CFM Updates - April 2025

CFM Crewing

CFM Crewing is your one-stop solution to handle all crew-related tasks centrally and in an intuitive way. From master data management of seafarers, planning the crews on board as well as their relief, the management of working and rest hours of the crew up to managing payrolls, everything can be done in one single solution.

• Employers can now be managed directly within permanent contracts, allowing organisations to assign the appropriate employer based on officer and rating roles.
• ShipClient permissions have been enhanced with dedicated controls for finalising and reopening monthly rest hours. In addition, access to the Access Log is now automatically hidden when the corresponding setting or permission is not available, improving usability.
• An Omega Payroll Export has been added to the Payroll section. The new CSV export includes seafarer history for a selected month and vessel, enabling a seamless transfer of payroll data to the Omega payroll system.
• Cut-Off Procedures now automatically apply an existing valid procedure when the assigned procedure is archived, ensuring continuous applicability without requiring manual reassignment.
• A new global setting allows organisations to configure default overrides for bulk crew changes, including sign-off reasons, contract dates, embarkation, disembarkation and B2B information, reducing manual adjustments during crew changes.
• Wage configurations can now define whether specific ranks are excluded from payroll calculations, reducing manual adjustments across assignments.
• Contract management has been enhanced with improved visibility and reporting. The Extended Contracts Report now supports additional status information to help identify overdue contracts, Leave Balance displays the estimated date a leave balance will reach zero, split wages now clearly indicate when changes take effect throughout a contract, and permanent contracts visually highlight wage confirmation status based on due dates.
• Bulk Crew Changes have been enhanced with improved planning support. Connected relievers are now displayed directly within B2B views and standard sign-off reasons can be preselected automatically to reduce manual input.

CFM MRV & IMO DCS

CFM MRV & IMO DCS enables you to easily record and analyse all key figures required to achieve compliance with both the EU MRV and IMO DCS regulations. The required data can be entered directly on board, all further calculations are carried out automatically in the system, you only have to forward the results.

• Deadweight carried calculations have been enhanced to automatically apply the appropriate calculation method depending on reporting requirements and available vessel data, improving reporting accuracy.

CFM Portal

CFM Portal gives all your employees access to one central source of information. Every onshore user has a clear dashboard view of the latest and most important information on staff, departments and ships right at the beginning of the workday. Whether it’s a crew change, expired certificate or staff absence, you can efficiently identify critical incidents and prioritise your response.

• Performance reports can now be finalised directly within the Portal. The new Finalise button processes assigned reports, while Save allows users to temporarily save changes without triggering notifications.

CFM Procedures

CFM Procedures enables you to send instructions to your vessels fast and easily, making sure that your fleet is up to date regarding e.g. safety instructions - achieving compliance with ease. Effortlessly send company policies and work instructions, or assign responsibilities aboard your ships.

• ShipClient procedure management has been enhanced with improved visibility. Folder counts now distinguish between procedures within the selected folder and all subfolders, while the Procedures tile displays the total number of procedure changes, pending forms and unread comments.

CFM Purchase

CFM Purchase provides you with all sections of the purchasing process at one point in an intelligently structured manner, gives you full control over your budgets and allows your suppliers to work directly with this information. Thanks to an intuitive dashboard that features the most relevant information and upcoming tasks, CFM Purchase always focuses on what is important and streamlines the complete purchasing workflow.

• Exchange rates can now be managed manually through a dedicated setting, allowing organisations to override automatic rates whenever required. Additionally, a new API has been introduced to support the management of exchange rates.