This page contains the latest Veson IMOS Platform (IMOS) news.
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September 2024
New in Distances: ECA-Mediterranean Fuel Zone added
The new ECA zone, ECA-Mediterranean, is now available in the distance maps and Fuel Zone table for configuration. To apply the worldwide configuration to the new ECA Zone, configure it or save the Fuel Zone Table.
New in Operations: FuelEU Maritime Calculator
Requires a schema version 463 or higherChartering: FuelEU Agreed Amounts added to the Carbon Calculator
Requires a schema upgrade. Requires the configuration flag CFGEnableFuelEU.
Three new fields have been added to the FuelEU tab on the Carbon Calculator for both Voyages and Estimates: Exchange Rate (EUR to Base), Agreed Penalty (EUR), and Agreed Penalty (Base). These fields allow you to override the total Penalty values and convert between EUR and the voyage's base currency. They are also available for reporting.
New in Operations: Save and annotate Fuel EU Total Energy, Compliance Balance, and Penalty
Requires a schema upgrade. Requires the configuration flag CFGEnableFuelEU.
The FuelEU tab of the Carbon Calculator allows you to save three aggregate fields: Total Energy, Compliance Balance (MT), and Penalty(EUR). You can report on these fields to visualize your vessels' Fuel EU performance.
New in Analytics: Enhanced emissions output in Report Designer
Requires a schema version 469 or higher.
A saved Voyage and Estimate includes per-fuel consumption and emission values for each leg, with a schema updated to 469 or higher. You can create reports based on the Carbon Calculator's per-fuel type data to increase report accuracy and enhance decision-making.
New in Chartering: Cargo XML includes Alt Lifting Qty and Alt Lifting Units
Requires the configuration flag CFGEnableAltLiftUnit.
The Cargo Import and Export XML now includes Alt Lifting Qty and Alt Lifting Units to reduce the amount of manual work required to manage the number of cargoes.
New in Data Center Settings: Notification added for newly added ECA Zones
When a new fuel zone is added to the Fuel Zone Table, a warning message notifies you that a new fuel zone has been added. You can deactivate new zones for estimates and voyages when saving ECA Fuel Zones. This warning ensures a review of the ECA Zones enabled to prevent incorrect bunker consumption.
August 2024
New in Operations: FuelEU Maritime Calculator
Requires a schema version 463 or higher. Requires the configuration flag CFGEnableFuelEU.
A FuelEU Calculator is now available on the Carbon Calculator under a new tab enabled with the configuration flag CFGEnableFuelEU. The FuelEU calculation breaks down Consumption, Energy, GHG Intensities, and Compliance Balance by voyage leg and displays Voyage Total Energy, Compliance Balance, and Penalty amounts. This feature requires an IMOS database schema version 463 or higher.
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Additional Audit Reporting
Feature Board suggestion; requires a schema update
Several fields have been added to the Voyage List, Voyage Invoices List, and other Financials lists to enable more granular reporting on invoice creation and approval.
Warning When Deleting a Port with a Data Submitter
Feature Board suggestion; requires the API and the Agent Portal
For clients that connect to agents and port services suppliers through the API, the system will now warn you if you try to delete a port in the voyage itinerary with a Data Submission entry, helping to ensure that you adjust your itinerary with intention.
Help Save the Planet – Emissions Calculator
Feature Board suggestion
On Estimate and Voyage Itineraries, a new “CO2” column enables you to capture CO2 emitted per leg. When evaluating voyage options, you can minimize the EEOI impact of a voyage by choosing the lowest estimated CO2 emissions.
Trading Profile Option: Display ROB Exposure Based on Future Scheduling
Requires the Trading module
On the Trading Profile form, the logic behind the “Display ROB Exposure Based on Future Scheduling" option has been updated to better handle TCTO voyages, specifically the delivery exposure and capturing the net between that and the leading TCOV ROBs.
Optimize Ballast and Laden Speeds for Maximum TCE
On the Estimate details menu, click “Apply Max TCE Speed” to pull in ballast and laden speeds from the vessel's defined speeds that will result in a maximum TCE result. These speeds will update in the voyage itinerary.
Hide Estimate Columns in Worksheet in VIP
You can now collapse or expand Estimate columns in a Worksheet. Collapsed columns are remembered for each Worksheet.
Create an Estimate from the Benchmark Linked to a Cargo
Configuration flag CFGEnableBenchmarkEstimate must be enabled
You can now create an Estimate from a Cargo based on the linked Benchmark Estimate. On the Cargo “Estimate” menu, click “Add Cargo To New Estimate From Benchmark.”
Display TC In Broker Commission on the Estimate P&L
Configuration flag CFGTciBrokerCommOnEstimate must be enabled
On the Estimate P&L, you can now display a broker commission amount and percent from the Time Charter contract, when applicable.
Click and Drag to Change the Duration of Nonconsecutive Estimates
In the Scheduling workspace, you can click and drag the top or bottom border of a nonconsecutive Estimate to easily modify its duration.
Improved Voyage Visibility on Booking Forms
Configuration flags CFGEnableCargoBooking and CFGEnableVCInBooking must be enabled
On the Cargo and VC In Booking forms, you can now see “Voyage Status” for each associated voyage. You can now click column headers to sort through the list of voyages by column value.
Manage Who Can Edit Accounts in Transactions and Journal Entries
Configuration flag CFGEnableEditTDEandJournalAccountsEntry must be enabled
Administrators can now control access to the "Account” fields within the Transaction Data Entry and Journal Entry forms via two new security permissions at the group or user level: "Edit Account on Transaction Data Entry" and "Edit Account on Journal Entry." Enabling this configuration will supersede configuration flag, "CFGEnableModifyTDEAccounts."
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