You can select different views for the map, select areas to highlight with overlays, and minimize routing for ECA and Piracy zones.
Map Views
To change the look of the map, hold your mouse pointer over and select one of the following views.
Default
Natural
Satellite
Map Overlays
You can select overlays for the map to highlight areas you want to be aware of.
Weather
Advanced Maps, available with Veslink Optimum, includes overlays of forecast and historical weather data, as well as more detailed nautical charts.
ECA Zones
To highlight one or more Emission Control Areas on the map, hold your mouse pointer over and select one or more check boxes.
To minimize the distance in the selected ECA Zones, click Minimize ECA Routing.
Piracy Zones
To highlight one or more Piracy Zones on the map, hold your mouse pointer over and select one or more check boxes.
To minimize the distance in the selected Piracy Zones, select Minimize Piracy Routing.
Charts
To view nautical charts on the map, hold your mouse pointer over and select Chart Overlay.
To zoom in or out, click .
Load Lines
To highlight the load line zones on the map for draft calculations, hold your mouse pointer over and select Load Lines.
When you hold your mouse pointer over the colored overlay for a load line zone, its description appears in the lower right corner of the map.
IWL/INL Zones
To highlight the IWL/INL insurance zones on the map, hold your mouse pointer over and select IWL/INL Zones.
When you hold your mouse pointer over the colored overlay for an IWL/INL zone, its description appears in the lower right corner of the map.
Bunkerworld
Veson Nautical and Bunkerworld have partnered to provide Veslink users with real-time, port-based bunker prices. To enable the Bunkerworld integration, you must have a Bunkerworld subscription.
To see bunker prices for a port, hold your mouse pointer over the port on the map.
Integration features include:
- Instant bunker quotes on the Veslink map, to inform pre-Fixture routes and mid-voyage deviations
- Daily spot prices updated throughout the day
- Support for all main fuel grades, including IFO, MDO, MGO, LS, and LSMGO
- Price change indicators from the previous day to highlight recent price trends