Setup

To set up a vessel data integration with the Veson IMOS Platform (VIP), contact Veson Nautical Support via the Help Center.

Q88 (and Baltic99) restrict access by IP address, so every client machine IP has to be registered with Q88 in order to have access. You can provide an IP range (recommended) or individual IP addresses.

The following configuration flags enable importing and updating vessels using external data feeds.

Baltic99

Name/Flag

Description

Allow Baltic99 Search
CFGAllowBaltic99Search

Enables Baltic99 vessel import; requires a valid license. CFGQ88Baltic99FleetURL and CFGBaltic99Authorization must also be enabled.

Q88 Baltic99 Fleet URL
CFGQ88Baltic99FleetURL

Specifies the URL used to retrieve the Q88 and Baltic99 fleet lists; requires a valid license.

For Baltic99, CFGAllowBaltic99Search and CFGBaltic99Authorization must also be enabled.

Baltic99 Authorization
CFGBaltic99Authorization

Company-specific Baltic99 authorization string; requires a valid license. CFGAllowBaltic99Search and CFGQ88Baltic99FleetURL must also be enabled.

Fairplay

Name/Flag	Description
Allow Fairplay Search CFGAllowFairplaySearch	Enables Lloyd's Fairplay vessel import; requires a valid license. CFGFairplayUsername, CFGFairplayPassword, CFGFairplayDistillateFuelType, and CFGFairplayResidualFuelType must also be enabled.
Fairplay Username CFGFairplayUsername	Username for the Fairplay subscription; requires a valid license. CFGAllowFairplaySearch, CFGFairplayPassword, CFGFairplayDistillateFuelType, and CFGFairplayResidualFuelType must also be enabled.
Fairplay Password CFGFairplayPassword	Password for the Fairplay subscription; requires a valid license. CFGAllowFairplaySearch, CFGFairplayUsername, CFGFairplayDistillateFuelType, and CFGFairplayResidualFuelType must also be enabled.
Fairplay Distillate Fuel Type CFGFairplayDistillateFuelType	The VIP Fuel Type Code for Fairplay's Distillate Fuel type; requires a valid license. CFGAllowFairplaySearch, CFGFairplayUsername, CFGFairplayPassword, and CFGFairplayResidualFuelType must also be enabled.
Fairplay Residual Fuel Type CFGFairplayResidualFuelType	The VIP Fuel Type Code for Fairplay's Residual Fuel type; requires a valid license. CFGAllowFairplaySearch, CFGFairplayUsername, CFGFairplayPassword, and CFGFairplayDistillateFuelType must also be enabled.
Fairplay Certificate DNS CFGFairplayCertificateDNS	Certificate DNS for Fairplay vessel import.

Q88

Name/Flag	Description
Basic Q88 Interface CFGBasicQ88Interface	Enables Q88 vessel import; requires a valid license. CFGAllowQ88Search, CFGQ88Baltic99FleetURL, and CFGQ88Authorization must also be enabled.
Allow Q88 Search CFGAllowQ88Search	Enables Q88 vessel import; requires a valid license. CFGBasicQ88Interface, CFGQ88Baltic99FleetURL, and CFGQ88Authorization must also be enabled.
Q88 Baltic99 Fleet URL CFGQ88Baltic99FleetURL	Specifies the URL used to retrieve the Q88 and Baltic99 fleet lists; requires a valid license. For Q88, CFGBasicQ88Interface, CFGAllowQ88Search, and CFGQ88Authorization must also be enabled.
Q88 Authorization CFGQ88Authorization	Company-specific Q88 authorization string; requires a valid license. CFGBasicQ88Interface, CFGAllowQ88Search, and CFGQ88Baltic99FleetURL must also be enabled.

AXS

Name/Flag	Description
Allow AXS Search CFGAllowAxsSearch	Enables AXS Marine vessel import; requires a valid license. CFGAxsMarineWebServiceUrl and CFGAxsMarineToken must also be enabled.
AXS Marine Web Service URL CFGAxsMarineWebServiceUrl	URL of AXS Marine webservice; requires a valid license.
AXS Marine Token CFGAxsMarineToken	Token for AXS Marine webservice subscription.

SIRE

Name/Flag	Description
Allow OCIMF Search CFGAllowOCIMFSearch	Enables OCIMF search in the Vessel List with a valid license.

OceanSMART

Name/Flag	Description
Allow OceanSMAR Search CFGAllowOceanSMARTSearch, , and CFGOceanSMARTPassword	Enables OceanSMART vessel import; requires a valid license.
OceanSMART Username CFGOceanSMARTUsername	Username for OceanSMART subscription; requires a valid license.
OceanSMART Password CFGOceanSMARTPassword	Password for OceanSMART subscription; requires a valid license.

Searching for Vessels

Note: The integration only returns searches for vessels that have been published on Q88 and Baltic99 by the vessel owner. For example, searching for a Q88 vessel whose IsPublished field is set to 0 will not return any results in Vessel List or External Vessel Import.

To search for vessels from external sources in the Vessel List, click the data source button and then select the source:

Importing a Vessel

To import a vessel:

On the Vessel toolbar, click Import.
If CFGEnableVesselImportFromEstimate is enabled, on an Estimate column or details, if you search for a Vessel that does not already exist in the database, you will have the option to import from configured external vessel data sources.

Updating a Vessel

To update an imported vessel, on the Vessel toolbar, click Update.

Related Configuration Flags

Name/Flag	Description
Enable Vessel Import from Estimate CFGEnableVesselImportFromEstimate	When enabled, if a user searches for a Vessel in an Estimate that does not already exist in the database, instead of asking the user to create a new Vessel, they will have the option to import from configured external vessel data sources.
Autovsl Add Fuel Types CFGAutovslAddFuelTypes	When enabled, for vessels already existing in VIP, any fuel types existing in an external system but not in VIP are added to the vessel upon import. Otherwise, external data for fuel types missing in VIP is ignored.

VIP - Vessel Data Integration