SpecTec Launches AMOS-X to Streamline Maritime Asset Management

SpecTec, a market leading maritime technology company, has announced the launch of AMOS-X, its next-generation platform for fleet asset management. The new software brings its powerful Maintenance, Inventory and Procurement modules into a single, integrated platform helping ship owners, operators and managers better protect their assets, improve operational performance and efficiency, as well as increase safety standards and reduce costs.

With a 40-year maritime heritage, and as the founder of asset management software in the shipping industry, the launch of AMOS-X represents another significant step for SpecTec in developing solutions that are fully aligned with the day-to-day operational realities and challenges within the maritime sector. As industry stakeholders face more complexity and pressure to optimise resources, and with the increased operational risks associated with a significantly aging global commercial fleet, AMOS-X has been developed to streamline operations and provide greater visibility, efficiency, control and reduce risk across an entire fleet as well as shore-based teams. 

AMOS-X comprises three core modules. “Maintenance”, which enables customers to plan and document maintenance tasks, report and deal with unexpected maintenance issues, and continually monitor the condition of equipment to predict maintenance needs and prevent failures. “Inventory”, which provides complete visibility of spares and consumables across a vessel and on shore. And “Procurement”, which streamlines purchasing from requisition to supplier management. AMOS-X is one of the only systems within the maritime industry that combines these critical functions that every ship operator, manager and owner relies upon into one single, integrated platform. Additional modules, including Quality & Safety, are already in development and will be released as part of AMOS-X in the near future, further strengthening its position as the industry’s most comprehensive solution.

Through effective preventative maintenance and planning, AMOS-X has been proven to reduce downtime and associated costs by 15%. Crew efficiency is boosted by 30% through increased automation and streamlined workflows. $30,000 in fuel and maintenance costs is saved per vessel, per year, audit preparation time is reduced by 50%, which aids compliance, and a return on investment can be delivered in just 12 months. 

Critically AMOS-X has been built to accommodate vessels and crews of all sizes and for every IT strategy. It can be integrated and hosted in customers’ existing IT systems and infrastructure, or within the Cloud enabling secure access at anytime and anywhere. For full flexibility, customers can also operate a hybrid model of both options should they want to, and it can be scaled accordingly to meet their growing needs. The software is also easy to implement as well as being simple and incredibly fast to use, which speeds up access to data, decision making and action.

Commenting on the launch, Adam Dennett – CEO, SpecTec, said:

"AMOS-X reflects our continued focus on providing solutions that bring clarity and control to maritime operations and help customers meet the everyday demands and pressures of efficiently, safely and sustainably running their vessels. There are far more complexities in today’s market, and the age of the global fleet is the oldest it has been for 40 years, which is having a significant impact on the efficiency and safety of vessels and crews.

"These are real challenges, which demand real world solutions. The launch of AMOS-X is designed to provide a system that can be simply and easily used by any company of any size, bringing critical asset management functions into one web-based platform that helps them to operate smarter, faster and more securely."

The launch of AMOS-X is part of SpecTec’s continued commitment to constant innovation, which sees the company invest 25% of its annual operating profit into Research and Development (R&D). The company is also a subsidiary of Volaris, an operating group within Constellation Software Inc (CSI), one of the world’s largest providers of vertical market software.  This gives SpecTec access to knowledge, the latest innovation and best practice, as well as financial resource to bring to market new products and services that will continue to move the dial, set new standards for excellence, and help the shipping industry meet the significant challenges that it faces in relation to efficiency, safety and sustainability.