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Voyage estimate details
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Canal fees Canal fees can be calculated in two ways: 1. Based on actual canal tolls specified for each vessel 2. Automatic calculation of tolls based on vessel's Canal tons e.g. Suezz Net tons and the Suez canal tarif (vessel type, balllast, laden) etc
Port costs Port costs can be calculated in different ways: 1. Fixed and constant port cost independent of vessel 2. Port cost is given for a "standard ship". Port cost for an individual ship is correlated to the standard ship 3. Port costs can be specified for upto 6 vessel size groups. E.g. Group 1 is 20,000 to 30,000 dwt, group 2 is 30,000 - 40,000 dwt etc 4. Port cost for a specific ship is retrieved from a port cost table (generated from accounting)
Feasibility check R99 applies "agents" to check if a ship is suitable for a particular cargo. This type of checking is done automatically based on what the user has set up.
1. Match cargo type against ship type. Is the vessel suitable to take the specific cargo ? The core info for this is a cargo data base with specifications for density, stowage factor, the type of ship required and the type of cargo capacity required E.g.
2. Age constraints.
3. Cargo handling equipment
4. Very special requirement
Cargo intake Cargo intake is calculated automatically based on which constraints apply: 1. Min/max intake specified by charterer (CHOP or OOP) 2. Dwt capacity for vessel 3. Cubic capacity or any other space capacity (Square metres for RORO ships, TEUs for container ships etc) 4. Draft restriction in loadport or discharge port 5. Winter/Summer zones. E.g. if a vessel loads in a summer zone and 10 days later comes into a winter zone, cargo intake will be adjusted accordingly 6. Fuelling inside or outside draft restriction
Type of fuel The user can describe different fuel qualities to be used in the calculations. E.g. HVF, MDO, IFO 180, IFO 380, Gas Oil etc Part of the input will therefore also be Fuel prices for the different qualities used. In ship data, the user will specify what quality is used on main engine and aux engine respectively.
Fuel price The user can operate in different ways with regard to fuel: 1. Use a standard fuel price for e.g. HVF and MDO. The same price is then used in all calculations
2. The user can specify applicable fuel prices in the ports where vessels are likely to bunker.
3. The user can specify as a base Rotterdam prices and then set up a table with typical margins applicable for other ports. The advantage of this is that we assume the margins to be fairly constant and we can then only change one set of figures namely the Rotterdam prices
Number of ports are unlimited
The user can quickly test out alternative rotation of ports
Number of cargoes are unlimited The user can specify as many parcels in a calculations a she wants. In this way the R99 can actually be used for detailed bookings if this is required. The parcels can either be of the same commodity or different types of commodity.
Automatic calculation of parcel intake R99 will calculate the optimal mix and intake of parcels.
R99 will provide a number of detailed reports to back up the calculations.
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