No Charter Party (CP) Exists for Selected Voyage

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Last updated: Apr 26, 2019 by Bernhard HaftingVersion comment
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Problem

When attempting to perform a laytime calculation for a cargo in the Laytime Calculations module Dataloy VMS only states "No Charter Party Exists for the Selected Voyage". How can this be adjusted as a charter party is required to enable a laytime calculation to be performed?

Solution

The "No Charter Party Exists for the Selected Voyage" will display on all voyages with a cargo without a charter party (CP) created for and attached to it. Laytime calculations can only be performed on cargoes of frozen (or actual) voyage charter (VC) voyages and only if the cargo/es involved have a minimum of one charter party. A charter party (CP) is always tied to one or more cargoes (or parcels), not to a vessel and no laytime calculation can be performed on estimates. For single cargo calculations the VMS automatically generates a charter party based on available data (if no CP exists).

In case of multiple cargoes, charter parties (CP) must be manually created (in Booking and Operations). Laytime calculations can be made for Single Charter Party (CP), Single- and Multiple Cargo voyages and for Multiple Charter Parties (CP's), Multiple Cargoes, both with or without different combinations of features such as Reversible Terms, Proration and Cargo Match.

To create a charter party (CP) for a voyage and cargo:
  1. Go to Modules > Booking and Operations > Booking and Operations.
  2. Select applicable vessel in the By Vessel tab - all related voyages will display to the right.
  3. Click applicable voyage in the Voyage List tab. It will highlight and for the selected voyage related cargo/es will display in the Cargo List tab.
  4. Go to the Cargo List tab and select applicable cargo. It willl highlight.
  5. Click Create CP.
  6. A charter party (CP) will be created for the selected cargo. Performing laytime calculation/s is now possible - click Laytime in the Toolbar and the Laytime Calculations module opens for the selected cargos in a separate laytime tab.