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# Allocate Cargo
1. Click a cargo in the Cargoes module list.
2. When the drawer opens, open the action menuin the top right.
3. Click the **Allocate Cargo** button to open a dialog for allocation.
In the dialog, select Vessel and Voyage you want to allocate the cargo to. A preview of the voyage schedule will then show the cargo ports to the left and voyage port calls to the right, as in the screen capture below. The allocation will be done using the existing port calls on the voyage if they match the cargo ports. If no port calls and cargo ports match, additional port calls will be created on the voyage. These new port calls are denoted with "Adds New Port Call". \
When allocating, the cargo will also have its company and business unit changed to the voyage's company and business unit. You can edit the cargo's company and/or business unit after the allocating if you want it to be different from the voyage's.
Click **Allocate** to allocate the cargo and create any new necessary port calls on the voyage.
Allocate Cargo Modal
{% hint style="info" %}
#### Available voyages prerequisites
Only voyages with status Unallocated, Allocated, Nominated and Operational.\
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Note: It is currently not possible to allocate to budget or scenario voyages
{% endhint %}
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