: Setting the standard in drillingSeadrill is a major force in offshore drilling and has, over the past five years, built the world’s most modern drilling fleet. Together with partners, the company owns and operates 40 drilling units. Seadrill's versatile fleet includes harsh-environment semi-submersibles, premium jack-up rigs, shallow and deepwater tender rigs, and deepwater drill ships. Seadrill’s declared mission is to set the standard in drilling. Seadrill Management in Singapore owns and operates a fleet of eight premium Jack-up drilling rigs. Six of the Seadrill rigs were converted from another supplier to Star software in January 2008. Following a successful evaluation scheme with two rigs, the software was progressively rolled out on the remaining operational Jack-up rigs managed out of the Seadrill Singapore office. Two additional rigs are currently under construction, and SIS is delighted to be Seadrill’s chosen supplier of planned maintenance and purchasing systems for these rigs.
Noting Seadrill’s requirement for a high quality maintenance and procurement system to manage inventories and facilitate management reporting, SIS take pride in fulfilling the real business requirements of our client. At the same time, so as not to disrupt operations, both SIS and Seadrill carefully worked out a detailed implementation strategy and schedule to ensure that the migration to SIS systems were well timed to minimize any impact on Seadrill’s operations. “A dedicated SIS focal point was appointed during the implementation phase so that the best support was provided for any problem encountered. This improved communication meant that Seadrill only had to deal with one person for all of our queries,” says Seadrill Technical Manager for Asia Pacific, Ivor Smith. Seadrill’s business strategy is to focus on modern state-of-the-art offshore drilling units and deepwater operations. Seadrill believes that by combining quality assets and experienced and skilled employees, they will be able to provide customers with safe and effective operations, and establish, develop, and maintain a position as a preferred provider of offshore drilling services for their customers. Looking forward, SIS is committed to support Seadrill’s international operations by continuously soliciting feedback from our users and proactively improving work processes to ensure that the planned benefits of our systems are realized. To learn more about Seadrill, please visit the Seadrill website To learn more about the Star systems and services, please contact one of our offices, or visit our website www.sismarine.com
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New version of Star IPS availableA new version of Star Information & Planning System, Star IPS 3.20, is now available. The new version was presented at the 2009 SIS User Conference in Madrid last October, and has already been implemented at several SIS customers. The new version comes with a 33 page change log, but the main changes can be summarized in 5 points:
For more information about Star IPS 3.20, please contact sales@sismarine.com |
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New Star IPS moduleWe are please to present a new Star IPS module: Star Vessel Administrator The new Star IPS module, Star Vessel Administrator (Star VA), has been developed together with our agent MirTac BV, and is already tested and installed at several of our Dutch customers. The Star VA is an integrated module for administration onboard such as:
Star Vessel Administration Main Menu:
For more information about Star Vessel Administrator, please contact sales@sismarine.com |
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SISCommerce: Still going strong!Since the first transaction was sent on SISCommerce in 2001, SIS has seen steady growth in the number of customers benefiting from electronic trade. Not all solutions born during the "e-commerce boom" have seen the same fortune, and now, almost a decade later, there are only a few companies left providing e-commerce to the maritime industry. SISCommerce was developed in 2001 on request by SIS customers. This was during the "e-commerce boom", and instead of integrating our systems with eager e-commerce providers in the market, SIS decided to do it all in-house. This decision has not been regretted, as we see that our fully owned and operated e-commerce solution proves efficient to our customer both in terms of implementation time, support, and the cost of use.
Today more than 1000 transactions are sent everyday between ship
and rig operators worldwide and the 3 000+ suppliers registered on
SISCommerce; making SISCommerce one of the world's largest To learn more about SISCommerce, visit us during Asia Pacific Maritime
2010 in Singapore March 24th-26th, or contact us directly to book a
non-committing presentation of the solution. For any questions or to book a presentation, please e-mail pia.solheim@sismarine.com |
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News on sismarine.comLeading subsea contractor Noordhoek selects Star IPS Noordhoek is a leading independent subsea contractor operating within the international oil & gas, cable and renewable energy industries. Noordhoek will start using a fully integrated Star IPS System on her 2 new builds. Read more... Inland Shipping Company Victrol to implement a full Star IPS system With a very modern double hulled fleet of about 25 barges, Victrol is one of the leading bunker companies in the ARA (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp) market. Victrol is specialized in inland transportation of a large variety of oil products and chemicals, and has it's main focus on the bunker market. Read more...Utkilen AS trades electronically with SISCommerce Utkilen AS owns and operates 22 chemical tankers ranging from 2,500 to 19,500 dwt. in size. Utkilen AS is in the process of implementing Star IPS to their fleet of 22 vessels and has simultaneously chosen to trade electronically with SISCommerce; Star Information Systems' e-commerce solution. Read more...Swift Drilling choose Star IPS software Swift Drilling is a joint venture between Cofely Oil & Gas BV and Jack-Up Barge BV. With the new drilling platform, Swift Drilling B.V. elaborates on the ‘small field’ policy of Shell for the North Sea. Swift Drilling has chosen to implement a full Star IPS system on its new high-tech drilling rig, including planned maintenance, spares, and safety. Read more... |
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footprint with new offices,
and finally add new products.
When
choosing SIS as supplier, Seadrill had already developed first-class
HSEQ and asset maintenance standards in line with government
regulations in Norway. To support rapid expansion of its operations,
the challenge was to extend this same high quality to its rigs
worldwide while also meeting local and customer requirements in the
Far East. 
SISCommerce
integrates with the Star Central Purchasing System (Star CPS), and
requires no additional user interface. The implementation of
SISCommerce takes less than a day, and after the installation
purchasers continue to use Star CPS as their daily purchasing tool,
but with added functionality for more efficient trading. With
SISCommerce the purchaser can issue RFQ's and PO's effortless with
just one click in Star CPS, and what's more important: receive
prices, comments, and other details from the supplier directly into
the purchasing system without retyping data from fax or e-mails. In
addition, services such as automatically reminders, freight
forwarder agreements, reporting, and roaming with other e-commerce
portals are available. For the purchaser, this means less time spent "moving paper" and more time available for
strategic purchasing tasks and contract negotiations.