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05 Apr 07 Tanker Operator TMSA conference (Digital Ship, March 2007, p.14-15)
THE ADVENT OF TMSA has fuelled a huge amount of debate about what it means to be a ''quality vessel operator''. Dimitris Lyras, director, Lyras Shipping, and chairman of the Tanker Operator TMSA conference, explained to the audience how he has noted a gradual change in attitudes to the initiative over the past two years.
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05 Apr 07 FleetBroadband vs. VSAT -the future of satcom (Digital Ship, March 2007, p.4-11)
Dimitris Lyras, chairman of Lyras hipping, spoke about the effects of technology on productivity in the ship management sector, and how to prioritise the technology needs within an organisation. read more...
15 Mar 07 OSG's IT for tanker safety (Digital ship, Jan-Feb 2007, p.1-4)
OSG's IT for tanker safety (Digital ship, Jan-Feb 2007, p.1-4)
Digital ship, Jan-Feb 2007, p.1-4
Capt. Panos Hatzikyriakos, head of safety, quality and environment with Greek tanker giant OSG, talked about some of the IT systems OSG uses at Tanker Operator's recent TMSA conference in Athens, that chaired by Mr. Dimitris Lyras and sponsored by Ulysses Systems read more...
20 Feb 07 Software helps in TMSA by making management of information easier(Elnabi,Feb2007,p.32-34)
ELNABI, Issue 398, Feb 2007, p.32-34 There is no difference between TMSA and any good management practice. For the software producer the challenge is to achieve maximum time saving in achieving awareness, with minimum user preoccupation in system understanding and system management. System preoccupation obstructs focus on the business issues read more...
Extra Work...or managed properly? (Economic Outlook, December 2006, p. 36)
22 Dec 06   Extra Work...or managed properly?(Economic Outlook, December 2006, p. 36)
When did you last see a colleague look down in a meeting and read e-mails from his handheld PDA phone instead of carefully listening to what was being said in the meeting? Probably very recently. This all-too-common scenario demonstrates an important reality; what is the lesson learnt? The widespread use of e-mail today confirms that Information Technology is vital to efficient coordination. The proper management of information can therefore save the company time and money. In an interview to Outlook, Panteleimon Pantelis, Service Director of Ulysses Systems, explains in a simple and comprehensible manner- just like Ulysses' programs- and tangibly, we would say, how a company can benefit from the use of professional software. read more...
Looking for the optimum communication and software solution, Digital Ship & AMMITEC, ELNABI, Nov2006
14 Dec 06   Looking for the optimum communication and software solution, Digital Ship & AMMITEC Athens 2006, ELNABI, Nov 2006, p. 116
The development of satellite and software services has been extremely increased during the last few years in the Greek shipping industry. This year's Digital Ship in Athens gave the opportunity to shipping IT executives to examine all these new progresses. The seminar opened Mr. Nikitas Nikitakos president of AMMITEC. read more...
Making software more user-friendly - an abstract (Digital Ship, November 2006, p.20)
27 Nov 06   Making software more user-friendly - an abstract (Digital Ship, November 2006, p.20)
Digital Ship, November 2006, p.15-20
Digital Ship held a one-day conference during the SMM trade show in Hamburg, to discuss utilizes technology to create a higher level of usability in shipboard systems. Panteleimon Pantelis, services director, Ulysses Systems, spoke about his company's approach to making software more user-friendly. read more...
Making Marine Software Easy to Use Don't Go Superficial ( Digital ship, October 2006, p.16)
25 Oct 06 Making Marine Software Easy to Use Don't Go Superficial (An abstract from Digital Ship Hong Kong ,Digital ship, October 2006, p.16)
Digital ship, October 2006, p.16
Farzin Karma, managing director Asia Pacific Ulysses Systems, gave a presentation examining how we can make software more user friendly for today's seafarers. read more...
TMSA discussed at length (Tanker Operator, September 2006, p.26-31)
17 Oct 06   TMSA discussed at length (Tanker Operator, September 2006, p.26-31)
TANKEROperator organised another in its successful series of conferences about the Tanker Management Self Assessment (TMSA) code, produced by oil majors as a means of encouraging shipping companies to continually improve their management systems. The latest conference was held recently in Singapore. The following are a few extracts from the conference where they directly apply to shipmanagement. Ulysses Systems was the main sponsor of the event. Mr. Dimitri Lyras advisor to the board of directors of Ulysses, was the chairman of the conference. read more...
Does Knowledge Management Equal Power?By Neville Smith (ECDIS Today-Talking navigation, ISSUE SEVEN)
15 Sep 06   DOES KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT EQUAL POWER?By Neville Smith (ECDIS Today-Talking navigation, ISSUE SEVEN)
Is knowledge management a powerful tool for improving quality shipping operations or just another IT-driven buzzword? Neville Smith investigates. read more...
Ulysses seven quarters of growth (Digital Ship, Aug 2006, p.15)
Digital Ship, August 2006, p.15
Maritime software company Ulysses Systems has experienced seven consecutive quarters of sales growth and expects 2006 sales to be three times 2005 sales. We talked to VP sales and marketing Martin Nygate read more...
Structuring oil and gas information (Digital Energy Journal, Feature Articles, 08 Aug 2006)
Digital Energy Journal, Feature Articles, Aug 08, 2006
Ulysses Systems makes systems which structure information and co-ordinate activities in the oil tanker industry, both on ship and shore. Could the concept work in the oil and gas industry? read more...
How big will TMSA be? (Digital Ship, Jun-Jul 2006, p.3-12)
Digital Ship, June/July 2006, p.3-12
Full report from the TMSA in Tanker Operations conference in Singapore, organized by Tanker Operator, about the oil majors' new scheme to encourage risk management in tanker operations. The event was sponsored by Ulysses Systems and chaired by Mr. Dimitri Lyras Advisor to the Board of Directors of Ulysses Systems. read more...
TMSA gives Ulysses a boost, (Lloyd's Ship Manager, Apr 2006, p.16)
Ulysses Systems claims to have experienced a significant upturn in interest in its electronic management platform since summer last year, a factor which Dimitri Lyras, advisor to Ulysses' board of directors, accredits to read more...
Ulysses Systems: Software should work the way people do. (Economic Outlook, Apr 2006, p.16)
Economic Outlook, April 2006, p.16
For the past 10 years, Ulysses Systems has been an industry leading software company providing technological business services to the marine industry based on advanced telecommunication and information. The vision of this independent company, supported by private investment, with offices in London, Piraeus, Singapore, India and the United States, is to design software systems that understand how human beings perceive and process information. In other words, software that works the way people do. Mr. Panteleimon Pantelis spoke about Ulysses Systems in Economic Outlook read more...
Digital Ship Dubai- Software Report Farzin Karma, Ulysses Systems (Digital Ship, Apr 2006, p.10)
Digital Ship- April 2006, p.10
Farzin Karma, managing director, Ulysses Systems Singapore, during the Digital Ship Conference in Dubai spoke about the continuing increase in seafarer tasks, and the necessity of introducing better tools to assist them. read more...
TMSA Seminar:The idea of business excellence is introduced in shipping (ELNAVI, Feb 2006, p.46)
Tanker operator newspaper and Ulysses Systems organized an interesting and informative TMSA seminar on 31 read more...
Monitoring shipboard management ashore (Fairplay Solutions, Feb 2006, p.16-18)
Fairplay Solutions, February 2006, p.16-18
With affordable broadband connections looking likely to become a norm in a very near future, monitoring shipboard management real-time ashore should be as straightforward as clicking online. read more...
Positive feedback for program maker (Safety at Sea International, Feb 2006, p.31)
Safety at Sea International, February 2006, p.31
A good shipboard management system should save both time and money but, with so many systems to choose from, the process of identifying the right one for your company can be confusing and difficult. read more...
How to cope with ISM, ISPS and TMSA (Safety at Sea International, Feb 2006, p.29-30)
Safety at Sea International, February 2006, p.29-30
The stream of new regulations seems endless and each brings with it the need to make staff and seafarers aware of new requirements and enable them to manage their new responsibilities as well as their existing tasks. read more...
Don't get screwed υρ over paperwork (Safety at Sea International, Feb 2006, p.28-29)
Safety at Sea International, February 2006, p.28-29
When inviting a master to comment οn how his or her role has changed over the years you can almost guarantee that the number-one bone of contention will be the issue of increasing levels of paperwork. read more...
TMSA - strong support, new business process (Digital Ship, Jan-Feb 2006, p.11-12)
Digital Ship, Jan-Feb.2006, p.11-12
Speakers from NYK Shipmanagement, OSG, Athenian, Andriaki, Transocean and Seaworld Trading showed broad support for the oil companies'TMSA initiative, with some reservations; and estimated the additional costs at up to $70,000 per vessel per year read more...
2nd Lloyd's List Awards (ELNABI, Jan 2006, p.90)
ELNABI, January 2006, p.90
The prizes of Lloyd's List aim at honoring the best companies of the Greek shipping and, through them, our shipping the world's top power. read more...
Lloyd's List Awards-Τα βραβεία της ελληνικής ναυτιλίας GREEK VERSION(Economic Outlook, Jan 2006,p.5)
Economic Outlook, Jan. 06, p.54
«Με πρόχειρους υπολογισμούς είναι μαζεμένοι εδώ εφοπλιστές με συνολικό κεφάλαιο 100 δισεκατομμυρίων δολαρίων το λιγότερο». Το σχόλιο ανήκει σε τραπεζίτη ο οποίος θαύμαζε και αυτός το θέαμα σε κεντρικό ξενοδοχείο της Αθήνας. read more...
Not waving, but drowning by Michael Grey (Lloyd's List, 09 Jan 2006)
Lloyd's List , Monday January 09, 2006
Michael Grey expresses his views regarding the bureaucracy in shipping industry. read more...
2α Ετήσια Ναυτιλιακά Βραβεία Lloyd's by Stefanos Papandreou GREEK VERSION (ELNABI, Dec 2005, p.12)
ELNABI, Issue 384, Dec.2005, p.12
Σε μιά ιδιαίτερα και εντυπωσιακή ατμόσφαιρα δόθηκαν και φέτος τα δεύτερα βραβεία LIoyd's List. Τα βραβεία στοχεύουν στο να τιμήσουν τους καλύτερους της ελληνικής ναυτιλίας και στο πρόσωπο αυτών όλη την ναυτιλία μας πρώτη δύναμη στον κόσμο. read more...
Top names in Greek shipping honoured at Lloyd's List Awards
(Shipping International Monthly Review, December 2005, p.6-9)
The top Greek shipping personalities, companies and organizations of 2005 were honoured in a glittering gala dinner at the Athenaeum InterContinental Hotel on Friday, November 25, at the 2nd Annual Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards. read more...
TMSA: The Maturity Period Συμπόσιο απ'τη Lyrintzis Group
(Shipping International Monthly Review, December 2005, p. 75) GREEK VERSION
Το 2o Ετήσιο Συμπόσιο με τίτλο, read more...
LLOYD'S LIST GREEK SHIPPING AWARDS 2005
Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards 2005 Supplement
Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards 2005 - Ulysses Systems is the winner for the Technical Innovation Award 2005 which was sponsored by Chevron Fuel & Marine Marketing. read more...
Mare Forum Shipfinance 2005 ITALIAN VERSION (Technologie & Transporti Mare / Nov- Dec 2005, p.92)
Technologie & Transporti Mare / Novembre- Decembre 2005, p.92
E sempre una bella circostanza quando rappresentanti di compagnie armatrici e rappresentanti di banche e organizzazioni finanziarie si incontrano, soprattutto in un periodo di particolare euforia e di sviluppo. read more...
3rd Annual Digital Ship Hong Kong Conference - IT Applications (Digital Ship, Nov 2005, p.6 - 11)
Digital Ship, November 2005,p.6 - 11
Shipboard IT applications, supporting shipboard computers from shore, and planned maintenance systems and purchasing systems: Some of the issues from the afternoon sessions of the Digital Ship Hong Kong conference. read more...
TMSA- at a cost? (Tanker Operator Nov-Dec 2005, p.1)
Tanker Operator November/ December 2005, p.1
Frighteningly high tanker operating costs are associated with complying with TMSA scheme, leading tanker owners claim read more...
Greeks celebrate their industry's achievers (Newsfront Vol.6/ No. 45, 02 Dec 2005)
Newsfront Vol.6/ No. 45, December 02,2005
Some 1,100 shipping people from Greece and abroad gathered November 25 in Athens to celebrate the Greek maritime industry and honour some of those who have played a role in influencing many of its achievements. read more...
Τιμήθηκε η ελληνική ναυτιλία. Απονεμήθηκαν τα Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards
Naftemporiki , Wednesday November 30th 2005 Η ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ναυτιλία στο σύνολο της τιμήθηκε στο πρόσωπο ορισμένων από τους σπουδαιότερους εκπροσώπους της στη διάρκεια της τελετής απονομής των «Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards» που για δεύτερη χρονιά οργάνωσε στην Αθήνα η Lloyd's List. read more...
Angelicoussis is personality of the year at Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards by Nigel Lowry
Lloyds List ( November 29, 2005)
Ulysses Systems, was the winner of the Technical Innovation Award for its Task Assistant software suite in the Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards 2005. read more...
TMSA well received with a few reservations
Tanker Operator September 2005, p.28-31
TankerOperator’s one day conference during the recent Nor-Shipping event was a huge success with almost 70 tanker experts packing the room. read more...
TMSA and information technology
Digital Ship September 2005, p.23
Tanker Operator ran a one day conference at Norshipping about the oil companies Tanker Management Self Assessment scheme (TMSA), including software tools which can help tanker operators to improve their operations and improve management control read more...
Too many jobs on the radar
Lloyd's List- Monday August 15, 2005. p.6
An effective article by Michael Grey, featuring the predicament of shipmasters overwhelmed by paperwork and its administration and featuring Mr. Dimitri Lyras' view on how software is the sensible business solution to the problem read more...
Productivity Management Software (Digital Ship, Jun-Jul 2005, p.28)
Digital Ship, June/July 2005, p.28
Dr. Stuart May, Chief of Product Design at Ulysses Systems discusses of how future maritime software will be geared around, improving productivity of different employees, making it easier to co-ordinate different tasks and gather accurate data. read more...
Would you reject a good LNG and Tanker master because he cannot understand your company's software?
ELNABI, Issue 376, April 2005-Special Report,Greek Oil Tanker Industry p.40
Ulysses' Task Assistant helps ship managers face new operating requirements such as OCIMF's Tanker Management and Self Assesment. TA is easy to use and deployment is as rapid. Customers of Ulysses appreciate this and comment accordingly. read more...
Tanker company valuations and TMSA (Tanker Operator, Mar 2005, p.6)
Tanker Operation March 2005 p.6
Will the introduction of TMSA lead to shipping companies being valued more on quality of operation rather than commodity value of vessels? By Dimitris lyras read more...
Do the knowledge by Neville Smith (Lloyds List- Wired World- 22 Mar 2005, p.6)
Lloyds List (March 22, 2005- Wired World- p.6)
In recent weeks, K-line, Dioryx, Liquimar and Columbia Shipmanagement have all contracted to use Task Assistant. read more...
Using Maintenance software (Tanker Operator, Mar 2005, p.18)
The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) has a requirement for tanker operators to use computerized planned maintenance systems, if they want to score a level 2 under TMSA's read more...
TMSA no problem for Golar (Tanker Operator, Mar 2005, p.5)
Tanker Operator, March 2005, p.5
Golar Management, which operates 13 LNG tankers, says it does not anticipate any problems from the OCIMF TMSA (Tanker Management Self Assessment) scheme, because it asks for things which Golar does already read more...
Creece Maritime Software (Digital Ship, Jan-Feb 2005, p.12)
Digital Ship- January/February 2005 p.12
During the Digital Ship Conference in Athens, Mr.Dimitris Lyras, special advisor to Ulysses Systems, reviewed the decision-making processes, which ship owners go through when deciding whether to install software systems. read more...
'IT can help shipowners manage risks' (ELNABI, Issue 373, Jan 2005, p.78)
ELNABI, Issue 373, January 2005, p.78
Eliminating confusion with regard to IT in shipping is the target of Task Assistant. Mr. Panteleimon Pantelis Director of Ulysses Systems is discussing of how IT and Task Assistant can help shipowners to manage the risks read more...
'Monitoring the Performance of Stock Listed Shipping Companies' By Dimitris Lyras
'Monitoring the Performance of Stock Listed Shipping Companies' By Dimitris Lyras, Lyras Shipping Director, Advisor to the board of Directors of Ulysses Sytsems (Economic Outlook - Issue 87 - December 2004 - Shipping p.16)
'A stock listing is seen as a very coveted end for many shipping companies, there are unfortunately some obstacles as far as the stock markets rewarding real management expertise'. Mr. Dimitris Lyras, Advisor to the board of Directors of Ulysses Systems presents his views on monitoring the performance of Stock Listed Shipping Companies. read more...
Oil majors praises Golar's software (Digital Ship, Jan-Feb 2005, p.1,2)
Digital Ship - January/February 2005 - p.1,2
London based Golar Management, which operates 13 LNG tankers, recently won plaudits in an oil major audit, for its effective use of shipmanagement software.www.golargas.com read more...
Technology at the service of the Shipping Industry (NAFS - Issue 42 - Dec 2004)
NAFS - Issue 42 - December 2004
Capt. Michalis Hatzimanolis, Marine Consultant of Ulysses Systems addresses issues of concern regarding the role of technology in shipping industry today. read more...
Shipping and Bureaucracy
Efoplistis - ISSUE 138 - October 2004 www.efoplistis.gr
Page 98 Nikos Hondos The below is a translation of a published interview of Mr. Hondos by the Editor of the Efoplistis Magazine Mrs. Armogeni. Mr. Nicholas Hondos took over as CEO of Athenian Sea Carriers (with Mr. Minos Kiriakou as the owner) the summer of 1999. From 1994 until June of 1999 he has taken various prestigious post in places like the American Classification Society ABS in Greece and the Middle East. He sponsored as a business development director in the shipping sector for Europe and the Middle East. Beforehand he had worked in various positions at Siros's shipyard Neorion for 13 years. read more...
"Ulysses invites shipowners to set out on a voyage of cost recovery"
Lloyd's List
Software provider claims Task Assistant could save a medium-sized fleet as much as $85,000 a vessel each year, writes Neville Smith read more...
Can Shipmanagers cope with the introduction of the ISPS Code and other new requirements?
11/06/2003 Speaking at Nor-Shipping last week, Dimitris Lyras questioned whether shipmanagers are going to be able to comply with new regulations unless they develop a new approach to management systems. read more...
Eurasian Dream highlights court view on seaworthiness
Lloyd's List
Aside from being one of the more colourful judgments this year, the case of the Eurasian Dream has provided plenty of insight into the way the courts view the seaworthiness issue. read more...
ISM Code must create safety culture and not become paper exercise, delegates urge
Lloyd's List
'The ISM Code - making it really work' was the title of an important conference held this week by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology. read more...
Jenny Pantelis at the Digital Ship knowledge management conference
Digital Ship
Jenny Pantelis, solutions consultant with UK maritime software company Ulysses Systems, talked about how the Ulysses software can help a shipping company build up a "corporate memory", gathering together useful knowledge from all over the organisation and managing it in a way that people can access it easily. read more...
The user - centered software challenge
ELNAVI
The marketing director of Ulysses Systems (U.K.) Mr Costas Fafalios comments on the latest developments of information management in shipping and Ulysses' Task Assistant concept read more...
Selling software to shipping
Digital Ship
Maritime software developers could do more to understand the software needs of the shipping industry, argues Dimitris Lyras, managing director of Lyras Shipping read more...
Ulysses on a voyage of discovery
Lloyd's List
WHAT do you get when you cross a small London Greek shipping company with a US electronic software company and a dose of cognitive techniques? The answer is Task Assistant, an information knowledge management platform which provides a new level of information control for the shipowner and manager which is both relevant and timely organised by role and task. read more...
Integrating Maritime Operations - Ship Shore Communications
Digital Ship - September 2001
The products of the ISM Solutions series by Ulysses Systems are Microsoft-based "local" databases, which are planned to be web-enabled in the near future. read more...
Seatrade Safety At Sea Award
Intertanko Weekly News
An INTERTANKO member Lyras Shipping Ltd and Ulysses Systems UK Ltd were recipients of the Innovation Award for 2000. On this occasion it was for the development of the Integrated Shipping Management Solutions (ISMS) system. read more...
Paper Work - A Safety Issue
Scandinavian Shipping Gazette
At Gφteborg Shipping Week this January, a software product aimed at minimizing paperwork read more...
The Odyssey of Ulysses
Digital Ship
The market for ship management software may be dominated by large, brutally competitive companies, but the success of small outfits like Ulysses Systems prove that there is room for the small guys too. read more...
Ideas About e-Procurement
Digital Ship
Dimitris Lyras, managing director of Lyras Shipping, provides some ideas about maritime e-business. read more...
Lyras Guides System Award Win
Lloyd's List
Plenty of London Greek shipping experience, combined with sound cognitive principles, has been channelled into the Task Assistant software platform, which was first launched in 1998 but this year garnered both the Lloyd's Ship Manager CITIS and Seatrade awards for innovation. read more...
Tailor Made System Gives Seafarers User-friendly Back-up
Lloyd's List
The ISM Code poses considerable challenges for users and enforcers alike, requiring, as it does, all activities onboard and ashore which in any way relate to safety and pollution prevention be documented and followed by auditable procedures. Furthermore, all relevant communications and records need to be documented and traceable. read more...
All Is well with 900 ambassadors onboard
International Cruise & Ferry Review
If your flagship had embarked on a cruise with a full passenger roster of 2,500 including 900 VIPs you would be excited about the opportunities this could unfold. However you would, no doubt, feel obliged to make a few phone calls to ensure that at least 100 of your own "master diplomats" and indirectly 800 of your lower ranking "diplomats" did their part to make the best of this occasion. read more...
V Ships and Kuwait Oil Adopt Task Assistant Plafform
Ocean Voice
Both V Ships and Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) have adopted the Task Assistant software platform, which was originally launched in 1998 as part of a joint development venture between Ulysses Systems and Lyras Shipping. read more...
Ship/Shore Coordination: Managers adopt Task Assistant software platform
Asian Shipping
Kuwait Oil Tanker Co (KOTC) and V Ships are the latest companies to adopt the Task Assistant software platform which is designed to facilitate communication and coordination on board ship and between a company's offices and its fleet. read more...
Task Assistant Software Platform Finds Approval with KOTC and V Ships
Le Lloyd
First launched in 1998, the Task Assistant software platform designed to facilitate communication and coordination on board ship and between a company's offices and its fleet, continues to win approval with major ship owners and managers. read more...
Tanker Owners Sign Up for Shipmanagement Program
Lloyd's List
Kuwait Oil Tanker Co and V Ships have become the latest shipowners to adopt Task Assistant, the software platform communicate and co-ordinate on board ship and between a shipowner's office and its fleet. read more...
Keeping Safety Simple
Compuship
Ulysses Systems won the Ocean Voice award for innovation in maritime IT and communication as well as the Seatrade 2000 award for Innovation. We talk to Dr Nikos Mikelis. read more...
CITIS Awards
Ocean Voice
The first CITIS awards were presented at the close of the first day of CITIS 2000, by Fotis Karamitsos of the European Commission. These three awards were introduced to recognise innovation in IT and communications in shipping. read more...
ISM code - one man's burden, another man's opportunity
Baltic Exchange 'Ship Management'
A few years ago we attended meetings at IMO when the International Safety Management Code and its Guidelines were being drafted. That experience gave us an early warning about the regulators' expectations from the industry. read more...
ISM Software: Turning Burdens into Opportunities?
Compuship
With the second of the three crucial ISM-Code implementation deadlines now upon the shipping industry, attention has been focussing on the ability of administrative software packages to help companies gain ISM certification. read more...
ISM Software Claims New Approach
Fairplay Solutions
A software package that is designed to simplify implementing the ISM Code uses a system of modules read more...
ISM Code Remains a Dominant Concern
Lloyd's List
Probably uppermost among the many regulatory issues preying on the minds of Greek shipping executives internationally is the International Safety Management Code (ISM). read more...
Easing the Burden of ISM Compliance
Lloyd's List
We called it the "brains book" and it contained within its hard covers most of what we needed to know about the way we operated our ship. read more...