Maritime e-procurement company Kinnetik Solutions has announced a new agreement with Tero Marine to integrate its Cloud-based purchasing system with the TM Master fleet management software package.

Bureau Veritas has announced a new partnership deal with bluester, linking its digital platforms with the bluester online marketplace and providing independent vendor qualification services to bluester users.

Zurich-based maritime software company MESPAS has launched a new web-based trading platform to link vessel operators and maritime suppliers, to increase efficiency in their procurement processes.

Maritime e-procurement company ShipServ reports that it has completed the integration of its e-commerce platform with Francois Marine Services’ new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, to streamline the logistics company’s ability to process transactions and respond to RFQs.

ShipServ has released the results of a survey of 100 maritime buyers across different sectors, pointing to an industry-wide lack of structured data for analysis of procurement trends and optimisation of processes.

iMarine Software has launched a new app to allow shipping companies to manage procurement on mobile devices via its Cloud-based software platform.

UK-based Marine Software Ltd reports that it has completed the installation of its Marine Purchasing (MPSWin) package for the superyacht Lady A, to add to the existing Marine Planned Maintenance (MPMWin) system already in use.

Greece-based shipowner Pleiades Shipping has agreed a deal with iMarine Software to connect its software systems to the Seaproc e-procurement hub.

ShipServ reports that it has restructured its business to create two new divisions, respectively focusing on ‘Solutions’ and ‘Customer Engagement and Service Operations’.

RS Components, a distributor of engineering and electronic components, reports that it has begun trading on the Moscord maritime e-Commerce platform, allowing users to choose items from RS Components’ catalogue of products and have them delivered to any harbour around the globe.