Currently Dataloy VMS holds more than 8,500 ports and maritime locations and more than 80,000 waypoints (or routing points) that contribute to the accuracy of a calculation. This section lists the most common routing points, all in Dataloy VMS available canals and the piracy routing points that must be entered manually (will never show in a port rotation by default).
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Routing points can be defined as specific locations that a vessel pass through when en route between port calls and are used in Dataloy VMS when scheduling voyage rotation. Each routing point is defined by a unique code and name. When entering a routing point into the voyage calculation, only the routing point code can be used.
The most commonly used routing points:
Routing Point Names: | Code: |
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Anegada Passage | AP |
Balabac Strait | BL |
Basilan Strait | BS |
Belle Isle | BI |
Bishop Rock | BR |
Cape Good Hope | GH |
Cape Horn | CH |
Cape Race | CR |
Cook Strait | CO |
Dover Strait | DS |
Great Belt | GB |
Grenville Channel | GV |
Jomard Entrance | JE |
Johnstone Strait | JS |
Lombok Strait | LS |
Mona Passage | MP |
Nanuku Passage | NP |
North East Passage | NE |
North West Passage | NW |
Oresund | OR |
Osumi Strait | OS |
Pentland Firth | PF |
Providence Canal | PR |
San Bernardino Strait | SB |
Selat Jailolo | SJ |
Selat Ombai | OM |
Singapore Strait | SS |
Sunda Strait | SU |
Surigao Strait | SG |
Tsugaru Strait | TS |
Virgin Passage | VP |
Wilsons Promontory | WP |
Windward Passage | WI |
Canals are routing points that will by default show as a separate port call in the port rotation in order to address the time and cost involved with canal passages directly to the canal. The canal time and cost has a direct impact on the result and length of a voyage. Each canal is defined by a unique code and name.
Available canal passages in Dataloy VMS:
Canal Passages: | Code: |
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Bosporus Canal | BO |
Corinth Canal | CC |
Kiel Canal | KC |
Magellan Strait | MA |
Panama Canal | PC |
Suez Canal | SC |
Torres Strait | TO |
To date, nine piracy routing points have been added to retrieve the most accurate distance based on current routing advice in high risk areas. The piracy routing points are not added to a voyage rotation by default, but must always be entered be manually and only using their respective piracy routing code. Each is defined by a unique code and name.
Available Piracy Routing Points:
Map | No. | Description / Name | RP Code | Latitude | Longitude |
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1 | Gulf Of Aden West Bound | A1 | 11°59'N | 45°00'E |
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