Maritime Cook Islands Enhance Registry Growth

PDMS Maritime has announced that it has been awarded a new contract to deliver its international ship registry and seafarer management platform (MARIS) to Maritime Cook Islands (MCI) Limited, the corporate administrators of the Cook Islands international ship registry.

MARIS will replace MCI’s existing legacy systems to provide the registry with a new, modern and complete enterprise system which covers all the key aspects of their business including: registry, survey, seafarers and service operations.

The platform will also help the MCI to prepare for the IMO’s mandatory audit scheme (IMSAS).  From January 2016, the IMO will conduct audits in all its member states to determine the extent to which they give full and complete effect to their obligations under SOLAS, MARPOL, STCW, Load Lines (LL), Tonnage and COLREG.

The picturesque Cook Islands, consisting of 15 Islands in the Pacific Ocean, hosts a fast-growing and commercially driven International Ship Registry.  In the 12 months to September 2015, the registry achieved an impressive 17 percent growth rate.  Their strategic investment in MARIS - a modern, flexible and powerful enterprise platform - will enable the registry to effectively deliver its future planned growth.

After evaluating options, MCI awarded the contract to the PDMS Maritime team based on:  the flexibility and strength of their tried and tested MARIS platform; their knowledge of ship registry operations gained from over 12 years’ experience; and the underlying depth of business support provided by a 75 person strong technology company.

This new contract with the MCA continues to cement PDMS Maritime’s existing position as a leading supplier of Ship Registry systems with other MARIS clients including:  Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA); the Isle of Man Ship Registry; and the Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands (MACI).