and guarantee claims, procurement and e-commerce, KPIs, and reporting. SIS also provides consultancy services, system implementation, and product training.

The Star software has been used onboard vessels since 1997, but SIS’ founding shareholders have pioneered the development of IT-solutions in the marine and energy sectors for more than four decades, and are known as the people behind the SFI Group system and the TSAR and RAST maintenance systems.

Since the company was founded, SIS has strived to deliver state of the art software solutions for ship and rig management, and they are continuously improving their systems as well as developing new software to meet the high demands of the shipping and offshore industries. With their main office situated in Trondheim, the technology capital of Norway, SIS has close connections with Scandinavia’s largest independent research organization SINTEF as well as MARINTEK, the Norwegian Marine Technology Research Institute.

SIS has specialized in software solutions for ships and offshore installations, but their software has proven perfect for use also on land rigs and industrial plants in both off-line and on-line environments. Their worldwide customer base covers all types of vessels including tankers, bulkers, liners, chemical and gas carriers, fishing vessels, passenger ferries, offshore support, seismic, drilling, and dredging vessels, and various types of land based and offshore rigs including FPSOs, jack-ups, and semi-submersible rigs.