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ShipServ signs CMA Ships

markwarner — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:04:43 +0000

French container line to use TradeNet for e-procurement activities

London, UK , Feb 4, 2013. ShipServ, the leading marine and offshore e-marketplace, has built further on its trusted position among container owners and operators with the signing of CMA Ships, the wholly owned fleet and crew management subsidiary of the CMA CGM group.

CMA Ships signed with ShipServ on the strength of its pedigree in the container market, and was attracted by new modules available on TradeNet that include e-invoicing and e-logistics.

The Marseille-based company is currently responsible for the procurement activities of around 100 container vessels.

CMA Ships will connect to ShipServ through its current BassNet fleet management software suite.

Lars Bratshaug, VP Sales EMEA for ShipServ said:

“We are delighted to welcome such a major container company to the ShipServ community. To bring such a highly-respected operator onto TradeNet really demonstrates that ShipServ is the preferred partner in this sector. We look forward to working with CMA Ships as they use TradeNet in the future.”

ShipServ now has over 15 containership owners and operators trading on ShipServ TradeNet, with close to a 50% share of vessels in the liner sector.

Major containership owners and operators trading on ShipServ include AP Moller-Maersk, Mediterranean Shipping Company, Seaspan Corporation, NYK Line, CSAV Group, K Line, MISC, Matson, Crowley Lines Reederei and Claus-Peter Offen.

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About ShipServ
ShipServ helps marine and offshore buyers to find the best suppliers easily, trade efficiently and build trusted relationships. Our products and services bring buyers and suppliers together online, in print, on ship and in person. We offer the largest online trading platform, the most used supplier search engine, the leading ordering guide and the first online ad network. The high volumes of sourcing, trading and search data our community shares every day helps us deliver better results and more accurate information to both buyers and suppliers. No one facilitates the intelligent, trustworthy matching of demand and supply better than ShipServ. For more information visit www.shipserv.com.

To find out more about CMA CGM visit www.cma-cgm.com

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E-Invoicing partnership fuels growth

markwarner — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:02:16 +0000

Leading e-marketplace combines with Norwegian invoice processing software provider to speed up trade between buyers and suppliers in maritime industry

London, UK , January 16, 2013.

As part of the continued drive to roll out its e-Invoicing solution, ShipServ has teamed up with Eye-share to allow shipowners and shipmanagers, who use ShipServ TradeNet, the ability to receive, process and approve invoices and ultimately to save both time and money.

With the ShipServ e-Invoicing service, the invoice document from the supplier is handled just like any other supplier documentation through the ShipServ TradeNet platform and can now be processed directly into the Eye-share Invoice solution to speed up the workflow and approval process.

A number of Norwegian shipowners and managers are signed up to the e-Invoicing from ShipServ to receive invoices in their Eye-share Invoice solution including Seatrans, Utkilen and Wilson Shipmanagement. The advantages of using both ShipServ and Eye-share Invoice in tandem include:

Eye-share Invoice lets you access and approve invoices from anywhere, making tasks easier and faster to complete.
Save time by reducing manual work and automate repeated task with seamless integration between ShipServ and Eye-share Invoice.
Distribution, collection routines, reminders and matching invoices to purchase orders are all automated tasks within Eye-share Invoice.
Better traceability with the electronic archive and invoice activity log.

“Eye-share joins a number of other ShipServ partners, including all the leading marine software providers, as we are always open to partnering with quality solutions that will benefit our existing clients,” said Kim Skaarup, Chief Operating Officer of ShipServ.

The ShipServ e-Invoicing solution is now used by nine shipowners and shipmanagers with thousands of invoices sent monthly through ShipServ TradeNet.

“Our solution fits seamlessly into our existing ShipServ TradeNet service, which means that you can track invoices through transaction monitor, so there is complete transparency for the entire invoicing process,” said Mr Skaarup.

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About Eye-share

Eye-share has provided invoicing solutions since 1998 and is the market leader for incoming invoice handling and automated work flow in the marine industry. Eye-share offers solutions that streamline a customer’s document work flow, providing easier access to information, while providing easier and faster processes, and ensuring better, more accurate financial management.

Eye-share’s main product is Eye-share Invoice for electronic processing of incoming invoices. It includes possibilities for scanning, interpretation, work flow and electronic archiving and is integrated with accounting and procurement systems

Media enquiries – Mark Warner: mwarner@shipserv.com +44 (0) 203 051 0256

E-commerce and social media activity continues to grow but measurement becomes key issue

mbucur — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 07:26:58 +0000

Annual survey shows that the vast majority of shipping industry respondents believe that internet and social media use brings positive benefits, but alarmingly over 40% of companies are not measuring the success of their internet activity

London, November 5^th

ShipServ, the leading maritime and offshore e-marketplace, has released the findings of its benchmark 2012 Internet and Social Media Use in Shipping Survey.

Click on thumbnail left to download infographic of results

The 3rd annual survey looks at digital use in the shipping industry amongst leading shipowners, shipmanagers and major suppliers with the aim of building an understanding of how trends in business-to-business e-commerce and social media are impacting the maritime sector.

The results of this year’s survey show a continued general trend to increased internet activity through e-commerce with over 25% of companies surveyed now completing all their purchasing activity – both sourcing and buying – over the internet – an increase of 10% from 2011.

But a lack of understanding still exists about the use of the internet in the shipping industry and alarmingly over 40% of companies are not measuring the success of their activity in either an online or offline capacity.

The survey’s key findings were as follows:

Many more maritime buyers and suppliers are using the internet to both source and transact, with significant (15%) increase in usage between 2011 and 2012;
More than 40% of respondents said that they currently didn’t measure the success or otherwise of their internet activity;
Respondents still think faster transaction speed was greatest benefit of doing business over internet and 80% think e-commerce use will grow over next 12 months;
The use of social media platforms continues to grow with over 50% respondents increasing their use in last 12 months, but a quarter of respondents surveyed said they currently didn’t use social media in a business capacity;
LinkedIn is the most popular social media platform for shipping companies and suppliers with 65% of respondents having a company profile
45% of respondents said senior management had little or no interest in social media

Mark Warner, Business Development Director, ShipServ, said:

“The use of the internet as a business tool to either advertise, source or buy maritime products and services has continued to grow as more companies become more familiar with using online as a purchasing medium.

However, it is noticeable from the survey that not all companies are actually measuring this activity, which seems bizarre given that analytical tools such as web analytics and purpose built dashboards such as ShipServ’s Supplier Insight Report can provide real insight into actual return on investment.”

The survey collected responses from executives from the world’s leading shipowners, managers and suppliers and included online and offline versions that were distributed at recent industry events such as SMM and IMPA.

In other key findings, the survey noted that social media use has increased, but doubts still remain over its use as a business tool with little backing from senior management.

Mr Warner said:

“In past surveys, social media has often been described as a ‘waste of time’ but the last year has seen a real shift in opinion and this has been helped by noticeable campaigns by leading shipping companies such as Maersk and Teekay. However, there are still sceptics over the usefulness of social media in the industry and this is highlighted by a lack of support from senior management.”

The full results of the survey are now available as an infographic and can be downloaded at www.shipserv.com/internet-use-survey-2012.

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Kloska goes live on ShipServ TradeNet

markwarner — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 03:01:19 +0000

German ship supplier and service provider signs up to leading e-marketplace

Hamburg, Germany, 12 October, 2012.

ShipServ, today announced that leading German ship supplier and service provider, Kloska Group is now live and trading on the ShipServ TradeNet platform.

The German company joins over 45 other major equipment manufacturers, ship suppliers and distributors as a fully integrated ShipServ supplier.

Lars Bratshaug, VP Sales EMEA for ShipServ said:

“We are delighted that such a prestigious company as the Kloska Group is now live on the ShipServ TradeNet platform. They are one of the leading ship suppliers in Germany and we are delighted to provide them with the full benefits of integration including decreasing order cycle times and having the ability to handle more orders.”

Bremen-based Kloska Group has a number of subsidiary companies operating under its umbrella including Uwe Kloska, GmbH, Schiffsversorgung Rostock GmbH and Thomson & Co GmbH.

Martin Wirz, International Sales and Relations executive for Kloska said:

“Over the last few months we have seen an increase in demand for our products through ShipServ, so it was a natural step to take a full integration into the TradeNet platform so we can accelerate sales even further.”

From L-R: Martin Wirz, International Sales Kloska Group, Nadine Kloska, CEO Kloska Group and Lars Bratshaug, VP Sales ShipServ.

ShipServ TradeNet is the world’s leading maritime trading platform, helping the buyers and sellers of ship supplies to reduce the costs associated with doing business together.

Over 175 ship owners, managers and yards use TradeNet to manage the purchasing for 7,000 vessels with over 5millions transactions per year running through the platform.

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About Kloska Group

The Kloska group’s business activities range from technical supplies for the shipping, on-/offshore, construction, and handicraft industry to diesel engine spare part services combined with its own in-house repair shops, conveyor technology and hydraulics.

The group has also established its own catering services and supplies general provisions and stores to ferries, cargo vessels, cruise liners, research vessels and research stations.

Following the requirements of the global shipping market the group has established new branches and co-operation agreements in China, Russia, Poland, Spain, Brazil, Singapore, South Africa and United Arab Emirates.

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ShipServ offers new Connect3 service

markwarner — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:26:19 +0000

E-commerce provider allows buyers the opportunity to connect three major suppliers to trading platform for free

London, UK, 4th September, 2012.
ShipServ, the leading e-marketplace, today announced the launch of its new service Connect3, which will allow shipowners and shipmanagers to use its TradeNet platform to connect to three major suppliers of their choice without any ShipServ charge.

The new service will provide users with a real taste of the benefits of e-commerce allowing purchasing managers to instantly control and cut purchasing costs and speed up order cycle times.

The Connect3 service will also provide users with full access to reporting data and provides owners and managers with the ability to benchmark vital supplier KPI data and allow them to work more closely with suppliers.

“It’s a no-cost way for buyers of trying out e-commerce with three of their major suppliers. It takes next to no time to set-up and provides instant reporting data so that they can benchmark their purchasing activities and collaborate with suppliers on response times,” said Kim Skaarup, Chief Operating Officer, ShipServ.

The service will initially be rolled out free of ShipServ charges to all users of purchasing modules from the following maritime software providers: ABS NS5, BASS, Consultas, Danaos, GL Maritime Software, ShipNet, SpecTec, Teomaki, and Tero Marine.

“We are kicking off this project by targeting existing users of our current maritime software partners, but our aim is to roll this project to as many companies as possible regardless of their current purchasing solution,” said Mr Skaarup.

The ShipServ TradeNet e-commerce platform is currently used by over 175 shipowners, managers and shipyards from all sectors of the maritime industry, managing over 7,000 vessels including A.P. Moller-Maersk, Teekay Shipping, MOL Shipmanagement, MISC, E.R Schiffahrt, Holland America Line and Keppel Shipyard.

For more information about signing up to Connect3 visit http://www.shipserv.com/info/save-time-and-money-with-tradenet/connect3-for-free/

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About ShipServ
ShipServ helps marine and offshore buyers to find the best suppliers easily, trade
efficiently and build trusted relationships. Our products and services bring buyers and suppliers together online, in print, on ship and in person. We offer the largest online trading platform, the most used supplier search engine, the leading ordering guide and the first online ad network. The high volumes of sourcing, trading and search data our community shares every day helps us deliver better results and more accurate information to both buyers and suppliers. No one facilitates the intelligent, trustworthy matching of demand and supply better than ShipServ.

For more information visit www.shipserv.com.

Media enquiries – Mark Warner: mwarner@shipserv.com +44 203 051 0256

To see all ShipServ’s recent media releases in one place, please see: http://www.shipserv.com/news.

ShipServ launches Supplier Insight Report

markwarner — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:06:14 +0000

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New reporting tool provides all suppliers with 100% measurability of their marketing spend

London, UK, 17 July, 2012. ShipServ, today announced the launch of a new reporting tool, which will enable maritime suppliers and brand manufacturers to track their entire marketing spend across both ShipServ Pages, the world’s leading maritime search engine and its e-commerce platform, ShipServ TradeNet.

The Supplier Insight Report is now available to all 40,000 suppliers registered on ShipServ Pages for free and shows in one simple dashboard all the results of their marketing activity broken down into banner advertising impressions, searches, profile views, contact views, request for quotes (RFQs) and purchase orders.

David Hardy, Chief Marketing Officer for ShipServ said:

“The key to marketing and lead generation spend is measurement. Gone are the days when most of your marketing spend is not trackable. With this new reporting tool, available to all of our suppliers, we are enabling 100% visibility of marketing spend across all ShipServ products.

The Supplier Insight Report is available in an easy to use graphical format and allows suppliers to drill down into detail and set customisable time periods and keywords so they can benchmark and compare their performance against the total market for their specific products or services.

Mr Hardy added:

“With the transparency these metrics bring, suppliers are very keen to find out how they can improve their performance and as a result of this we have moved to a greater focus on account management and are continuously working with suppliers to help them get the most out of their premium listing on ShipServ Pages.”

As part of the drive to help suppliers receive more RFQs and orders, ShipServ has also launched three other free tools to complement the new Supplier Insight Report.

• Profile Complete Score – shows how complete a supplier’s profile is on ShipServ Pages and suggests improvements

• RFQ Inbox – an Inbox where suppliers can see, manage and respond to all their Pages RFQs

• Block Buyer – a feature that allows a supplier to block specific buyers from sending RFQs to them in the future

To find out more about the new Supplier Insight Report and the other new tools visit www.shipserv.com/help/new-features/

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We offer the largest online trading platform, the most used supplier search engine, the leading ordering guide and the first online ad network.

The high volumes of sourcing, trading and search data our community shares every day helps us deliver better results and more accurate information to both buyers and suppliers. No one facilitates the intelligent, trustworthy matching of demand and supply better than ShipServ.

For more information visit www.shipserv.com.

Media enquiries – Mark Warner: mwarner@shipserv.com +44 203 051 0256

To see all ShipServ’s recent media releases in one place, please see: http://www.shipserv.com/news.

New and improved 2012 Mariner’s Annual content on ShipServ Pages

markwarner — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 07:58:16 +0000

We are delighted to announce that we have now published the 2012 MARINER’S ANNUAL content on ShipServ Pages.

All sponsored content is now available on the world’s leading maritime search engine, and fully searchable with both advertisement and catalog pages appearing as clickable thumbnails on the supplier profile pages.

This means that advertisers will begin to generate search impressions immediately from both searches on ShipServ pages and Google, as all content is search engine friendly.

The book and CD are currently being printed and will be available shortly. We have continued to improve the content in the ordering guide by replacing hundreds of black and white presentations with colour, which we hope will make the information easier to read.

We have also divided the presentation into eight logical sections, each of which contains catalog pages followed by all of the advertisements relating to the section (ex. Deck, Electric & Lights, Valves, Hoses and Fittings, etc.).

We look forward to hearing your feedback on the new-look MARINER’S ANNUAL 2012. If you would like to request one or more complimentary copies, please visit www.marinersannual.com/ordering.

SMAG signs integration agreement with ShipServ

mbucur — Thu, 31 May 2012 09:36:03 +0000

German-based marine grab company joins e-commerce platform as integrated supplier

London, UK, 31 May, 2012.

ShipServ, the leading maritime e-marketplace, today announced it had signed an agreement with Salzgitter Maschinenbau AG, a world leader in manufacturing marine grabs, to integrate ShipServ TradeNet into its Marine sales operations.

Lars Bratshaug, VP Sales EMEA for ShipServ said:

“We are delighted to welcome SMAG to the community of ShipServ integrated suppliers. They are a world leader in lifting equipment and we look forward to working with them to provide the full benefits of integration including decreasing order cycle times and having the ability to handle more orders.”

German-based SMAG operates under its leading brand Peiner in the maritime market and specialises in developing, manufacturing and servicing marine lifting equipment specifically designed for loading and unloading bulk cargo such as sand, gravel, coal, or refuse, wood and agricultural commodities.

Frank Mewes, After Sales Manager, SMAG said:

ShipServ TradeNet is the world’s leading maritime trading platform, helping the buyers and sellers of ship supplies to reduce the costs associated with doing business together.

Over 170 ship owners, managers and yards use TradeNet to manage the purchasing for 7,000 vessels with over 5millions transactions per year running through the platform.

About ShipServ

ShipServ helps marine and offshore buyers to find the best suppliers easily, trade efficiently and build trusted relationships. Our products and services bring buyers and suppliers together online, in print, on ship and in person.

We offer the largest online trading platform, the most used supplier search engine, the leading ordering guide and the first online ad network. The high volumes of sourcing, trading and search data our community shares every day helps us deliver better results and more accurate […more] information to both buyers and suppliers.

No one facilitates the intelligent, trustworthy matching of demand and supply better than ShipServ. For more information visit www.shipserv.com.

About Salzgitter Maschinenbau AG

Salzgitter Maschinenbau AG (SMAG) is a world leader in manufacturing grabs for international seagoing cargo handling. Based in Salzgitter, Germany, SMAG has specialised in developing, manufacturing and servicing lifting equipment specifically designed for loading and unloading bulk cargo such as iron ore, gravel, coal, or refuse, wood and agricultural commodities.

Operating under the PEINER brand name known to the world market, SMAG sells motor, hydraulic and rope grabs as well as slewing units and special purpose grabs.

SMAG looks back on 60 years of experience and guarantees with a global network of 45 representatives and service agencies customer service and reliability around the clock

[L-R] Frank Mewes, After Sales Manager Salzgitter Maschinenbau AG confirms agreement with Lars Bratshaug, VP Sales EMEA, ShipServ

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Norwegian owners sign up to e-invoicing

markwarner — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:38:22 +0000

FOUR major Norwegian shipowners have signed up for e-invoicing services through the ShipServ TradeNet platform in the last month.

Bergen-based Utkilen, Wilson Ship Management, Seatrans and Solstad Offshore will all go live with the ability to receive e-invoices from connected suppliers.

In addition to the Norwegian owners, a further five major ship suppliers including leading ship chandlers EMS and HMS have recently also signed up to use the e-invoicing service.

Over the last few months, thousands of invoices have been successfully transferred through the platform using an MTML translation service, with many more suppliers and buyers set to come on stream over the next few months.

By using e-invoicing, buyers are able to process invoices quicker into their back-office system, and align with purchase orders and eliminate manual errors.

It gives buyers the ability to replace a paper or PDF invoice sent from their supplier with an electronic document capable of loading directly into their purchasing/accounting system.

One of the key benefits of the e-invoicing solution for a buyer is that it provides 24/7 visibility on all its received invoices so a purchasing manager can see exactly when an invoice has entered the system and its progress through the system.

“It makes real sense for us to offer e-invoicing as we can seamlessly integrate it with all our other services such as the KPI reporting dashboard so it gives clients complete transaction visibility, and means that they no longer have to use a stand-alone electronic scanning solution,” said Kim Skaarup, Chief Operating Officer of ShipServ.

Media enquiries – Mark Warner mwarner@shipserv.com +44 203 0510256.

IMPA code use grows

mbucur — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:33:56 +0000

OVER the last year 1.6 million line items containing IMPA code references were sent through ShipServ’s two trading solutions, TradeNet and Pages, proving that purchasing managers are continuing to use the industry’s leading standard to source products.

ShipServ and IMPA have been collaborating since 2001, when the e-commerce provider started offering the IMPA Marine Stores Guide to use in its onboard electronic Catalogue tool and this relationship was strengthened last year, when the use of the IMPA Code was extended to online supplier directory ShipServ Pages to simplify and speed up product sourcing even further.

Under the agreement officially signed at the IMPA conference in London in September, IMPA product codes are now displayed automatically to purchasing managers using ShipServ Pages to source suppliers.

“The fact that we see continued growth in the use of IMPA codes on both TradeNet and Pages illustrates the importance of data quality when sourcing products by using the industry’s recognised standard. We will continue to work closely with IMPA to ensure that purchasing managers see the full benefits of using the IMPA code,” said Kim Skaarup, Chief Operating Officer of ShipServ.

Buyers save time in locating specific parts or products when using either Pages or TradeNet by automatically-suggesting IMPA codes for product searches. Buyers can also use the IMPA code where known, to search for specific products directly.

The use of ShipServ Pages continued to grow dramatically in 2011 with over one million visitors coming to the site to source supplies from over 38,000 ship suppliers – a 72% rise in traffic from 2010.