Select a Scheduling Program

In the Scheduling workspace, select a program from the Programs panel.

If a user previously ran the Schedule Optimizer, the most recently viewed solution appears. You can navigate back to the program using breadcrumb links at the top of the panel.

Select an Optimizer Basis

Select one of the following as the Optimizer Basis:

Percent of Laycans Met

Total TCE

Optimizes for the highest percent of cargoes lifted in your Cargo Book for your fleet’s Open Positions.

Optimizes for the largest sum of Time Charter Equivalents (TCEs) for all suggested Estimates per solution.

If multiple solutions have the same Total TCE, they are prioritized by Percent of Laycans Met.
Bunker Prices fields appear to account for bunker cost in TCE calculations: Main Engine for in port and at sea consumption, and Aux Engine for generator consumption.

Click “Optimize Schedule”

After the previous setup steps are complete, do the following:

Click the Optimize Schedule button.
The top three solutions are calculated. The maximum result, Solution 1, appears by default.
- To view a different solution, click ⯆ and then click Solution 2 or Solution 3.
- Optimization Warnings appear to:
  - Explain why cargoes and vessels are not used
  - Indicate whether or not solutions are approximated

Suggested Estimates appear in the following ways:

In Scheduling, as white voyage cards with a blue dashed border. They remain on the schedule for the current program until either they are deleted or the Schedule Optimizer runs again.

Note: The Schedule Optimizer respects blocked time set by schedule notes. For a given vessel, if a note is set, any suggested Estimate will be scheduled after the note end date.

Work with Suggested Estimates

To act on a suggested Estimate, do any of the following:

Right-click a suggested Estimate and then click:
- Save Estimate: Create an Estimate.
- Estimate Remarks: Add Estimate Remarks.
- Override Laycans: Adjust the laycan From Date and/or To Date and then click Save.
  To reset either of the dates, click the Reset button above it:
In the Scheduling schedule, right-click a suggested Estimate and then click:
- Delete Estimate: Remove the suggested Estimate from the schedule.
- Lock/Unlock Estimate: Lock the suggested Estimate to keep it on the schedule, even when the Schedule Optimizer runs again.
- CargoID: Number: Open the Cargo contract.
On the Scheduling or Cargo Book Programs panel, click one of the following buttons:
- Show Debug Log: Obtain debugging information to troubleshoot why certain cargoes are dropped or certain vessels are chosen over others.
- Clear Suggested Estimates: Clear all unlocked suggested Estimates from the schedule.

IMPORTANT NOTE: once you are done working with suggested estimates, you must save your work- nothing is automatically saved after you run the optimizer!