• Order form
    • Routing service can be requested preferably by the online Order Form . In case it is needed, there is a .PDF form available via our Shipping Operations Team.
    • This to make sure our DTN Shipping Operations team has all information to set up the voyage to prevent any unnecessary delays. Any additional information and/or voyage restrictions (special cargo, piracy areas, special no go areas, armed guards) can be added to the order form (under ‘additional voyage information’) to make sure this is taken into account.
  • Speed/fuel profile and costs input
    • Depending on the type of optimization, the DTN Shipping Operations team need extra input, see below table and explanation

Optimization

Variables

Outcome

Speed/fuel profiles

Speed range

Daily hire rate

Fuel rates

Costs

Daily rates + fuel prices

Cheapest total voyage costs

X

X

X

X

Fuel

Fuel consumption

Least total fuel consumption

X

 X

 

 

Time

Duration of voyage

Fastest route

X

 

 

 

 

  •  Speed/fuel profiles
    • More accurate speed/fuel profiles will increase the reliability of the optimization
    • Updates are responsibility of the customer
  •  Speed range
    • Speed range needs to be agreed with all stakeholders
    • A bigger speed range gives more options to optimize
  •  Daily hire rate vessel
    • Impacts the duration of the voyage
  •  Fuel rates
    • ECA/Non ECA
    • Impacts the consumption on the voyage
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