The Shipdex organization is constantly working to improve the Protocol, paying close attention to the needs and suggestions from the marine and maritime community. By continuously enhancing the Shipdex Protocol and its acceptance, we aim to contribute to the greening and the safety in the marine and maritime sector by promoting the standardization of equipment technical documentation and maintenance data in-service feedback, efficient information sharing, improved maintenance practices, enhanced training, and data-driven safety analysis.

Henrik Dan Kaspersen, MAN Energy Solutions’ Shipdex Competence Center Leader and Executive Member of Shipdex  says “To further increase awareness and anchor Shipdex as a core enabler of digital transformation in the Maritime Industry, MAN Energy Solutions offers a FREE Shipdex data set to ship owners and software companies. The relevant vessel/engine will be selected in mutual agreement between MAN Energy Solutions and the ship owner/software company – or jointly with all three parties – allowing for carrying out a feasibility study”.

Below important companies have already accepted the MAN ES proposal and some others are on the way.

• ITsynch Solutions (US) (itsynch.com)

ITsynch is an independent software vendor and consulting firm specializing in multi-platform systems development and integration for the Cruise and Maritime industry. ITsynch provides a set of off-the-shelf software applications to help cruise companies optimize fleet management operations and enhance the passenger experience.

ITsynch also helps companies with installing, configuring, customizing, and managing Assets & Material Management and Maintenance and Purchasing systems, including entering all Technical and Hotel Assets and Maintenance data to comply with internal and external regulations and policies.

Mr. Alejandro O. De Carli (Managing Partner – ITsynch Solutions) says ” Using Shipdex Protocol / Viewer to access MAN Engine’s data proved to be a practical, effective and efficient approach to receive Assets’ data to implement into our Client’s CMMS System.” “We believe Shipdex is a great way to produce CMMS databases effectively and efficiently, reducing dramatically the necessary work saving time and money and, most important, avoiding retyping mistakes.”

• Elicon Group (Far East) (www.elicon-group.com)

Elicon is an IT solution service provider specializing in the marine and O&G industry. Their flagship solution Elicon FeMS is covering all the major functionalities that technical managers need. Together with their experienced marine consultancy service, their latest cloud-based solutions are assisting their customers to manage their business operation in an easy and efficient way.

Mr. Ben Fan (Elicon Group Director) says: “We understand the importance of Technical Data, and we also understand how difficult is to integrate Technical Data in Maritime industry. It is always our headache when we implement Elicon FeMS Maintenance Solution (e.g. PMS and CMMS) for our customers. After studying the Shipdex Protocol seriously, we are impressed with the idea and we believe it will be the best solution to resolve the headache regarding Technical Data management in Maritime industry”.