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IMOS - Piracy and ECA Routing

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Piracy Routing

To set up piracy routing, do any of the following:

  • On the Estimate (column or details) or Voyage Manager, set Piracy Routing/Avoidance:
    • Default: Uses the vessel's default routing preferences specified on the Routes tab in the Vessel form.

    • Disabled: Uses the most direct route.

    • Enabled: Reroutes around all piracy zones.

  • On the Estimate, Voyage, or Distances map, select Minimize Piracy Routing.
  • In Distances Map Settings, there is a Minimize Piracy check box. When selected, routes will be calculated to minimize travel through Piracy Zones.

Piracy Zones

  • GUINEA
  • HIGH RISK AREA
  • JWC INDIAN OCEAN 2013
  • JWC INDIAN OCEAN 2015
  • PIRACY-DNK-WAR RISK TRADING LIMITS 2017
  • PIRACY-JWC INDIAN OCEAN 2019
  • PIRACY-JWLA-024-EM-WEST
  • PIRACY-JWLA-024-LIBYA
  • PIRACY-JWLA-024-VENEZUELA
  • SHELL PIRACY ZONE
  • SOMALIA
  • SOMALIA 250NM

ECA Routing

To set up ECA routing, do any of the following:

  • On the Estimate (column or details) or Voyage Manager, set ECA Routing:
    • Default: Uses the vessel's default routing preferences specified on the Routes tab in the Vessel form.

    • Disabled: Uses the most direct route.

    • Enabled: Reroutes around all ECA zones.

  • On the Estimate, Voyage, or Distances map, select Minimize ECA Routing.
  • In Distances Map Settings, there is a Minimize ECA check box. When selected, routes will be calculated to minimize travel through ECA Zones.

If a port is located within a Fuel Zone, its name appears on the Properties panel.

  • A port is assigned to the smallest Fuel Zone within which it is located. For example, HUENEME is assigned to USA 25NM zone, but it is also located in US 200NM:

  • To override the low sulfur status, select the Use High Sulfur Fuel check box. Any future in-port consumption at that port uses high sulfur fuel.

    • To specify a port as a low sulfur area, select the Low Sulfur ECA check box.

    • You can also specify an Emission Control Area as a low sulfur area, automatically setting the area and all ports in it to low sulfur. To confirm that you have the latest version of Distances, make sure that ECA Fuel Zone ports are in your Port List, and confirm that the Low Sulfur ECA check box is selected in all of them.

      For other ports, the Fuel Zone field contains None.

Low Sulfur Fuel Use: Port Selections & Fuel Grades Consumed

Port Selections

Fuel Grades Consumed in LS Port

  • Not Low Sulfur

G and H

  • Low Sulfur

  • Without Configuration flags

All L grades

  • Low Sulfur

  • Without Allow <1% IFO

  • With CFGLSPortConsumptionDefaultGrades

L grades specified in CFGLSPortConsumptionDefaultGrades

  • Low Sulfur

  • With Allow <1% IFO

  • With CFGLSPortConsumptionDefaultGrades

  • Without CFGLSPortConsumptionLSFOGrades

L grades specified in CFGLSPortConsumptionDefaultGrades

  • Low Sulfur

  • With Allow <1% IFO

  • With CFGLSPortConsumptionLSFOGrades

L grades specified in CFGLSPortConsumptionLSFOGrades

  • Configuration flag with grades not on the vessel

No L grades

ECA Fuel Zones

  • ECA-AUSTRALIA
  • ECA-BRAZIL
  • ECA BOHAI SEA - BOHAI SEA is a zone that is contained under the China ECA zone for propulsion.

  • ECA-CHINA: When using this fuel zone, set YANGTZE RIVER DELTA, and YANGTZE RIVER DELTA 10OCT18 as inactive. ECA-CHINA incorporates these zones together so the others are no longer needed. When keeping them all activated will cause duplicated passing points in the itinerary.
  • ECA-KOREA PORTS
  • ECA-MALAYSIA
  • ECA-SUEZ CANAL
  • ECA-TAIWAN
  • ECA-YANGTZE INNER RIVER
  • HAWAII 200NM
  • ICELAND
  • NORTH SEA
  • PANAMA CANAL
  • PUERTO RICO 200NM
  • USA 200NM
  • USA 24NM
  • WORLDWIDE: This zone is used to set the Fuel Types to be consumed in ports that are not located in any of these Fuel Zones but have the Low Sulfur ECA check box selected. This includes any historic Estimates created without Fuel Zone information. It should include only Fuel Types that were being used for low sulfur consumption before configuring Fuel Zones (and no cons rate only); otherwise, the consumption rates and types will change on Estimates/voyages created before Fuel Zones were enabled.
  • YANGTZE RIVER DELTA
  • YANGTZE RIVER DELTA 1OCT18

 Related Configuration Flags
Name/FlagDescription
Enable Default Via List
CFGEnableDefaultViaList

When enabled, Estimates and Voyages will allow the selection of default ECA and piracy routing preferences.

Enable Itinerary Routing by Leg
CFGEnableItinRoutingByLeg

When this configuration flag is enabled, users will have the ability to control the Piracy and ECA routing on a leg-by-leg basis in the Estimate and Voyage itineraries.

Routing Prefs Vessel Code
CFGRoutingPrefsVslCode
Specify a system-wide routing preferences template vessel, which can be an Inactive or Estimate Only vessel; all vessels inherit its routing preferences. Inherited routing preferences are highlighted in light blue. Additional route preferences can then be specified for an individual vessel, and defaults can be overridden.

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