IMOS - Voyage Fixture

Note: By default, the Voyage Fixture is disabled in new systems. To enable Voyage Fixtures, use the configuration flags below to enable either Voyage Fixture Status or Vessel Vetting.

A Voyage Fixture is a contract for a voyage; it captures the Charter Party terms for each cargo and may be set up before creating the Voyage. Changes to the contract terms in the voyage (via Voyage Manager) are reflected on the Voyage Fixture.

To view an existing Voyage Fixture:

• On a Cargo, VC In, or fixed Voyage Estimate, click .
• On the Voyage Manager, click its Fixture No. link.

To create a new Voyage Fixture, do one of the following:

• On a Cargo or VC In, click  and then complete the Create Voyage Fixture form. The information entered into the Cargo is used to create a new Voyage Fixture.
  
• In the Chartering module center , click Voyage Fixture.
• On the Voyage Fixture List, click  and then click New Voyage Fixture.
• On the IMOS7 menu, point to New and then click Voyage Fixture.
• When you create a new voyage from a Voyage Estimate, a Voyage Fixture is automatically created.
  • If configuration flag CFGEnableVesselVetting (for Vessel Vetting), CFGEnableChartManualStatusFlags, or CFGEnableUserGroupOnFixture is enabled, you must first create a Voyage Fixture and then schedule the voyage.

• Voyage Fixture information appears in Fixture Information, Summary Tree, IMOS On-Prem - Voyage Fixture#Cargoes, and IMOS On-Prem - Voyage Fixture#Itinerary sections.
• You can access additional tools, forms, and information on the toolbar.
• In the IMOS On-Prem - Voyage Fixture#Cargoes or IMOS On-Prem - Voyage Fixture#Itinerary grid, to view or enter additional information associated with a line item, on its context menu, click a command.
• When an Alert is entered for a Charterer, a Vessel, or a Port, the field is highlighted in light red.

Toolbar

• Use tools on the toolbar to create, find, save, copy, or delete records.
• To do any of the following, click  and then click a command:
  • Reorder Itinerary after changing the Sequence on the Port/Date tab, or alter it to create the Shortest Itinerary.
  • Map Itinerary: See and adjust the itinerary in Veslink Distances.
  • Bunker Planning: Set up initial quantities and calculation methods for each fuel type and enter quantities and prices for any bunkers you plan to receive.
  • Profit Share: Indicate amounts from the Voyage P&L to be considered as Profit Sharing or Premium Revenue.
  • Piracy Avoidance: Select an option:
    • 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 the vessel around the region.
• : Add to the IMOS On-Prem - Voyage Fixture#Cargoes grid.
• : View or enter miscellaneous revenue (AR) or expense (AP) items that you wish to be reflected on the Voyage Fixture P&L and in the associated scheduled voyage.
•  or : Schedule or view a voyage.
• : Back-create a Voyage Estimate.
• : Select the appropriate option to record additional Voyage Fixture remarks, including any (read-only) notes to Operations.
• : Select the appropriate option to record additional Voyage Fixture terms.
• : Run the Voyage Fixture Report or Voyage Fixture Estimated Profit & Loss Report.

• Check the Validation symbol on the toolbar; if information is not complete and correct, click the symbol to see a message describing any issues.
  : All information is complete, and a valid voyage can be created from the Voyage Fixture.
  : Some information is missing, but a valid voyage can be created from the Voyage Fixture.
  : The form contains one or more errors, and a valid voyage cannot be created from the Voyage Fixture.

Fixture Information

• The Performing Vessel can be updated at any time, even after the creation of a voyage from the Voyage Fixture. If the vessel scheduled to a voyage changes, the change must be entered in this field in the Voyage Fixture.
• When you save the Voyage Fixture, its Status (as well as that of the associated Voyage Estimate, if applicable) changes to Fixed. When a voyage is created from the Voyage Fixture, its Status (as well as that of the associated Voyage Estimate, if applicable) changes to Scheduled.
• With configuration flag CFGAllowOpsVoyageRenumbering enabled and the Edit Voyage Number module right, you can specify a new Voyage Number.
• When you enter the Commence Date, ETAs and ETDs are calculated and display based on the projected speed of the vessel and the distances between the voyage legs in the IMOS On-Prem - Voyage Fixture#Itinerary grid.

Cargoes

To add Cargoes, do one of the following:

• Click . The CP Terms Details form appears, with all the details for the cargo (charterer, laycan, load/discharge ports, pricing and laytime terms, etc.).
• Enter line items in the Cargoes grid.
  • For Opt % and Opt Type, see Cargo Tolerance Option Types.
  • For T (Freight Type) = W (World Scale), see Worldscale Rates.
  • To add more cargo information, including laycan, load/discharge ports, pricing and laytime terms, right-click the Cargo line item and select CP Terms Details. After updating information, click  to add those new Cargo terms to the Voyage Fixture, or  to update the current Cargo data in the Voyage Fixture.

Itinerary

To change the Voyage Fixture Itinerary, do one of the following:

• To add legs to the end of the itinerary, in the Itinerary grid, click to add a row and enter the relevant information.
• To insert legs into the itinerary, right-click the line below which you want to insert a new itinerary leg, and select Insert Port.

Voyage Fixture List

All Voyage Fixtures appear on the Voyage Fixture List. In the Chartering module center , next to Voyage Fixture, click List.

The Voyage Fixture List is a standard IMOS list, so you can sort it, filter it, do a Quick Search, and create custom Views for it.