Transshipments and Preshipments

Short Description

Transshipment can be defined as the shipment of cargo (or parcel) to an intermediate destination and whilst in transit, transferred from one vessel to another before continuing to its final destination. A transshipment is a type of relet that is always created on the basis an existing cargo booking from a particular discharge port at the end of an original booking.

Preshipment is a type of relet that is always created on the basis of an existing cargo booking and can be defined as a the shipment of cargo (or parcel) from its current position to that cargo’s load port in an existing cargo booking (and the transfer to the vessel transporting it therein).

The Voyage Estimate module enables users to perform full or partial transshipments/preshipments. It is also possible to create several transshipments/preshipments from a single port by entering relevant port calls, freight rate (represents the cost for transshipping/preshipping the cargo quantity) and adjusting the quantity to transship/preship in each.

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Long Description

To transship a cargo

1. Go to Modules > Voyage Estimate. The Voyage Estimate window will open.
   Note: The most recent calculation will by default display. If no previous calculation has been made - the view will be empty. 
2. Open the voyage charter calculation to add a transshipment to. Its fields will display.
   Note: The voyage charter calculation must have an entered cargo to enable transshipment of the cargo. 
3. In the Cargoes field click the cargo to be to be transshipped - it will highlight and its details display in the Cargo panel (Main Calculation field) and in the Cargo Ports field.
   
   Example:
   
   
    
4. In the Cargo Ports field click the discharge port to create a transshipment from - it will highlight.
5. Go to the Cargo Port menu and from the drop-down select Transship.
   
   
    
6. The Tranship pop-up will open.
   
   
    
7. Enter either
   
   1. the transshipment destination port name under Choose the port to transship to.
   2. or click the Triple Dot Selector next to the field. A pop-up with a list of port calls will open. Select port call and click OK.
      
      Example:
      
      
       
8. Click OK. The pop-up will close and a transshipment booking will be created based on available data from the original cargo booking and entered final destination. The booking will show as a cargo row in the Cargoes field (always sorted under the cargo being transshipped) and is identified by the inclusion of the Relet/Transship/Preship symbol (Reference column of the Cargo field). All data of in the Cargo panel (Main Calculation field) is from the original cargo booking, except Ports field which displays the transshipment port rotation and the Charterer, Broker and Broker Commission fields that are blank. The Cargo Ports field displays the transshipment port rotation.
9. Click the transshipment cargo row in the Cargoes field to view details in both the Cargo panel (Main calculation field) the Cargo Ports field. 
   
   Example
   
   
    
10. In the Cargo panel (Main Calculation field) - edit as applicable:
    
    1. Entered transshipment port rotation will display under Ports (and in the Cargoes Field).
       Note: For the transshipment booking the load port is the transshipment port and the discharge port the final destination where the quantity is being shipped. 
    2. Enter the vessel owner that will transport the cargo under Charterer. 
    3. Enter the quantity to be transshipped (if applicable) under Quantity.
       Note: The quantity entered for the transshipment port in the Cargo panel is automatically copied to the transshipment cargo booking. If a partial transshipment booking is made, edit the quantity to be transshipped in the Cargo panel or in the transshipment cargo row under Quantity (Cargoes field). 
    4. Enter the broker under Broker
       
    5. Change the freight rate and other terms to the cost of cargo transshipment (as agreed upon with the Owner). 
    6. Enter the total of all broker commissions in per cent under Comm (Commissions). 
       Note: Broker commissions should be specified if an estimate is to be made into an Actual Voyage (or fixture). Usually performed after calculation completion, prior to freezing.

To create multiple transshipments from the same port for the same cargo

1. Go to Modules > Voyage Estimate. The Voyage Estimate window will open.
   Note: The most recent calculation will by default display. If no previous calculation has been made - the view will be empty. 
2. Open the voyage charter calculation to add transshipments to. Its fields will display.
   Note: The voyage charter calculation must have an entered cargo to enable transshipment of the cargo.  
3. Create as many transshipment bookings as applicable by repeating the step-by-step instructions of the To transship a cargo, Steps 3-10 above. 
4. In each transshipment booking, enter applicable details and adjust the quantity.
5. The multiple transshipment bookings will list under each other in the Cargoes field, sorted under the cargo being transshipped.
   
   Example:
   
   
   
   

To preship a cargo

1. Go to  Modules > Voyage Estimate. The Voyage Estimate window will open.
   Note: The most recent calculation will by default display. If no previous calculation has been made - the view will be empty.
2. Open the voyage charter calculation to add a preshipment to. Its fields will display.
   Note: The voyage charter calculation must have an entered cargo to enable preshipment of the cargo.  
3. In the Cargoes field click the cargo to be to be preshipped - it will highlight and its details display in the Cargo panel (Main Calculation field) and in the Cargo Ports field.
    
   Example:
   
   
    
4. In the Cargo Ports field click the load port to create a preshipment to- it will highlight. 
5. Go to the Cargo Port menu and from the drop-down select Preship.
   Note: Changes to Preship if a load port is selected, if discharge port: reverts to default Transship. 
   
   
    
6. The Preship pop-up will open.
   
   
    
7. Enter either
   
   1. the preshipment load port name under Choose the port to presship from.
      Note: For the preshipment booking the the preshipment port is the load port and the original cargo booking's load port the preshipment cargo booking's discharge port. 
   2. or click the Triple Dot Selector next to the field. A pop-up with a list of port calls will open. Select port call and click OK.
      
      Example:
      
      
       
8. Click OK. The pop-up will close and a preshipment booking will be created based on available data from the original cargo booking and entered initial preshipment cargo load port. The booking will show as a cargo row in the Cargoes field (always sorted under the cargo being transshipped) and is identified by the inclusion of the Relet/Transship/Preship symbol (Reference column of the Cargo field). All data of in the Cargo panel (Main Calculation field) is from the original cargo booking, except Ports field which displays the preshipment port rotation and the Charterer, Broker and Broker Commission fields that are blank. The Cargo Ports field displays the transshipment port rotation.
9. Click the transshipment cargo row in the Cargoes field to view details in both the Cargo panel (Main calculation field) the Cargo Ports field. 
   
   Example:
   
   
    
10. In the Cargo panel (Main Calculation field) - edit as applicable:
    1. Entered preshipment port rotation will display under Ports (and in the Cargoes Field).
       Note: For the presshipment booking the load port is the preshipment port and the discharge port the original booking's load port.. 
    2. Enter the vessel owner that will transport the cargo under Charterer. 
    3. Enter the quantity to preshipped (if applicable) under Quantity.
       Note: The quantity entered for the preshipment port in the Cargo panel is automatically copied to the preshipment cargo booking. If a partial preshipment booking is made, edit the quantity to be preshipped in the Cargo panel or in the preshipment cargo row under Quantity (Cargoes field),
    4. Enter the broker under Broker.
    5. Change the freight rate and other terms to the cost of cargo preshipment (as agreed upon with the Owner). 
    6. Enter the total of all broker commissions in per cent under Comm (Commissions).
       Note: Broker commissions should be specified if an estimate is to be made into an Actual Voyage ( or fixture). Usually performed after calculation completion, prior to freezing

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