SAN DIEGO – Boatracs Inc., a manufacturer of integrated communications and software solutions to the maritime industry,
announced it has completed the installation of BT Forms, an electronic
forms product, on 14 vessels for United Barge Lines (UBL), the inland
transportation division of United Maritime Group. The project entailed
the conversion of UBL’s Master’s Daily Log into an electronic form
that captains can complete with their on-board PC, providing an efficient and
easy-to-use form that transmits data in a cost effective and timely manner, according to a press release.
“Feedback from the captains has been excellent,” said Rocky
Gunter, Director of Profitability & Financial Analysis for UBL, in a statement. “We
now have consistent and accurate vessel information and the ability to generate
valuable shore-side reports for operational analytics. BT Forms is a big
win for a maritime operation like ours – ease of use for our captains,
streamlined operations for management and better customer service for our
clients.”
BT Forms is an end-to-end software solution developed to
help commercial maritime operators increase operational efficiencies by
converting paper forms to electronic versions that reduce the resources
required for internal reporting and record keeping for regulatory
compliance. With BT Forms, the vessel and shore see the exact same
information. On the vessel. BT Forms uses smart forms that verify and
validate complete information before transmission, reducing manual errors at
the point of data collection. The hosted BT Forms web application on the shore-side
can then compile the data into a variety of reports for managers.