16 December 2008
Newsletter December 2008 – Buyer Special Edition
Get connected to the global maritime community – Join ShipServ on LinkedIn!
Our mission is to help you be more effective in your daily work and open doors to opportunities using the professional relationships you already have. So as an extension to this service, we are pleased to a
nnounce the launch of the ShipServ Maritime Trading Network on LinkedIn.
LinkedIn is an online network of more than 30 million experienced professionals from around the world, representing 150 industries. LinkedIn’s Groups allows you to find communities of professionals who share a common experience, passion, interest, affiliation or goal. The ShipServ Maritime Trading Network is designed for maritime professionals interested in ShipServ, TradeNet, Pages as well as all things eCommerce.
Membership is FREE and open to maritime buyers and suppliers, ShipServ employees, software partners and Industry Associations. To register visit http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/1496327
Bibby Ship Management turns to Pages for Savings
We’re always interested in hearing examples about how companies have used our products to do things differently. One small, but interesting, example we heard this month 
came from Liam Herbert, Purchasing Manager, Bibby Ship Management Ltd who used ShipServ Pages to great effect.
He had a requirement for a 501.001 Admission Gas Casing for a Napier NR15 Turbocharger. The obvious thing to do would’ve been to search on the model number (NR15) but Liam instead searched using the part no (501.001). As a result he located a supplier called Senda Shipping based in Pudong New District, Shanghai. You can see their Pages listing here. They responded with a very good quote and Liam eventually placed an order with them. This is a completely new supplier to Bibby, and is $3,000 cheaper than the two other suppliers that quoted (and who were already known to Bibby). In addition Liam was also able check Senda’s TradeRank which reassured him that they had a track record of fulfilling orders from the TradeNet Buying community.
So not only did Pages help Liam in track down an appropriate supplier and support him in making his decision, it also let him open up a new relationship and save money at the same time! A pretty impressive result. So to see Pages for yourself visit ShipServ Pages.
Quick Tip: Use Pages for faster RFQs!
You may not be aware, but ShipServ Pages has the ability to send RFQs simply and quickly.
Through the Enquiry functionality, you can send enquries to suppliers and receive responses direct to your inbox. This is excellent for those ‘ad-hoc’ enquiries where you don’t want to add a supplier to your purchasing system. You can select up to ten suppliers for each enquiry and include up to three 1MB attachments. Perfect for issuing quick turnaround RFQs. To try out Enquiries, visit ShipServ Pages today!
Welcome New Supplier Members
Since our last newsletter hundreds of new suppliers have joined TradeNet, including in the last week alone: Vancouver Liferaft & Safety Inc, Uruguayan Marine Safety Ltd., Trelawny SPT Ltd / UK, Topnordic A/S, Scanrope Marine A/S, Rue Eing Machinery Co., Ltd., Rochem US, Prins Supply B.V., M.S.I. Co’s and Krissana Intertrade Co. Ltd. To find out more visit the ShipServ Community Page.
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