Cargotec Begins Interschalt Restructuring
Cargotec is to begin restructuring at maritime software provider Interschalt, following its acquisition of the company earlier this year. The re-organisation is estimated to affect Interschalt personnel in Germany, USA (Houston) and China (Shanghai). It is estimated that some Interschalt's production and design work will be discontinued or outsourced and some Interschalt locations will be closed. Cooperation negotiations have started at Interschalt and they will affect tens of employees. Interschalt employs at the moment 223 persons. Some employees will be offered a transfer to another location within Kalmar or MacGregor. The aim is to finalize negotiations by the end of 2016 and the resulting changes will be completed during 2017.
INTERSCHALT Shuffles Executive Management
INTERSCHALT maritime systems GmbH, a provider of maritime software for cargo operations and fleet management, NavCom services and manufacturer of VDR systems, announced a change in the company’s executive management today. This follows Cargotec Corporation’s acquisition of INTERSCHALT in January 2016. Robert Gärtner, who has served as CEO of INTERSCHALT since 2006, stepped down from his position on June 20 to pursue other opportunities. Two managing directors have now been appointed: Benoit de la Tour, President of Navis, and Rainer Twisterling, former Vice President Services at INTERSCHALT. In his additional role at INTERSCHALT, de la Tour will lead the integration of the company’s software business into Navis, part of Cargotec.
INTERSCHALT, Müller+Blanck Reach Merger Deal
INTERSCHALT maritime systems AG, the provider of maritime software for cargo and fleet management, and Müller+Blanck Software GmbH, announce the conclusion of a memorandum of understanding for the acquisition of Müller+Blanck. The parties have not disclosed the acquisition price. INTERSCHALT said it currently holds a combined market share of 25 percent with its storage planning software StowMan and the advanced development StowMan[s], introduced to the market in 2014. With the loading computer Seacos MACS3, INTERSCHALT has an approximately 65 percent share of the container ship segment. Müller+Blanck developed the stowage planning software "CAPSTAN" as well as the onboard interface "OBI" in the mid-1990s…
StowMan Targets Efficiency, Safety
Efficiency and safety were the key topics at the third MACS3 User Conference. Taking part were 35 representatives of 25 companies, from nine different countries. Of particular interest to them was a highlight: the official premiere of the new StowMan software. StowMan opens up a new dimension in stowage planning, by significantly speeding it up and efficiently optimizing it at the same time. It was developed in cooperation with Professor Rune Møller Jensen of the IT University of Copenhagen. The second highlight was the opening of the Fleet Operation Center (FOC), which serves to increase efficiency and prevent accidents. Furthermore, INTERSCHALT offered participants a look at brand-new features of the MACS3 loading computer, such as the improved TROP software module for trim optimization.
