Unified fleet management software boosts efficiency at K Line

K Line Ship Management (KLSM), a subsidiary of the leading Japanese shipping company K Line, has awarded an expanded contract extension to Bass, citing the software’s contribution to running more efficient operations and saving costs.

The new contract builds upon K Line’s eight-year relationship with Bass and entails the purchase of maintenance, procurement, document management, safety management, risk management and self assessment (TMSA) modules.

President of K Line Ship Management, Satoru Kuboshima, comments: “We selected Bass due to the suite’s functionality and forward-looking technology. We always take a long-term perspective when investing in our fleet – something that is even more vital given the current global economic situation – and we are confident that we have chosen the most robust software and the correct strategic partner for our current and future operations.”

The contract includes the implementation of BassNet 2.5 Fleet Management Systems on close to 50 K Line vessels managed by KLSM.

According to the Norwegian software company’s managing director, Per Steinar Upsaker, KLSM’s experience with BassNet Fleet Management System has created interest in other parts of the K Line Group. “They recognise the advantage of implementing one system throughout the entire fleet so they obtain access to vital data in the same format. For a company of this size, small changes can make a big difference.”

This latest contract follows on from KLSM’s purchase of Bass’s maintenance systems, procurement solutions and document management systems modules earlier this year – thereby making up a full suite of BassNet Fleet Management Systems.