HMC to Change Market Dynamics by Introducing the DockPlan

In the past decades shipowners, shipyards and dry dock maintenance yards have worked with increasingly complicated dry docking and maintenance plans. This often leads to costly and time consuming delays. The key to solve the root of these issues is transparency throughout the entire dry dock planning.

A fully transparent planning reduces costly planning ‘faults’, accumulating delays and dissatisfaction. Cost savings can exceed 10% per operation.

To successfully exploit a strategy like this an extensive planning tool is needed that is able to take into account the entire process including all (sometimes hidden) subtasks. This planning tool should almost feel like a simulation tool, one that can simulate the consequences of all types of mishaps, errors, mistakes en logistical problems.

For the pioneers that regard cooperation and transparency as their unique selling point for the strategic future of their business, HMC developed a tool that will change market dynamics of the dry docking industry. Using critical path algorithms and the input of shipping companies and shipyards, HMC developed DockPlan.

DockPlan enables to communicate transparently and assure a swift operation and a client who is fully informed on a real time basis. The superintendent on site can check the consequences of changes and change orders using DockPlan on a handheld computer, whereas the headoffices are informed real time as well. DockPlan is distinct through combining a critical path planning system with web based features of a realtime planning tool. In addition, DockPlan is specifically designed to create a platform for the cooperation between shipping companies and shipyards. Instead of general, complicated software such as MS Project, DockPlan is specifically designed for use in the maritime industry.

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Press Release, July 30, 2013