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Title: Equasis
Post by: portagent on January 05, 2007, 10:01:11 AM: Equasis have changed the layout of their website.
You'll have to register once again.
Title: Re: Equasis
Post by: Aleksi Lindström on January 05, 2007, 10:27:35 AM: Hello Klaus,

I like the new design. However, some of the ships which had classification information, now don't. I hope this is not a permanent change but just a transition phase...

Brgds,
Aleksi
Title: Re: Equasis
Post by: David Ford on January 06, 2007, 09:02:11 AM: Klaus

I didn't have to register again - just entered my user name and password, and got straight in.

David Ford
Title: Re: Equasis
Post by: Eddie Walker on January 06, 2007, 04:24:18 PM: On the plus side, there is now a 'history' tab, which gives details of previous names without having to access the classification society's website.
Title: Re: Equasis
Post by: Hawkeye on January 07, 2007, 12:03:28 AM: Hi
I now use this site more often than before. I found that I didn't have to sign up again. Also on the histories, the ships I have looked at, don't have all the former names, just the last two. Why I don't know, but I have enquired on the site about this, and await a reply from someone at the site.

Regards
Karl
:-)
Title: Re: Equasis
Post by: Brian Maniglia on January 07, 2007, 12:27:45 AM: Same here. No re-registration required for me. Very nice layout also.
Title: Re: Equasis
Post by: Aleksi Lindström on January 07, 2007, 08:33:33 AM: goolio,

the same history function was there already in the old version, it's a pity it only shows the history from the year 2000 upwards...

Brgds,
Aleksi
Title: Re: Equasis
Post by: manuscan on January 07, 2007, 10:23:29 AM: Now, the option "managers fleet" is not available.
Title: Re: Equasis
Post by: Andrea Galliano on January 07, 2007, 01:51:53 PM: I didn't knew this site, a guy I know from Framo has told me about Ship-register.com but it's a pay site.
Equasis is much better for me, genoeses in italy are like scotsmen in england :-)
Title: Re: Equasis
Post by: Ian Thomas on January 07, 2007, 04:30:51 PM: The fleet page is still there if you look at the ship manager and click on details on the right,
the the fleet list will be available above.

Regards Ian Thomas
Title: Re: Equasis
Post by: Adawo on January 07, 2007, 07:22:37 PM: >Now, the option "managers fleet" is not available.

Click "Detalis" in row "Ship Manager" and next "Fleet info".
Title: Re: Equasis
Post by: Chris Hunsicker on January 08, 2007, 10:26:28 PM: The new format, it's dire
Title: Re: Equasis
Post by: Peter Karberg on January 09, 2007, 06:34:06 PM: Hi All
I found the new format a bit lacking. I could not find the Ships Register pages for each vessel. There was only a reference to the Korean Register of Shipping on one vessel I researched. It was a free site thankfully. I maintain a database of each ship I photograph. Now I miss out on a lot of info such as DWT, LOA, & so on. I filled out their survey asking what I think about the new concept & left my opinion. No reply yet! I don't think they are too concerned with the enthusiest. As their info is really for the benefit of companies who use ships for transporting cargo. If everyone who used the register page filled out the survey maybe they will listen. Who knows?
rgds to all of you
Peter
Title: Re: Equasis
Post by: Phil English on January 09, 2007, 07:58:43 PM: As of this afternoon, the Class Society links that were there in thr old version have been re-established.

Equasis is the EU- directive safety-related database and is not really designed to benefit enthusiasts or charterers for that matter. The ship details are sourced from LR Fairplay who stipulate that only very basic details can be used. As everyone probably knows, LR Fairplay are shipping information providers who have their own on-line data systems and the original "Lloyds Register of Ships". It is therefore not in their interests to have Equasis showing all the data for free that other people pay a fortune for.
Title: Re: Equasis
Post by: Richard Matterson on January 09, 2007, 09:05:14 PM: It does take some time to get used to the new format, the links still appear to be there just not as obvious as they perhaps had been. Under classification societies there is a heading details and that links to the full vessel details on the ships I have been researching.
Title: Re: Equasis
Post by: Guest on January 10, 2007, 04:46:18 AM: I agree with Aleksi. Now, we can't see the classification society informations, the only place to you know Length Overall, Length Between Perpendiculars, Breadth, etc...How Aleksi sais, I hope this is not a permanent change but just a transition phase too!
It's not good. But the design of the site I liked 8-) !.

Best Regards

Gustavo Sousa
Title: Re: Equasis
Post by: Neil England on January 10, 2007, 05:34:14 PM: I also filled out the Equasis survey and complained about the lack of links to the vessel specifications. No reply yet since a week ago. I hope everyone who uses it does fill out the survey, it just might help.

Regards to all who commented on this topic.
Neil England.
Title: Re: Equasis
Post by: Aleksi Lindström on January 10, 2007, 08:12:26 PM: Hello again,

I filled the inquiry on the 5th day when the change was made and got a reply from Equasis today. Basically they say they're sorry for the lack of links to classification societies specs pages, but say that some of the societies don't want to have the data shown at Equasis but also that some which now are missing, will be shown in due time after some negotiations.

Brgds,
Aleksi