Spectral - Our Clients

	The Specialist in Maritime Software





Kenneth Thoren Senior Personnel Manager, Broström
	" The The MPSv2 remote replication system allows entering and updating of all records at both sites and two companies can therefore more or less simultaneously work on the same data set."

Captain Derrick Atkinson Head of the BW Shipping Managers Pte Ltd. Crewing department
"MPSv2 has a modern and easy to use interface and we can quickly produce the reports we require. The integration between MPS and our accounting software which was done by Spectral further enhances the system. With the MPS document reader interface, we have an access to large number of scanned certificate details and we find this functionality highly valuable".

Comments by Ms Denese Koch at the Personnel Department: "I have to tell you that MPS2 is an absolutely stunning program. I am truly impressed at its capabilities and my boss is also very pleased with the planning module".


Ed Jabla Centennial Transmarine Inc.


Captain Pradeep Chawla Training Director at Anglo Eastern
Safety /Environmental Protection Manager Capt. Steve P. Terazona

Training Manager Capt. Alfredo V. Vidal, Jr.

Our Clients

At Spectral, we actively work to maintain long-term relations with all our customers based on understanding of their way to operate. Our products therefore help our clients to maintain high levels of efficiency and thereby expand their own business.

We invite you to read our clients feedback below to learn how we've solved the challenges of several of our customers, combining proven tools and custom design to help them.
Below you may read about a few or our clients and how they implemented our products.

MPS CLIENTS- Swedish Broström Ship Management AB

Swedish Broström Ship Management AB and its sister company in Manila, Net Ship Management Inc. are using MPS for their offices. The program for Net was successfully implemented within the allocated time schedule and Net is using the complete set of MPS modules. The MPS program automatically produces about 40 reports required by Philippine Government agencies, Banks and unions and Ms Sally Caballero, senior manager at Net is pleased to see that the use of the MPS program therefore has resulted in considerable savings and increased efficiency at the office.

Broström have implemented the crew management and long term planning modules of MPS, and Mr Kenneth Thoren senior manager of the sea personnel department at the head office in Skärhamn confirms that the powerful planning system in MPS has made it much easier for him to manage the Broström pool of Seafarers.

Users at both offices are pleased with the easy and straightforward MPS user interface.

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MPS CLIENTS - BW Shipping Managers Pte Ltd.

BW Shipping Managers Pte Ltd. in Singapore is a long-term user of the Spectral MPS program. The company initially acquired MPS 1.5 during 1999 for their main office in Singapore. World-Wide commenced an upgrade to MPSv2 in 2002 and this version of MPS was also added to their crewing offices in India and Philippines. The three programs with Singapore as hub are sharing the same MPS data base and uses the Internet as its transmission media. Spectral has also in close co operation with World-Wide developed the MPS document Viewer Module which is used to attach large number of scanned document files to seafarers records in the system.

MPS CLIENTS - Unicorn Shipping (Pty) Ltd.

Unicorn started to use MPS 1.5 in 1999 as their Philippine Manning Agent was also using the same program and Unicorn saw the benefits of having the data of their Filipino seafarers available at a click. The program was however also implemented as the Unicorn in house crew management tool for all seafarers employed in the fleet. Spectral was tasked with adding extensive customization enabling Unicorn Personnel Department to run their entire ISM mandated check list requirement from MPS.

Unicorn is now using MPSv2 which provides the company with even more computing power to assist with the Personnel Management. Especially the Graphical Long term planning in MPSv2 is seen as a major step forward to manage the rotation programs of the Unicorn seafaring pool. STI has further designed a web interface that is used by Seafaring applicants to submit their job applications, data from the web interface can be imported into MPS in case the applicant is accepted for employment.

MPS CLIENT- Centennial Transmarine Inc.

Singapore based B+H Equimar and their Manning Agent in the Philippines, Centennial Transmarine Inc. have been using MPS at their offices since 1998 and 1999 respective.

Both companies have upgraded from MPS version 1.5 to MPS version 2.1. With MPSv2 it will be possible to maintain a fully automated replication between the two offices and data can be moved seamlessly from one site to another.

Centennial in Manila are using all modules of MPS and Mr Ed Jabla, CEO at Centennial especially appreciate the possibilities to customize the program and the fast and reliable service provided by Spectral.

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SETS CLIENTS- Philippine Merchant Marine Academy

Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) is one of the most well-known and reputable Maritime Institutions in the Philippines and is every year graduating about 200 students. The campus of PMMA is located in San Narciso, Zambales about 100 kilometers north of metro Manila.

PMMA in implementing their "BRIDGING PROGRAM" is now using the SETSv2 computer based assessment program and the MEETS STCW deck cadet-training program both designed by Spectral and supplied by Videotel Marine Intl. The programs have been set up in a dedicated network at the school with possibility for up to 16 trainees to run the programs at the same time. Rear Admiral Virgilio R. Aris, the president of PMMA at the time the programs were commissioned was most impressed by the extensive nautical information available in MEETS. He further saw SETSv2 as a versatile and impressive tool for generating computer based assessment within the PMMA.

MEETS CLIENTS- Anglo Eastern Ship Management

Anglo Eastern Ship Management has implemented MEETS STCW in a big way. The program is now being used onboard more than 200 ships and is implemented onboard to enhance the training provided to the deck and engine cadets employed by Anglo Eastern. Captain Pradeep Chawla, Group Training Director at Anglo Eastern is very pleased about the results from the use of the MEETS STCW and sees MEETS as an important tool for the company to be able to train deck and engine cadets to become first class deck officers. The contents of the two programs is large and the built in recording of training status makes it possible for cadets to start the MEETS training at one ship, and move their training status to another MEETS program installed onboard their next ship. The Training department will further be able to monitor the training status of each cadet in their office module of MEETS.

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VIDEOTEL CLIENTS- Aboitiz Jebsen

Aboitiz Jebsen Bulk Transport Corporation, thru it's ship management company, the WG&A Jebsen Ship management Inc., is the largest domestic shipping company in the Philippines and is involved in ship owning and ship management of 10 roro-passenger vessels and 4 cargo vessels. All these ships had been using Videotel training libraries since year 2000.
Safety/Environment Protection Manager Mr. Erden Ferrer & Training Manager Capt. Steve Terazona are both very enthusiastic about the quality of the Videotel Products and their usefulness in enhancing safety and training standards onboard the ships.

The rental scheme is now on it's sixth year and the two Managers are further pleased to see that Videotel are adding 3 video titles to each ship every year without additional charge.

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SPECIAL PROJECTS CLIENTS- The NIS Project

The NIS Project

The NIS Project started in 1993 since more and more Norwegian ship owners found that their seamen required better basic knowledge. The Norwegian Ship-Owners Association (NSA) therefore decided to get involved in the education of Cadets for the NIS fleet. The challenges were to find schools to cooperate with, facilities, educational aids, books, and faculties. The remedy was to upgrade the facilities, develop syllabi based on IMO model courses, new updated books, sizes of classes, teaching aid and equipment purchased and refurnish classrooms. Donations like engines, boilers, copiers, printers and computers were given.

The NIS Project is now in full swing and cooperates with the following schools:

1. University of Cebu
2. Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP)
3. J. B. Lacson Foundation schools in Bacolod, Arevalo and Iloilo

The NIS cadet will spend his two first years at the schools and then one-year on-board Norwegian controlled vessels when he finally returns to the school for his last academic year. A total of 4 years education and practical training.

The Computer System

It was decided in the end of year 2000 to develop a special computer program that would be used to monitor all aspects of the Cadets educational career and later also part of his professional career as a seafarer. Spectral Technologies was selected for the job and the application was given the name CMS (Cadet Monitoring systems).
The CMS program is now used at the NIS headquarter .

For Spectral, it was a challenging and interesting project and the company look forward to work with the NIS project for may years to come.