TIM eMagazine Volume 3 Issue 6 | Page 26

Maritime Bureau Veritas and [bluester] enter into co-operation Matthieu de Tugny, COO, Marine & Offshore, Bureau Veritas (left) and Christoph Kiese, CEO [bluester] Credits : [bluester] A s from today, by co-operation agreement signed on the SMM in Hamburg, Bureau Veritas is integrating its digital platforms with the [bluester] online marketplace and providing independent vendor qualification services to its users. Desktop and global online verification of [bluester] listed service providers by Bureau Veritas will add to the safety, reliability and efficiency of direct contracting through [bluester] as service providers’ qualifications and documentation will benefit from impartial validation. Deep integration of the [bluester] platform into Bureau Veritas’ own digital tools VeriSTAR Info, My VeriSTAR, BV Approval Explorer and PSC Ready provides added value and benefits to the [11,000+] Bureau Veritas customers. BV customers will have access to the [bluester] marketplace via a single sign on and receive special user benefits. Once registered with [bluester], BV customers access the portal with the click of a button from their familiar BV desktop and mobile platforms. The special benefits inter- alia include easy transfer of data. For Matthieu de Tugny, COO, Marine & Offshore, Bureau Veritas, “partnerin