We are continuously upgrading Cloud Fleet Manager, adding new functionality, enhancements and improving the overall usability. With this article, we would like to give you a brief overview of some of the greater edits to the system. For a comprehensive overview of all changes, you can visit the "What's New" report in Cloud Fleet Manager at any time to see what exactly happened in each of our modules.
New features and enhancements
CFM Crewing
CFM Crewing is your one-stop solution to handle all crew-related tasks centrally and in an intuitive way. From master data management of seafarers, planning the crews on board as well as their relief, the management of working and rest hours of the crew up to managing payrolls, everything can be done in one single solution.
- Crew Portal users will now receive dedicated notifications when one or more documents are about to expire or have already expired, helping seafarers stay ahead of compliance requirements.
- A dedicated Assignment Settings section is now available within seafarer assignments, bringing all relevant assignment settings together in one place.
- Compliance management has been enhanced with a new Missing Assignment Documents dashboard card, providing visibility of seafarers whose assignments start within the next 14 days but who are still missing mandatory documents. Additionally, passport entries in the Compliance Matrix now display the actual nationality they apply to instead of only showing "National".
- Reporting and exports have been expanded with additional seafarer information, including addresses, vessel owners and allocated seafarer pools. A new Annual Salary Statement export is also available in Microsoft Excel and PDF format.
- Embarkation and disembarkation management has been enhanced with optional time tracking and greater control over how travel days and days on board are calculated for wage scale purposes.
- The ISO 20022 bank details export has been extended with additional debtor and creditor address information to support bank-specific requirements.
CFM Inspections & Audits
CFM Inspections & Audits lets you easily prepare and manage pending inspections. With extensive planning features and the option to create templates for your questionnaires, CFM Inspections & Audits makes sure that you are always best prepared for upcoming inspections and have a complete overview of all tasks.
- Inspection templates can now only be published if each main chapter contains at least one sub-chapter and one question, helping ensure templates are fully configured and function correctly in the mobile application.
CFM MRV & IMO DCS
CFM MRV & IMO DCS enables you to easily record and analyse all key figures required to achieve compliance with both the EU MRV and IMO DCS regulations. The required data can be entered directly on board, all further calculations are carried out automatically in the system, you only have to forward the results.
- Voyage numbers are now displayed in MRV summaries and exports and can be edited where required, improving visibility and supporting data integrity.
CFM Off-hires and Claims
CFM Offhires & Claims lets you keep accurate records of your vessels’ offhires, charterer claims and related costs. Stay informed about the causes of individual offhires and react swiftly. Automated KPIs and reports make vessel availability clear, demonstrate performance and help you recognise where you need to take action.
- A dedicated commissions section is now available within off-hire records, allowing commissions to be calculated as fixed amounts or percentages and invoiced accordingly.
CFM Partner Portal
CFM Partner Portal gives you the option to let your partners, investors and contractors securely access, read-only internal information. Easily share relevant data like vessel schedules, crew lists and contact details. By making your partners part of internal processes, collaboration becomes more efficient and productive. Just share the individual login details and your partners can easily access data by desktop or mobile browser. Exchange of information via email will be a thing of the past.
- Event report attachments can now be made available to Partner Portal users through a dedicated global setting, improving visibility of supporting information and making it easier to share relevant operational data with external stakeholders.
CFM Purchase
CFM Purchase provides you with all sections of the purchasing process at one point in an intelligently structured manner, gives you full control over your budgets and allows your suppliers to work directly with this information. Thanks to an intuitive dashboard that features the most relevant information and upcoming tasks, CFM Purchase always focuses on what is important and streamlines the complete purchasing workflow.
- Recurring purchase templates can now be executed instantly on a one-time basis, making it easier to create requisitions for one or multiple vessels.
- Purchase reporting has been enhanced with the new Invoice Item Report, providing an overview of budget groups, orders and invoices alongside their associated values. In addition, purchase invoices can now be marked as insurance cases and order remarks are reflected in reports and exports.