Veslink - Map Views and Overlays

Veslink standardizes voyage communications to help you collect and analyze current positions and other critical voyage data and share information with a network of trusted partners.

You can select different views for the map, select areas to highlight with overlays, and minimize routing for ECA and Piracy zones.

Map Views

To change the look of the map, hover over

and then select one of the following views.

Default

Natural

Satellite

Map Overlays

You can select overlays for the map to highlight areas you want to be aware of.

Weather

Advanced Maps, available with Veslink Optimum, includes overlays of forecast and historical weather data, as well as more detailed nautical charts.

ECA Zones

To highlight one or more Emission Control Areas on the map, hover over

and select one or more check boxes.

To minimize the distance in the selected ECA Zones, click Minimize ECA Routing.

Piracy Zones

To highlight one or more Piracy Zones on the map, hover over

and select one or more check boxes.

To minimize the distance in the selected Piracy Zones, select Minimize Piracy Routing.

Charts

To view nautical charts on the map, hover over

and select Chart Overlay.

It may be necessary to zoom in or out to view the full chart overlay. This can be done by clicking

.

Load Lines

To highlight the load line zones on the map for draft calculations, hover over

and select Load Lines.

When you hover over the colored overlay for a load line zone, its description appears in the lower right corner of the map.

IWL/INL Zones

To highlight the IWL/INL insurance zones on the map, hover over

and select IWL/INL Zones.

When you hover over the colored overlay for an IWL/INL zone, its description appears in the lower right corner of the map.

Bunkerworld

Veson Nautical and Bunkerworld have partnered to provide Veslink users with real-time, port-based bunker prices. To enable the Bunkerworld integration, you must have a Bunkerworld subscription.

To see bunker prices for a port, hover over the port on the map.

Integration features include:

Instant bunker quotes on the Veslink map, to inform pre-Fixture routes and mid-voyage deviations
Daily spot prices updated throughout the day
Support for all main fuel grades, including IFO, MDO, MGO, LS, and LSMGO
Price change indicators from the previous day to highlight recent price trends