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Maersk Oil Qatar go live with MAPS Maritime Suite
31 August 10
Maersk Oil Qatar AS ("MOQ") went live last week with Allocate’s MAPS Maritime Suite.

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Cruise and Ferry

Cruise and Ferry Challenges

Organizations in the cruise line & ferry industry face workforce planning challenges specific to their sector. When developing the MAPS Maritime Suite, Allocate Software took a number of issues into account, including:

  • The global shortage of experienced and qualified crew – with competition for the best crew, organizations have to rethink their employment strategies. This increase in competition, along with higher salary demands, means cruise lines have to look further afield for the right workforce.

  • The management of fleet growth against cost pressures – balancing the expansion of cruise lines into new, emerging markets (e.g. Asia), while facing increasing travel and fuel costs; all within an uncertain economic climate.

  • Increasingly demanding maritime regulations – from IMO regulations (e.g. STCW95 & SOLAS) and maritime working directives (ILO180), to the national security requirements of US Immigration, organizations have to ensure their compliance with complex standards.

Allocate Software’s solution
To meet the challenges within the cruise & ferry sector, Allocate Software’s MAPS Maritime Suite provides customers with:

  • A central repository of crew data – including comprehensive crew records with a full history. MAPS integrates crew human resources, scheduling and travel into a single suite. With real-time replication of data from ship to shore, organizations can react quickly to crew shortages and itinerary changes.

  • Global visibility – companies, fleets and crews can be viewed over any time period. This improves the overall operational and organizational planning, while identifying the opportunities and providing the tools for cross fleet scheduling.

  • A single view of crew capability – MAPS matches the competencies of the workforce to operational requirements, identifies training needs and promotion potential, and highlights non-compliance and safe manning issues.

  • The ability to adopt best practice – from maritime workforce planning to crew management.

For full details of the MAPS Maritime Suite please click here.