MARITIME INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
MARITIME INFORMATION
SYSTEMS, INC.
ABOUT US –
Maritime Information Systems
 Since
1995
 Company of 4
 Custom Application Development
 Hosting Company
 Industry Portal – Maritime Global Net
 Maritime Background (M.M.A., K.P.)
PRODUCTS
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Vetting System
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Broker Information System
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ARCO Marine
Tesoro Petroleum
PEMEX
MID-Ship Marine (Dry Cargo)
Mallory, Jones, Lynch Flynn (Tankers)
Maritime Global Net
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Industry News
Directory
Career Center
SERVICES
 Web
Site Development
 Web Application Development
 Intranet
 Extranet
 Internet
 Full
Service Hosting
EXPERIENCE –
Project Manager
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Dispatcher for line handlers in Boston Harbor
 Deckhand for assist vessels
 Massachusetts Maritime Academy - Class of
91’
 3rd Mate – Unlimited
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Tankers (U.S. Coastwise & Foreign voyages)
RO/RO (Military Sealift Command charter)
Tug & Barge (USEC)
Participated in ISO Standards Workgroup,
Norway 2001
 USCG E-NOA beta tester
 USCG PSIX XML
GOALS –
M.I.M.S.
Ship
Tracking
Centralized Membership
Integrate with 3rd Party
Applications
Programs
Software
BENEFITS
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Reduce call volume
 Access current data
 Access archived
data
 Track additional
fields of information
 Ad-hoc reporting
 Better analysis
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Rapid notification
 Automatic/up-todate vessel data
 Central reporting
 Improved AIS plotter
 Shared contact data
 Integrated
application
SHIP TRACKING
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Reporting
 Notifications
 Archiving
 Searching
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Arrivals/Departures
 Shifts
 Escorts
 Pilots
 Agents
PROTOTYPE SCREEN
VESSEL DETAILS
 SFMX
Vessel Information
 Lloyds Maritime Intelligence Unit
 AIS Data
 Barge & Tug Data from AWO?
VESSEL DETAIL SCREEN
AIS PLOTTER
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Zoom/Pan
 Map, Satellite &
Hybrid views
 Compatible with
existing AIS feed
 Permissions based
 Browser-based
 Re-create voyages
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No software or plugin required
 No license fee
 Fast response time
 Easy to use
 Adds redundancy
(Use instead of or
addition to current
plotters)
AIS PLOTTER Map View
AIS PLOTTER Information Window
AIS PLOTTER Hybrid View
AIS PLOTTER Satellite View
L.M.I.U
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Vessel characteristics
 Fleet Data
 Ownership
 Management
 Expiration of certificates
 Past Vessel Names
 New builds included
 Based on IMO Number
 Company soon to be
based on IMO
Company Number
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All vessels over 100 GT
 Class data
 Can be used alongside
SFMX vessel data
 Fleet/Ownership
reporting
 Regular, Automatic
updates
INSTANT MESSAGING
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Reduce call volume
Additional means of
communication
Broadcast Notices in
real time
Log inbound IM
messages
Efficient way to
communicate with
counterparts.
Carry on multiple
conversations at once
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Compatible with Yahoo,
AOL,Google & MSN IM
clients
Free
Cut & Paste Info into
web application
Communicate with
Blackberry, Cell Phone
and other PDA users
SMS TEXT MESSAGING
Two – way
communication
 Server – Client
 Send reports
 Query by Vessel,
Dock, etc.
 Cut down on
inbound calls
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Another way to
interact with the
SFMX
MEMBERSHIP & CONTACTS
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Officer Accelerator
 MS Outlook
 Operations
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Mailing Lists
 E-mail lists
 Reports
 Announcements
 Marketing (new
members)
DIRECTORY SERVICE
 Access
to global address book
 Data can be in more than one database
 Access from the office, at home, or on
the road
CELL PHONE
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Ubiquitous
 Send reports to cell
phones as SMS text
 Query for info
 Synchronize calendars
& contacts
 Send images to SFMX
 View MIMS via
WAP/HTML (Plain text
or web page)
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Send/receive
voicemail emails
AJAX
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Dramatic increase in
speed over
traditional web apps.
 One page interface
for tracking vessels
 Combo Autocomplete for
selecting field data
 Auto fill in fields
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Field validation
 Calendar feature
 Links to database
records
 Paging
 No page refresh
needed
CONCLUSION
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Increased efficiency
 Centralized data for easy access
 Additional functionality
 Rapid communication
 Telecommute
 Reduces call volumes
 Reduces paperwork
 Provides additional data for members
THE END
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