Suite modules
- Maintenance Manager
- Purchasing Manager: procurement and inventory
- Drydock Manager
- HSQE and Vetting Manager
- Crew and Payroll Manager
- Document Manager
- Voyage Manager: performance and emissions compliance
- Insight analytics
PMS database services for
ABS NSE.
Database building, data entry, audits and migration, from the equipment makers' own manuals and delivered in the ABS NSE import format.
- Developer
- ABS Nautical Systems, a division of ABS (American Bureau of Shipping)
- Headquarters
- Houston, Texas, USA
- Current company
- ABS Wavesight, the ABS maritime software company launched in November 2022
- Product names
- NS5, NS5 Enterprise (2011), NS Enterprise, NS Core (2015), Nautical Systems
Overview
NS Enterprise, now sold as Nautical Systems by ABS Wavesight, is a fleet management and marine ERP suite that grew out of ABS Nautical Systems in Houston. Its Maintenance Manager plans and records shipboard maintenance.
- Security
- ABS Wavesight: SOC 2 Type I and II, ISO 27001 (vendor)
- Reported reach
- ABS Wavesight products on 5,500+ vessels (vendor figure)
Origin and history
How ABS NSE got here.
- 2011
Nautical Systems developed fleet management software as a division of ABS, based in Houston. In 2011 its NS5 Enterprise suite was presented as the product of a 25-year evolution, with earlier NS versions in use on an estimated 3,000 to 4,000 ships.
- 2015
The NS5 suite was later renamed NS Enterprise across all versions; version 6.4 added remote vessel installation, serialised items and a cloud deployment option. NS Core, a streamlined edition for workboats, followed in 2015.
- 2022
In November 2022 ABS combined Nautical Systems and My Digital Fleet into a new software-as-a-service company, ABS Wavesight. A 2023 update added adaptive scheduling, permit tracking and compliance features for SIRE 2.0, mooring rules and emissions reporting.
Features
What ABS NSE does.
Maintenance Manager
- Scheduling, tracking, forecasting and execution of predictive and corrective maintenance
- Condition-based maintenance through integration with condition-monitoring providers
- Certificate and survey tracking with due dates, expiry and grace periods
- Drydock integration, risk-assessment templates and permit tracking
- Role-based web and mobile apps for superintendents, vessels, drydock, documents and workboats, usable offline
What we deliver
Your ABS NSE data, built from the source.
Maintenance jobs prepared in the NSE job import workbook, one row per job, with job type, calendar interval and a structured job description (task, safety precautions, procedure and the maker manual reference), together with the equipment structure the jobs attach to. We also audit existing NSE data and prepare it for migration.
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Content taken from the makers' manuals, with the source cited in each job.
- 02
One equipment hierarchy and job standard across your fleet, whatever the software.
- 03
A check of every job against its source before delivery.
- 04
Nothing invented to fill gaps: missing documentation is reported, not guessed.
See also PMS database building, PMS health checks and PMS data migration.
FAQ
Questions about ABS NSE work.
Are you a reseller or partner of ABS NSE?
No. Norsetech Group is an independent service provider. We do not sell ABS NSE; we build, audit and migrate the data that goes into it, in the format ABS NSE imports.
Do you need a login to our ABS NSE system?
No. We work from exports and from the ABS NSE import template, so your live system is not touched.
What do you need from us to start?
The maker instruction manuals and parts lists for the vessel's equipment, the equipment list, and your ABS NSE import template or an export of your current data. Where manuals are missing we tell you which equipment is affected rather than filling the gap with generic jobs.
Can you move our data from another PMS into ABS NSE, or out of it?
Yes. We extract and clean the data from the current system, map it to the new platform's structure and deliver it in the new platform's import format, with the history carried across.
Sources
- ABS Wavesight: home page (opens in a new tab)
- ABS Wavesight: Nautical Systems (opens in a new tab)
- ABS Wavesight: Maintenance Manager (opens in a new tab)
- Maritime Executive: NS5 Enterprise debuts (2011) (opens in a new tab)
- ABS: NS5 is now NS Enterprise (opens in a new tab)
- Riviera: ABS launches ABS Wavesight (opens in a new tab)
- gCaptain: ABS Wavesight software enhancements (opens in a new tab)
Disclaimer
ABS NSE is a trademark of its owner, used on this page only to identify the software. Norsetech Group is an independent service provider. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by or a partner of the maker of ABS NSE, and we do not sell, license or support the software itself.
The description of ABS NSE on this page is a summary for general reference, compiled from the public sources listed above and checked on 3 November 2026. Products, features, ownership and names change, so it may be incomplete or out of date, and it is not a statement by the software maker. For the current and authoritative description, contact the maker. Nothing here is a warranty or a recommendation of any software.
If anything on this page is inaccurate, write to sales@norsetechgroup.com and we will correct it.