For more information on the event email spowless@abs-ns.com.

ShipServ on course to hit $1bn in trade in 2008

We thank all of our 115 buying organizations and 7,000 suppliers in helping us to keep on track to hit 3.5 million transactions and $1bn in trade in 2008. With a diverse community that covers Cargo, Coastal, Cruise, Offshore and Yards, ShipServ now has 25,000 users in 90 countries.

The variety and global reach of the ShipServ community is exemplifed by our recent new members, which include Keppel Shipyard (Singapore), Companhia de Navegacao (Brazil), Prisco (Singapore), Seabourn Cruise Line (USA), Holland America Lines (USA) and MISC Berhad (Malaysia).

MISC is the world’s largest owner-operator of LNG carriers and the second largest owner-operator of Aframax tankers in the world. In the words of Nordin Mat Yusoff, Vice President, Fleet Management Services, MISC, “At MISC we are committed to innovation and are always striving for excellence. ShipServ helps us enhance our business processes and achieve our vision of being the preferred provider of world-class maritime transportation and logistics services.”

*NEW* You can keep up to date with who’s new to ShipServ by signing up for an RSS Feed today. If you’re a Buyer you can now see the latest Suppliers to join, and if you’re a Supplier you can see which Buyers have recently started trading on ShipServ. See the RSS Feed article below for information on both RSS and how to sign up.

See a list of the ShipServ community.

ShipServ Pages exceeds 20,000 Suppliers

The number of suppliers listed on ShipServ Pages recently exceeded 20,000, making Pages THE largest online marine suppliers directory in the world. With Pages, maritime buyers can now locate 1,500 brands in 7,500 ports around the world. And the newest Pages release now enables buyers to send Requests for Quotations (RFQs) directly from Pages to a supplier.

All in all, Pages momentum continues to grow. According to Steve Poppleton, Purchasing Manager, Tidewater Marine, “ShipServ Pages is an excellent starting point for traditional sourcing but even better for tapping into unknown sectors of the global marine market place.”

Try out Pages today.

Connect08 Attracts World’s Leading Shipping Companies

Over 100 delegates from 24 countries convened in Copenhagen for ShipServ’s annual conference, Connect08. Buyers and sellers from the world’s top shipping companies met to network and debate the latest in maritime e-commerce.

Amongst the audience were representatives from A.P. Moller-Maersk, Anglo-Eastern Group, Chevron, Clipper Group, Companhia de Navegacao Norsul, Hoegh Fleet Services AS, J. Lauritzen, LMS Shipmanagement, Masterbulk, OSG Shipmanagement, Princess Cruises, Solstad Shipping, Tidewater Marine, Torm Shipping, Vroon, Westfal-Larsen and Wilhelmsen; Man B&W, Wartsila, Wilhelmsen Marine Services , Aalborg, Seven Seas, Fuji Trading; Schenker and DSV.

All of the conference presentations are available for download. Visit the Connect 08 site for more information.


ShipServ Announces the Winners of the 2008 TradeNet Awards

Masterbulk and Lagaay International were recently recognized as leaders in maritime e-commerce at the annual TradeNet Awards. The winners were picked by a panel of judges from a shortlist of nominations, originally submitted by the TradeNet community. The panel consisted of Rob O’Dwyer, Editor, Digital Ship; Craig Eason, Technical Editor, Lloyd’s List; Helge Hermundsgård, Director, DNV Maritime Solutions and Paul Ostergaard, Founder & CEO, ShipServ.

See the full press release


Keep Up to Date with ShipServ

You can keep up to date with all the latest ShipServ news and announcements, as well as finding out who’s just joined the ShipServ community, by signing up to one of our RSS feeds.

What is RSS?

RSS enables the latest ShipServ content to be delivered directly to you as soon as it’s published - without you having to visit our website.

How do I get the ShipServ RSS feed?

The first thing you need is an RSS reader. There are many on the market (such as Netvibes, Bloglines and Sharp Reader), and most are free of charge to download and use. All of them allow you to display and subscribe to your preferred RSS feeds. Once you have chosen a news reader, all you have to do is click on the orange RSS button on our pages.

Once you’ve clicked you may be taken to a page that displays a bunch of code (although if you’re using a smart browser like Firefox, Opera or Safari, then your browser may create the feed automatically for you as a ‘live’ bookmark).

From here, all you need to do is cut and paste the page’s URL into a new feed in your news reader….and then wait for the content to be delivered to you.

Sign up for ShipServ RSS Feeds

The Shipbuilding, Machinery and Marine Technology (SMM) Fair is unquestionably the world’s leading maritime industry trade fair, with 1,600 exhibitors and approximately 47,000 professional visitors.

See ShipServ in Hall b6, Stand Number 373.

17th - 18th September 2008,
Kensington Town Hall,
London, United Kingdom.

ShipServ is proud to continue to support the IMPA Exhibition & Conference. IMPA’s annual exhibition and conference is now firmly established as a world class event and it remains the one event truly dedicated to marine purchasing and supply.

Over 100 delegates from 24 countries convened at the First Hotel Skt. Petri in Copenhagen from 19th to 21st May, 2008 for ShipServ Connect08. Check out the event photos!

The delegate list can be seen here: Connect08 Delegates

The Agenda is listed below and highlighted items are available for download.

Tuesday 20 May, 2008

09.00 - 10.00 Registration and Coffee

10.00 - 10.10 Opening Remarks - Paul Ostergaard, ShipServ

10.10 - 10.55 Keynote - Yutaka Yasunaga, NYK Line

10.55 - 11.10 The Years in Review - Linda Ho McAfee, ShipServ

11.10 - 11.30 Coffee

11.30 - 12.45 Roundtables: The Challenge of Community

12.45 - 13.45 Lunch

13.45 - 14.15 The Liberation of Information - Paul Ostergaard, ShipServ

14.15 - 15.00 ShipServ@Work - Hans-Henrik Jensen, Aalborg Industries.

15.00 - 16.00 Coffee & Visit the Sponsors

16.00 - 16.45 Wrap-up: Feedback from roundtable discussions

16.45 - 17.30 Personality Poker - Stephen Shapiro, 24-7innovation.com

19:30 - 23:00 Gala Dinner and TradeNet Awards

Wednesday 21 May, 2008

09.30 - 10.00 Coffee

10.00 - 10.15 ShipServ: The Road Ahead - Neil Firth, ShipServ

10.15 - 11.15 Ports of Call

ShipServ Contract Management - Dorthe Nielsen

ShipServ Logistics Management - Peter Spicer

ShipServ Pages - Stuart May

A Buyer’s perspective - Nick Ranade, Holland America Line

A Supplier’s perspective - Bas Loohuis, Schelde Marine Services

11.15 - 11.45 Coffee

11.45 - 12.30 Keynote - Brad Garlinghouse, Yahoo

12.30 - 13.00 Closing Remarks and Most Original Idea Award

13.00 - 14.00 Lunch

ShipServ would like to thank the Event Sponsors for all their support:

Job description / main responsibilities and tasks:

• Selling ShipServ’s innovative services.
• Identifying customer prospects in the relevant area.
• Creating and managing an excellent sales pipeline.
• Developing and executing sales approaches and strategies towards prospects in the pipeline.
• Cooperating with sales management and marketing about market positioning.
• Contributing to the strong growth of ShipServ by meeting aggressive sales targets.
• Working with prospects and the product management team to define functional requirements and needs for each solution.
• Participating in customer events and conferences.

Preferred qualifications and personal skills:

• A strong track record in managing customer expectations and complex sales at senior level.
• Understanding of and experience with negotiation and closing procedures.
• Ability to understand, communicate, and conceptualize complex services and solutions.
• Existing network within procurement/technical/senior management of ship owners/ship managers, ship suppliers or ship yards will be a clear plus.
• Strong commercial acumen and strategic analysis skills.
• A self-starter with a structured yet agile sales approach.
• Excellent English, written and verbal communication skills.
• Results-oriented.
• Ability to work individually while being part of efficient cross-functional teamwork and collaboration.
• Extensive travel activities will be required.

We can offer:

• Varied and challenging work tasks with extensive opportunity to influence own development and work situation.
• Strong and experienced sales team in an international work environment.
• Competitive terms and conditions.

Application:

For further information about the position, please contact us using the form below, accompanied by your CV if you wish to apply.

Please state Ref. No. 1003 and the name of the position on your application.
Deadline: ASAP

Job overview:

• Report to the Global Vice President for Implementation and Support
• Work with our Implementation and Support Teams in Hong Kong, Copenhagen and New Jersey
• Supervise a team of Customer Service Representatives

Job description / main responsibilities and tasks:

• Responsible for all administrative and day-to-day first level support customer service functions for ShipServ’s clients who are mostly ship owners/managers, ship suppliers and freight forwarders.
• Manage and lead a team of Customer Service Representatives.
• Ensure support levels live up to the expectations we give our global client base.
• Help customers resolve inquiries and issues through collaborative work with other colleagues in the company.
• Develop and refine Standard Operating Procedures in coordination with other departments.
• Assist in rolling out new products and updates to clients on an ad hoc basis.

Requirements:

• Strong people oriented and leadership skills and a mature customer service attitude
• High work ethics and flexibility
• Self-motivated and open to learn, structured and organized, and a talent for identifying areas of improvement
• Excellent English communication skills (oral and written)
• Professional manner and phone technique
• Proficiency in computer applications (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, web browsers)
• Graduate of any 4-year course with at least 5 years of experience in global organizations within areas of customer service, shipping or information technology
• Filipino citizen or hold relevant residence status

Preferred qualifications:

• It is an advantge to have some knowledge of the maritime shipping industry and/or procurement processes.

We can offer:

• Challenging work tasks with extensive opportunity to influence own development and work situation.
• International working environment consisting of young and dynamic professionals.
• Competitive terms and conditions.

Application:

For further information about the position, please contact us using the form below, accompanied by your CV if you wish to apply.

Please state Ref. No. 1025.1 and the name of the position on your application.
Deadline: ASAP

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, May 20, 2008 –ShipServ, the leading maritime e-marketplace, today announced the winners of the 2008 TradeNet Awards at a special award ceremony held at the ShipServ Connect08 conference in Copenhagen.

TradeNet Award winners represent members of the ShipServ community who have taken the maritime e-commerce industry to new levels of excellence. The two Award categories – for best buyer and best supplier - recognize achievements in innovation, leveraging the ShipServ TradeNet e-commerce platform and driving collaborative working best practices with trading partners.

“The driving force behind ShipServ’s success has always been the innovation developed by our community of buyers, sellers and software partners. The TradeNet Awards highlight the leaders in our community who have demonstrated excellence and innovation in using the TradeNet Platform,” said ShipServ Founder & CEO Paul Ostergaard.

The winning companies were:

• TradeNet Ship Owner/Manager of the Year: Masterbulk
• TradeNet Ship Supplier of the Year: Lagaay International

The winners were picked by a panel of judges from a shortlist of nominations, originally submitted by the TradeNet community of 115 buying and 7,000 Supply organizations. The panel consisted of Rob O’Dwyer, Editor, Digital Ship; Craig Eason, Technical Editor, Lloyd’s List; Helge Hermundsgård, Director, DNV Maritime Solutions and Paul Ostergaard, Founder & CEO, ShipServ

For more information on ShipServ please contact John Watton on +44 20 3051 0257, email jwatton@shipserv.com.

About ShipServ.

ShipServ is the leading maritime e-marketplace, helping buyers and sellers to find each other easily, connect cost effectively and trade efficiently. Whether a Supplier wants to attract new customers, a Buyer needs to source new Suppliers or existing purchasing relationships require internet-enabling, ShipServ is unique in helping businesses of all sizes in the areas of web based Commerce, Search and Advertising. Today 115 buying organisations, 3,600 vessels and 7,000 suppliers are on track to conduct $1bn in trade per annum and rely on ShipServ to transform the way they do business. For more information visit www.shipserv.com.

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