The clients can peruse the information using handheld mobile Palm Pilot VII devices. Using the Palm Pilots, clients can peruse both general information about the lightering conditions, such as weather, and information specific to their operation, such as details of where the tankers are, whether they have been unloaded or loaded and so on. Skaugen supplies each of its contract customers with a certain number of Palm Pilots, pre-installed with dedicated software to receive and present the data, which is communicated via Palm Pilot data communication systems. Trygve P. Munthe, president of Skaugen PetroTrans, says that the service was developed as a complement to the lightering updates which have been available on the company's website for about 18 months. Our experience with it so far is very positive.
People think it's a neat thing, it adds some value.
Following this development, Skaugen is keen to look for other opportunities to develop mobile data applications.