MSC is transitioning its entire fleet to digital ordering processes for marine provisions and general supplies, moving more than 700 vessels to the Source2Sea platform.
Source2Sea is used to manage procurement and deliveries in categories such as provisions, stores, spare parts, chemicals, paints, and lubes.
The vessels will transition from analogue trading of generic items described to suppliers to ordering of specific items driven by shared data across the company through the digital platform.
The centralised database will provide a single ‘source of truth’ for both the shipping company and its suppliers, with the goal of preventing errors and mis-deliveries.
“The first and most important step in this transformation journey has been to acknowledge that, until now, the industry has not been ready to an extent necessary to drive the transformation,” said Luigi Staccoli, Chief Procurement Officer, MSC.
“Our close collaboration with Source2Sea and key suppliers of ours has accelerated this journey that has been pivotal for MSC and is poised to be so for the marine supply industry as well. We are now rapidly expanding to other suppliers who are either already on the platform or coming on the platform in the coming period.”
“We needed to create a common framework with suppliers through the assortment and move from generic items to specific items through a digital platform. There should be no ambiguity regarding what to expect. Just like you are never in doubt when you order online as a private person.”
