Ulysses Systems News

Lessons learned - Implementing a PMS (Digital Ship, Dec 2007, p. 18)
Exmar Shipmanagement knew that it needed a new planned maintenance system, but problems with previous software installations meant that a new approach was necessary. Digital Ship spoke to René Jungbluth, technical director with Exmar, about the company’s approach to this PMS project read more...
Roger Schank: I like to study people instead of machines (Economic Outlook, November 2007, p. 14)
Machines are getting better and smarter and by smarter it means operating more like humans. For his new pioneer project, Professor Schank tells Outlook that what he does is based on a simple practice applied to humans by sharing your experience with your colleagues and with fellow men and learning by doing so. read more...
TANKER Operator’s Singapore TMSA Conference (Tanker Operator, Nov Dec 2007, p.50)
Commitment or compliance, lack of consistency in oil major treatment,and confusing wording - some of the issues which arose in TANKEROperator’s TMSA conference held during Digital Ship Singapore in September.
Tanker company safety managers and oil majors both agree that you should not try tocomply with TMSA. "Oil majors are looking for commitment, not just compliance," said Captain Dinesh Pradhan, marine manager, Teekay Singapore. "You have to show them the commitment is there."
"TMSA is a guide, a standard, a tool and most importantly an opportunity. You can better your organisation. If we have the attitude, we have no choice – we have to do it, then we are just making trouble for ourselves." read more...