News

October 2009

Carus is proud to announce that the Eckerö Group is to join the expanding world of Carus.

The Eckerö Group will utilise the Carus Managed Service out of their Mariehamn data centre, moving all their brands into a single installation of CarRes, the booking, ticketing, departure control and administration solution from Carus. This means that Birka Cruises ́ pure cruise product will be installed in the same database as Eckerö Linjen ́s and Eckerö Line ́s more traditional ferry and ...

September 2009

Carus is proud to announce that TT-Line Pty Ltd, better known as Spirit of Tasmania, have joined the rapidly expanding world of Carus.

Following an in-depth Request for Information, Request for Proposal and Proof of Concept process CarRes was selected to partner TT-Line in their quest to gain market share and increase internet sales in a market where both passenger traffic and freight movements are subject to intense competition.

Carus was selected from a strong field of interested parties because their ...

August 2009

Implementing the CarRes system as a fully Managed Service out of Carus’ computer centre in Mariehamn Finland.

Thy Ferries have chosen Carus to supply the technology and systems for booking and check-in of their new route between Denmark and Norway.

“Booking and check-in are key components for our success and we have chosen Carus to provide us with these services as they have a proven track record and a world leading solution for booking, ticketing, check-in and boarding whilst also supporting ...

April 2009

The Passenger Vessel Association have presented Keith Sherwood with the David Clark Excellence in Editorial Award at MariTrends 2009.

“I never thought of my penmanship as being award winning” joked Keith “but I am very proud and flattered by this acknowledgement for an article I provided on how two totally different ferry operations could both use the same core booking software to run their businesses”.

The article, published in the September 2008 edition of the PVA’s monthly magazine Foghorn, focuses on ...

March 2009

Leading specialist ferry software vendor to join forces with web and Business Intelligence experts Productive Business Systems

The new company, which will continue to trade as Carus, boasts a combined workforce of over 40 highly qualified professionals and brings together the ferry market expertise Carus has built up over the last decade with the acknowledged excellence established by Productive Business Systems (PBS). PBS are specialists in the field of web design and development coupled with a wide ranging experience of ...

January 2009

CarRes booking solution now available as a fully hosted service in North America

Carus has today announced that it is teaming up with Peak 10, Inc, the leading US independent data center operator and managed services provider, in order to offer its market leading booking, ticketing, check-in and administration solution, CarRes, as a Managed Service out of Peak 10’s state-of-the-art data center facility in Atlanta, Ga.

This means that American clients for the first time will be able to take advantage ...