ChartCo Ltd kjøper Docmap AS
ChartCo Ltd kjøper Docmap AS
ChartCo Ltd, med Equistone Partners på eiersiden, er globale ekspert innen maritim digitalisering og compliance. Docmap AS, etablert I 2005, utvikler programvare innenfor helse, sikkerhet, miljø og kvalitet (HSEQ) for maritime operasjoner og landbasert virksomhet.
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MARKET LEADERS JOIN FORCES – CHARTCO AQUIRES DOCMAP
ChartCo, global experts in maritime digital data and compliance services, has today acquired Docmap, a global leader in digital document management at sea.
Docmap AS, based in Oslo, was founded in 2005 and provides world class solutions within the Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality (HSEQ) operations on vessels and ashore. Their recently launched Docmap 8 software operates both shoreside and on board through standard web browsers and incorporates modules for audit control and risk assessment, and works alongside customers’ continuous improvement programmes.
ChartCo’s core range of digital services date back to 1998, created in anticipation of the move from paper to digital charts and publications. Today, it provides digital data for navigational and compliance management to around 12,000 vessels within the maritime community.
Martin Taylor, CEO of ChartCo commented:
“Docmap is the recognised leader in their sector and it is with great excitement that I announce this acquisition which will strengthen further the already well-respected ChartCo brand. The Docmap team of experts have just launched their latest market offering, Docmap 8, which will sit neatly alongside ChartCo’s range of solutions including PassageManager, Regs4Ships, EnviroManager and FleetManager. We are already building a Docmap solution for replicating Safety Management Systems (SMS), complete with integrated regulations using the Regs4ships brand, capability and knowledge which we acquired a couple of years ago.
Many of our own customers, and those of Docmaps, have already requested such a solution and this will massively simplify the management of their SMS, ensuring continuous compliance with the ever changing and growing regulatory environment they operate within. The market need became evident also through our training and consultancy arm, which regularly audits and updates customers’ SMS; this work identified the need for better connection between the SMS and the complex regulatory requirements which are unique for each individual vessel.”
Oyvind Orbak, Docmap’s Managing Director added:
“ChartCo is a great partner for us. Their market-leading position gives Docmap the ideal expertise and footprint for expansion. Our recently launched Docmap 8 platform provides a truly off the shelf, cloud based solution for document management within the marine environment. Most exciting is that the market has been calling for a solution combining regulations with a document management system for quite some time; this deal allows us to fully deliver this much longed-for customer requirement.”
Docmap is the first acquisition for ChartCo since the investment made by Equistone European Partners in June 2016 and continues to build on their market leading digital platform by expanding its range of integrated marine solutions.
ABOUT CHARTCO
- ChartCo Limited, formerly part of the Kelvin Hughes Group, is the world’s longest-established distributor of navigational data worldwide, with more than 12,500 vessels purchasing its products and services each year.
- PassageManager is ChartCo’s flagship software and allows access to ChartCo’s full range of services through an intuitive graphical interface providing ‘at a glance’ monitoring of all update statuses.
- Regs4ships is ChartCo’s unique, searchable database which combines Flag State compliance documentation with IMO, ILO and EU legislation to provide an overall regulatory solution.
- For more information visit chartco.com
ABOUT DOCMAP
- Docmap AS is the vendor of the world-leading Safety and Quality Management System Docmap® Marine Suite.
- Docmap® provides the next generation platform for HSEQ compliance.
- Modules include Documents, Incidents, Audits, Risk Assessments. Bi-directional satellite based ship-shore synchronisation gives instant compliance with the complete fleet at all times.
- The system supports all modern screens, tablets and smartphones.
- Docmap’s success stems from being able to satisfy the needs of demanding customers. More than 120,000 users and 1,300 vessels use the system.
- Docmap® head office is in Oslo, with subsidiaries in Stavanger and Kuala Lumpur.
- For more information visit docmap.com
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