Layout:

The Voyages module contains of a large list of different types of voyages; unallocated, estimate, allocated, nominated, etc. In this list, you can filter the voyages based on several key endpoints to effectively view the required information on your screen. There is a sort icon to the far right, with different options for sorting the list as well. You can read more here: Sorting and Filtering Lists.

Below you can click to read how to create different types of voyages:

Depending on your access permissions the list of voyages might not be visible.

The "Voyages" module can be located from the menu under "Core".

There are several sorting and filtering options available for you to narrow down what you include in the list view.

Steps:

1. Open the Voyages module from the menu on the left.

2. On the top right corner, click the icon.

3. Select Create Time Charter Out.

4. In the modal, you can fill in the required fields and add any additional information about the new TC voyage.

5. After you have filled in, you can click Create.

Required fields:

• Vessel

• Delivery Port

• Redelivery Port

The modal:

Features:

• After choosing a vessel, you will now be able to choose a Ballast Port.

• The modal is now draggable, making it easier to see the information "behind" the modal. Hover over the title or the top of the modal to activate it.

The "Schedule" section in the Voyage drawer shows a timeline of port calls on a voyage. You can create, rearrange, delete and edit port calls directly from this screen.

Managing port calls

When hovering the mouse over a port call in the schedule, a toolbar in the upper right will appear.

To insert a port call before or after the port call you are editing, click the Create Newbutton and select Before or After. A window to create a new port call then opens.

To edit a port call, click the Editbutton.

To delete a port call, click the Deletebutton.

To change the order of port calls, click and drag the Movebutton to move the port call into place.

Locking voyage start date and ballast port

In the voyage drawer at the schedule section you will find a checkbox for locking the update of voyage start date and ballast port. This checkbox is not visible while the voyage has status Estimate or Unallocated.

Voyage drawer

To open the voyage drawer, go to the Voyages module.

Summary

The top of the voyage drawer "Overview" tab has four summary cards for TCE, total days, hire costs and bunker costs.

Click expandto open detailed charts for the numbers in the summary.

Result

The "result" chart is a waterfall chart for costs and revenue on the voyage. Hover the mouse over the bars to see further details behind the calculation.

Days

The "days" chart has a timeline chart for the port calls on the voyage and a table of the total days on voyage.

The port calls timeline shows the days at sea and days in port. It also shows the names of the ports above the bars. Hover the mouse over each bar to see more information.

To efficiently create a voyage, and link them with CoAs, you can create voyage based on a CoA Template Voyages. The CoA Templates Voyage are the template voyages that are maintained in the Budgets module.

Steps:

1. Open the Voyages module from the menu on the left.

2. In the top right corner, click Create .

3. Select Create Voyage From Template.

4. In the modal, select a CoA template voyage to create the new voyage. The fields that are pre-filled are the ones that were filled in when creating the CoA template itself, which the new voyage will inherit.

5. Click Create.

The modal:

Feature:

• The modal is now draggable, making it easier to see the information "behind" the modal. Hover over the title or the top of the modal to activate it.

• Looks and works quite similar to Create Cargo From CoA Template.

Steps:

1. Open the Voyages module from the menu on the left.

2. On the top right corner, click the icon.

3. Select Create Voyage Charterer.

4. In this modal, you can have two options:

   a. you can fill in the required fields and add any additional information about the new voyage

   b. you can choose the Use CoA Template Cargo button, which will link to the same modal as described here: Create Cargo From CoA Template.

5. After you have filled in or chosen a CoA Template for the cargo information, you can click Create.

Required fields:

• Vessel

• Load Ports

• Discharge Ports

The modal:

Features:

• After choosing a vessel, you will now be able to choose a Ballast Port.

• The modal is now draggable, making it easier to see the information "behind" the modal. Hover over the title or the top of the modal to activate it.

The details of a voyage can be edited in the CoreVoyages module.

When you have located the voyage, click it and the details will show in a drawer or panel on the right hand side. Field values can be edited directly.

Sections

Sections are used to show the most important information about a sub-item of the voyage. Some sections have an Openbutton to open the section's item in a new drawer.

Voyages on a time charter will have a "TC contract" section, while all other voyages will have a "Performance Cargo" section instead.

Vessel Section

Speed Laden: Showing the speed for laden port calls if all port calls have the same speed. If port calls has different speeds this field will be disabled and the text will be: Multiple. Changing this value will update speed for all laden port calls.

Speed Ballast: Showing the speed for ballast port calls if all port calls have the same speed. If port calls has different speeds this field will be disabled and the text will be: Multiple. Changing this value will update speed for all ballast port calls.

Performance Cargo Section

Days Extra In Port: Showing the average days extra in port for load and discharge port. Only enabled when days extra in port is the same for all port calls within a reason for call. When updating all port calls within a reason for call will be updated. Days extra in port can also be updated when editing a port call.

In the Organisational data tab in the voyage drawer you can edit information about: Company, Business Unit, Pool, Responsible Charterer, Responsible Operator and Responsible Accountant.

To edit any field in the tab, click into the field and start typing. Then select the desired option. Field will automatically save when you click outside or use tab key to exit the field.

Company and Business Unit are mandatory fields if the voyage status is NOT Estimate or Unallocated.

Bunker prices can be changed from the Overview/Bunker tabs.

Click a row to edit bunker price

Edit the price for each bunker type in the modal

From the "Related" tab in the voyage drawer, you can view "posted" and "ready for posting" invoices. Expand the collapsible section titled Invoices to see a list of invoices. To assemble more invoices, click Pending Payable and Pending Receivable to go to the Invoices module.

In the Speed and Consumption section in the voyage drawer you can update the various fields for consumption for a voyage. This section can be found in the Overview-tab in the voyage drawer.

In order to expand the section to see and edit the fields, click expandon the far right of the top right summary cards.

Once the expand icon is clicked the fields will be displayed like this example:

Note that if the field for Speed Laden or Speed Ballast is changed in the vessel section it will also affect the corresponding field in this section as well, and vice versa.

From the voyage drawer actions it is possible to change voyage reference or voyage number, depending on the voyage status.

When voyage status is Estimate, Unallocated or Allocated, it is possible to change Voyage Reference

When voyage status is Nominated, Operational, Operationally Closed, Invoiced or Closed, it is possible to change the voyage number.

From the voyage drawer it is possible to change the status of the voyage by using the status chip next to the reference no at the top of the drawer.

From Estimate to Allocate:

When changing status from estimate to Allocate, the following modal will show, where you have to select the vessel, and if you want, you can manually change the position. It will by default be put last.

From Estimate to Nominated:

When changing status from Estimate to Nominated, the following modal will show. If it is a TC voyage with missing laycan on the TC, you will have to fill in the layCan as well.

In the voyage drawer at the vessel section you will find a checkbox for setting "Last Voyage for Current CP". This checkbox is disabled when there is no TC In Contract registered.

From the "Related" tab in the voyage drawer, you can view, add and edit offhire days. Expand the collapsible section titled Offhire and click the Create button to add offhire for the opened voyage.

For estimates it is possible to set the TCE or Voyage Result and let the system calculate the freight rate. To make the system calculate the TCE and Voyage Result again, uncheck Lock.

Voyages of status "Estimate" and "Unallocated" can be deleted. Otherwise you must change the status before you can delete.

1. Go to PlanningMaster Fleet Plan.

2. Click to open the voyage you want to delete.

3. At the upper right corner of the panel, click Delete.

4. Click Confirm to delete the voyage.

From the "Related" tab in the voyage drawer, you can view, add and edit laytime calculations. Expand the collapsible section titled Laytime Calculation and click the Create button to add a laytime calculation for the opened voyage.

With the Sensitivity Analysis tool you can run calculations on a chosen parameter to evaluate risk.

1. Click on a voyage in the list or board to open it in the drawer.

2. At the top right, click on Functions.

3. Select Voyage Sensitivity Analysis.

Input parameters

Select a voyage parameter which is then adjusted by the numerical variance for each calculation.

Chart

Reading the chart

The chart shows the all the calculated values for the voyage. There are 15 data points, with the current voyage displayed in the middle, with negative variance on the left side, and positive variance on the right side.

Hover the mouse over the chart to inspect the values of each calculation data point.

Downloading the chart

With the Intake Calculation function you can change parameters of a voyage to get an overview of quantities available for cargo at the port calls.

1. Click on a voyage in the list or board to open it in the drawer.

2. At the top right, click on Functions.

3. Select Voyage Intake Calculation.

Voyage Header Parameters

At the top, fields for changing the stowage and bunker properties for the entire voyage are displayed.

Port Calls

A table of all the port calls on this voyage is shown in this section. To change the intake reduction properties per port call, click a row to open a window where you can make adjustments.

Loadline information

The loadline information table shows data on the voyage vessel that might affect the intake. To change these values, you need to edit the vessel in the Vessels module in master data.

Chart

A mixed chart of the calculation results is generated at the bottom. Each port call has multiple graphs to show the reductions, cargo quantity and quantity available for cargo. The charts gets updated automatically when there are changes to the voyage header, port call, or vessel parameters.

Click on the legends at the top of the chart to toggle the display of a graph. Hover the mouse over the chart to inspect the values of each calculation data point.

The VMS provides powerful voyage tools for risk assessment and estimations on cargo capacity on port calls.

These tools are available from Voyages or PlanningFleet Plans

1. Click on a voyage in the voyages list or board to open it in the drawer.

2. At the top right, click on Functions.

The voyage map shows the voyage schedule, including alternative routing pointsthat can be added to the schedule between port calls. More routing points will be revealed as you zoom in on the map.

Viewing routing points

Click on a routing pointto show information about the point in a popup, including name, position and GMT-offset. When a routing point is clicked it will also be possible to add the routing point to the voyage route. When clicking 'Add to route', a pop-up will appear where you have to choose between which port calls the routing point shall be added.

Remove existing routing points rom voyage route

Routing points that are on the voyage can be removed. When clicked, a button will become available 'Remove from voyage route'. When this is clicked, a confirmation box will appear. When confirmed, the routing point will be removed from the voyage.

When in a voyage drawer the analysis tab is available in the tab section. In this tab you will be presented with a graph to give you a visual view of the development of key values in the selected voyage.

The graph that is displayed represents the total days for the columns, and the TCE for the line. These values can be changed in the dropdown fields on the top left. The timeline shown will be from the preliminary snapshot is taken to the current date. If the voyage is closed, the last value will be the last time the voyage was changed instead of todays date.

When you are in the analysis tab and you select a snapshot from the analysis chart the See Audit Log will be activated, and you may click this button to see the audit logs from the previous snapshot to the selected snapshot. This button is not activated for the first (Preliminary snapshot) as this has no previous snapshot to compare with.

The audit log in the analysis section will show audit logs between the selected Snapshot and the previous snapshot.

In order to get a complete voyage result estimation, it is possible to edit the daily hire and address commission for vessels/voyages that does not have TC-in present in the system.