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| 29 Apr 08 | Better methods for filing reports are needed (Marine Electronics & Communications, April/May 2008, p.14)
Marine Electronics & Communications, April/May 2008, p.14
An effective software-based reporting methodology should eliminate unnecessary paperwork while allowing an operator to demonstrate competence, argues Mr. Dimitri Lyras >>more |
| 27 Feb 08 | Task Management tool offers timely reminders (Marine Electronics and Communications, February/ March 2008, p.18)
Marine Electronics and Communications, February/ March 2008, p.18
As crews are required to memorise increasing volumes of safety and procedural information, an innovative software tool aims to tell personnel what they need to know when they need it.
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| 8 Feb 08 | Learning to anticipate (Ship Management International, Issue 11, January/ February 2008, p 26-31)
Ship Management International, Issue 11, January/ February 2008, p 26-31
Given the volatile and quick moving nature of the shipping industry, owners and managers are constantly seeking ways to improve the way they operate their ships and move their cargo. Since one of the keys to any successful operation is timely coordination between the shipping company's office and the vessel, finding ways to communicate effectively and speedily is crucial. Or so say the experts.
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| 5 Dec 07 | Roger Schank: I like to study people instead of machines (Economic Outlook, November 2007, p.14)
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.
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| 4 Dec 07 | Lessons learned - implementing a PMS (Digital Ship, December 2007, p. 18)
Digital Ship, December 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 Renι Jungbluth, technical director with Exmar, about the company’s approach to this PMS project >>more |
| 4 Dec 07 | TANKER Operator’s Singapore TMSA conference (Tanker Operator, Nov Dec 2007, p.50 )
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. >>more |
| 20 Jul 07 | Ulysses streamlines software updates (Digital Ship, June- July 2007, p.34)
Digital Ship, June - July 2007, p.34
Maritime software company Ulysses Systems is improving its software updating process, so users can do more updating by satellite instead of by CD.
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| 5 Jul 07 | Shipboard management systems - The software that manages safety (Fairplay- Safety at Sea International, 05 July 2007)
Fairplay- Safety At Sea International, 05 July 2007
From crew rosters to safety management, software systems can simplify admin tasks in the office and at sea. SASI learns about some of the latest keyboard shortcuts
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| 24 Jun 07 | TANKEROperator in Dubai - Report (Tanker Operator, June 2007, p.57-60)
Tanker Operator, June 2007, p.57-60
TANKEROperator's one day conference in Dubai on 18th April, with speakers fromEmarat Maritime, NYK Line, Mid East Shipmanagement, Vela, Oasis Maritime,International Tanker Management (ITM) and ABS, was the scene of much livelydiscussion about how the tanker industry is evolving. Karl Jeffery reports. >>more |
| 2 May 07 | Is planned maintenance just for compliance? (Tanker Operator, April 2007, p.2)
Tanker Operator, April 2007, p.2
A planned maintenance system has lately been seen as a system to satisfy TMSA. Some companies have for a long time believed it is way to maintain information and know-how and to present it to interested parties at the time of need. But just as many have never believed it, says Ulysses Systems. >>more |
| 1 May 07 | TANKEROperator in Dubai (Tanker operator, April 2007, p 15)
Tanker operator, April 2007, p 15
The second in our series of one-day tanker conferences takes place in Dubai on 18th April.
Under the title of 'Evolution in Tanker Operations', this full-day conference will take place at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel, chaired as usual by Lyras Shipping director Dimitris Lyras.
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| 5 Apr 07 | Tanker Operator TMSA conference (Digital Ship, March 2007, p.14-15)
Digital Ship, March 2007, p.14-15
Tanker Operator held a half day conference about how systems for tanker operations are evolving during Digital Ship Cyprus in January. An increasing use of IT is sure to be a large part of this, with planned maintenance software, condition monitoring systems, and the distribution of electronic charts some of the areas for improvement. Ulysses Systems was the main sponsor of this event. >>more |
| 5 Apr 07 | FleetBroadband vs. VSAT -the future of satcom (Digital Ship, March 2007, p.4-11) ABSTRACT
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.
Communications are one prime example of this impact of evolving systems >>more |
| 15 Mar 07 | 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 >>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.
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| 22 Dec 06 | Extra Work...or managed properly?(Economic Outlook, December 2006, p. 36)
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.
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| 14 Dec 06 | Looking for the optimum communication and software solution, Digital Ship & AMMITEC Athens 2006, ELNABI, Nov 2006, p. 116
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.
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| 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. >>more |
| 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.
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| 17 Oct 06 | TMSA discussed at length (Tanker Operator, September 2006, p.26-31)
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. >>more |
| 25 Sep 06 | ISM: IT can make things easier! (Fairplay Solutions and Newbuildings, August 2006)
Fairplay Solutions and Newbuildings , August 2003
SHIP managers and seafarers will be pleased to learn that ISM compliance can be made easier! At least that's the view of a group of independent experts, who were selected from administrations, organisations, academia and the shipping industry, and who carried out a study on the impact and effectiveness of the ISM Code.
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| 15 Sep 06 | DOES KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT EQUAL POWER?By Neville Smith (ECDIS Today-Talking navigation, ISSUE SEVEN)
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. >>more |
| 20 Aug 06 | Ulysses seven quarters of growth (Digital Ship, August 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 >>more |
| 8 Aug 06 | Structuring oil and gas information (Digital Energy Journal, Feature Articles, Aug 08, 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? >>more |
| 26 Jun 06 | How big will TMSA be? Digital Ship, June/July 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. >>more |
| 15 May 06 | TMSA gives Ulysses a boost, (Lloyd's Ship Manager, April 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 >>more |
| 5 May 06 | Ulysses Systems: Software should work the way people do. Economic Outlook, April 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
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| 14 Apr 06 | Digital Ship Dubai- Software Report Farzin Karma, Ulysses Systems(abstract). (Digital Ship, April 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.
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| 24 Feb 06 | TMSA Seminar: The idea of business excellence is introduced in shipping (ELNAVI , February 2006, Shipping IT, p.46)
Tanker operator newspaper and Ulysses Systems organized an interesting and informative TMSA seminar on 31 >>more |
| 20 Feb 06 | Monitoring shipboard management ashore (Fairplay Solutions, February 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. >>more |
| 20 Feb 06 | Positive feedback for program maker (Safety at Sea International, February 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. >>more |
| 20 Feb 06 | How to cope with ISM, ISPS and TMSA (Safety at Sea International, February 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. >>more |
| 20 Feb 06 | Don't get screwed υρ over paperwork (Safety at Sea International, February 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. >>more |
| 3 Feb 06 | 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 >>more |
| 3 Feb 06 | Lloyd's List Awards-Τα βραβεία της ελληνικής ναυτιλίας GREEK VERSION (Economic Outlook, Jan. 06, p.54)
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. Εκεί όπου μαζεύτηκε τον περασμένο Νοέμβριο η αφρόκρεμα της ελληνικής ναυτιλίας με αφορμή τα «Βραβεία 2005 της Ελληνικής Ναυτιλίας» που διοργάνωσε για δεύτερη συνεχόμενη χρονιά η ναυτιλιακή εφημερίδα με παράδοση αιώνων, η Lioyd’s List >>more |
| 3 Feb 06 | 2nd Lloyd's List Awards (ELNABI, January 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. >>more |
| 9 Jan 06 | Not waving, but drowning by Michael Grey (Lloyd's List, Monday 09,2006)
Lloyd's List , Monday January 09, 2006
Michael Grey expresses his views regarding the bureaucracy in shipping industry. >>more |
| 3 Jan 06 | 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. >>more |
| 27 Dec 05 | TMSA: The Maturity Period Συμπόσιο από τη Lyrintzis Group (Shipping International Monthly Review, December 2005, p. 75)GREEK VERSION
Το 2o Ετήσιο Συμπόσιο με τίτλο, >>more |
| 27 Dec 05 | Top names in Greek shipping honoured at Lloyd's List Awards (Shipping International Monthly Review, December 2005, p.6-9)
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.
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| 22 Dec 05 | LLOYD'S LIST GREEK SHIPPING AWARDS 2005 (Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards 2005 Supplement
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. >>more |
| 20 Dec 05 | Mare Forum Shipfinance 2005 (Technologie & Transporti Mare / Novembre- Decembre 2005, p.92) ITALIAN VERSION
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.
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| 6 Dec 05 | 3rd Annual Digital Ship Hong Kong Conference - IT Applications (Digital Ship, November 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. >>more |
| 6 Dec 05 | TMSA- at a cost? (Tanker Operator November/ December 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
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| 2 Dec 05 | Greeks celebrate their industry's achievers (Newsfront Vol.6/ No. 45 December 02, 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. >>more |
| 30 Nov 05 | Τιμήθηκε η ελληνική ναυτιλία. Απονεμήθηκαν τα Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards (Naftemporiki, Nov 30. 2005) Greek Version
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.
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| 29 Nov 05 | 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.
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| 20 Sep 05 | 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 >>more |
| 20 Sep 05 | 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. >>more |
| 15 Aug 05 | 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 >>more |
| 14 Jun 05 | Productivity Management Software (Digital Ship, June-July 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.
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| 21 Apr 05 | Would you reject a good LNG and Tanker master because he cannot understand your company's software? (ELNABI April 2005 - Special report, Greek Oil Tanker Industry p.40)
ELNABI, Issue 376, April 2005, 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. >>more |
| 25 Mar 05 | Tanker company valuations and TMSA (Tanker Operator- March 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 >>more |
| 22 Mar 05 | Do the knowledge by Neville Smith (Lloyds List- March 22, 2005- Wired World- 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. >>more |
| 17 Mar 05 | TMSA no problem for Golar (Tanker Operator, March 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
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| 17 Mar 05 | Using Maintenance software (Tanker Operator, March 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 >>more |
| 24 Feb 05 | Creece Maritime Software (Digital Ship- January/February 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. >>more |
| 8 Feb 05 | 'IT can help shipowners manage risks' (ELNABI, Issue 373, January 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 >>more |
| 1 Feb 05 | '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)
Economc 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.
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| 31 Jan 05 | Oil majors praises Golar's software (Digital Ship - January/February 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
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| 25 Jan 05 | Technology at the service of the Shipping Industry (NAFS - Issue 42 - December 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. >>more |
| 1 Oct 04 | 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. >>more |
| 19 Jan 04 | “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 >>more |
| 11 Jun 03 | Can Shipmanagers cope with the introduction of the ISPS Code and other new requirements? Dimitris Lyras, Director, Lyras Shipping Ltd.
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. >>more |
| 27 Aug 02 | 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. >>more |
| 16 May 02 | 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.
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| 1 May 02 | 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. >>more |
| 1 Apr 02 | 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 >>more |
| 20 Mar 02 | 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 >>more |
| 18 Mar 02 | 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. >>more |
| 1 Sep 01 | 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. >>more |
| 11 Apr 01 | 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. >>more |
| 1 Mar 01 | Paper Work - A Safety Issue
Scandinavian Shipping Gazette
At Gφteborg Shipping Week this January, a software product aimed at minimizing paperwork >>more |
| 1 Feb 01 | 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. >>more |
| 2 Jan 01 | Ideas About e-Procurement
Digital Ship
Dimitris Lyras, managing director of Lyras Shipping, provides some ideas about maritime e-business. >>more |
| 1 Nov 00 | 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. >>more |
| 28 Sep 00 | 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. >>more |
| 1 Sep 00 | 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. >>more |
| 1 Sep 00 | 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. >>more |
| 1 Aug 00 | 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. >>more |
| 26 Jul 00 | 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. >>more |
| 20 Jul 00 | 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. >>more |
| 1 Jun 00 | 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. >>more |
| 1 Jun 00 | 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. >>more |
| 1 Mar 99 | 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. >>more |
| 1 Jun 98 | 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. >>more |
| 1 Jan 98 | ISM Software Claims New Approach
Fairplay Solutions
A software package that is designed to simplify implementing the ISM Code uses a system of modules >>more |
| 17 Nov 97 | 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). >>more |
| 11 May 97 | 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. >>more |
