# Create Voyage Charterer

### Steps:

1. Open the **Voyages** module from the menu on the left.
2. On the top right corner, click the <img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/RMtOrONq9bo4Fhz06Jsg/blobs/f7L2aHJSdXFfbCyz5hub/create-24px.svg" alt="" data-size="line"> icon.
3. Select **Create Voyage Charterer**.
4. In this modal, you can have *two* options:

   &#x20;a. you can **fill in** the required fields and **add** any additional information about the new voyage

   &#x20;b. you can choose a vessel, and afterwards click the **Use CoA Template Cargo** button, which will link to the same modal as described here: [create-cargoes-from-templates](https://docs.dataloy.com/release-6.38/voyage-management-system/step-by-step-guides/cargoes/create-cargoes/create-cargoes-from-templates "mention"). Using a CoA Template will give the voyage and the cargo the same Company and Business Unit as the CoA.
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:

<figure><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/RMtOrONq9bo4Fhz06Jsg/blobs/yHNl8x0YUu8ChuXfnv8e/image.png" alt=""><figcaption><p>Create Voyage Charter Modal</p></figcaption></figure>

### Features:

* After choosing a vessel, you will now be able to choose a Ballast Port.&#x20;
* 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.&#x20;