Veson University Catalog

Shipping Companies & Departments

🕐 20 min COURSE | FREE

In this course, we explore what a shipping company is and the different departments that enable a shipping company to run efficiently.

Shipping Market Participants

🕐 15 min COURSE | FREE

In this course, we review market participants that form the commercial maritime industry and their respective role and core responsibilities.

Global Shipping & Trade Overview

🕐 15 min COURSE | FREE

This course provides an overview of the maritime shipping industry and how it is connected to global trade.

Vessels, Cargoes, & Ports

🕐 30 min COURSE | FREE

This course introduces the learner to the vessel's details, how they are connected to the cargo types and the port facilities' details.

Navigating the IMOS Platform

🕐 105 min CURRICULUM | FREE

This learning path starts with an overview on Veson Nautical and how core workflows in IMOS propel maritime commerce for Veson clients. Then we introduce the basic concepts of the IMOS Platform, including how to access and navigate the platform, and set up workspaces.

IMOS Platform Overview

🕐 75 min COURSE | FREE

Veson Nautical's Veson IMOS Platform is the market-leading cloud solution for commercial marine freight and fleet management. Learn about Veson Nautical, who we serve, and how core workflows in IMOS propel maritime commerce for our clients.

Getting Started in IMOS

🕐 15 min COURSE | FREE

This course introduces learners to accessing and navigating the Veson IMOS Platform. This includes how to log in to IMOS, access the different modules, and identify some of the key features to navigate within the platform.

Workspaces in IMOS

🕐 20 min COURSE | FREE

This course will provide an overview of the tools available in the workspaces in IMOS. This includes identifying some of the key features to navigate and manage a workspace, as well as the different views available within a given workspace

Elements of Time Charter

🕐 50 min COURSE | FREE

This course introduces the learner to the Time Charter Contracts theory in the Shipping Industry and implementation practice in the IMOS platform.

Scheduling Best Practices

🕐 45 min COURSE | PREMIUM

Learn how to use the Scheduling workspace to plan voyages for your fleet.

Voyage Estimation Overview

🕐 45 min COURSE | PREMIUM

This course introduces the main workflows and usage of the IMOS Estimates workspace. You should complete this course before Voyage Estimation Analysis and Voyage Estimation Advanced. 

Voyage Estimation Analysis

🕐 90 min COURSE | PREMIUM

This course will guide the learner into a more in-depth analysis of the voyage estimator tool. After completion of the course, the learner will be able to use analytical tools and assess the voyage estimate results before making the decision to schedule the voyage.

Voyage Estimate Advanced Best Practices

🕐 60 min COURSE | PREMIUM

This course complements the Voyage Estimation Overview and Voyage Estimation Analysis and presents standardized best practices around complex business scenarios. Upon completing this course, you will have expanded your knowledge of suggested best practices around complex IMOS functionalities.

Before starting this course, you should complete the Voyage Estimation Overview, Standard Contract Management, and Voyage Estimation Analysis. 

Standard Contract Management

🕐 60 min COURSE | PREMIUM

Standard Contract Management covers concepts of commonly used contracts, including Cargo, COA, VC In, Time Charter In, and Time Charter Out. You will also learn basic Tasks and Alerts functions in IMOS.

Cargo Contracts Advanced

🕐 70 min COURSE | PREMIUM

Cargo Contracts Advanced covers advanced pricing models in cargoes and contracts of affreightment.

Hire Management Basics

🕐 105 min COURSE | PREMIUM

Hire Management Basics covers common usage of IMOS Time Charter (TC) In and Out contracts, data flow between the Voyage Manager and TC forms, hire payment generation, and Hire Statement review.

Hire Management Advanced

🕐 75 min COURSE | PREMIUM

Hire Management Advanced covers advanced workflows and pricing models in time charter contracts in IMOS. 

Mirror Contract Management

🕐 60 min COURSE | PREMIUM

Mirror Contract Management covers workflow and creation of mirrored contracts in IMOS.

Introduction to Voyage Manager

🕐 25 min COURSE | PREMIUM

Introduction to Voyage Manager is an introductory course for new users that guides them through the Voyage Manager workspace and core functionalities.

We suggest that you complete this course before starting more advanced Operations courses.

Voyage Manager Overview

🕐 90 min COURSE | PREMIUM

Voyage Manager Overview covers the main workflows and usage of the IMOS Voyage Manager. Taking this course will enable you to understand the voyage management workflow that connects Port Activities, Cargo Handling, Delays, Bunkers, and Voyage Profit & Loss.

Onboard Overview

🕐 20 min COURSE | PREMIUM

Onboard enables Vessel Masters to view the latest voyage information. Learn about Onboard setup, configuration, forms, reports, and troubleshooting tips.

Port Disbursement Process Overview

🕐 40 min COURSE | PREMIUM

This course covers the IMOS end-to-end disbursement workflow, including Agent Nomination, Statement of Facts, Ledger Expense Setup, and invoice creation. 

Laytime Calculation Basics

🕐 70 min COURSE | PREMIUM

Laytime Calculation Basics covers IMOS Laytime Calculation usage and workflow, including demurrage and despatch concepts.

Freight Basics

🕐 30 min COURSE | PREMIUM

Freight Basics covers the creation of a Freight Invoice and data flow from IMOS Chartering tools.

Bunker Management Overview

🕐 60 min COURSE | PREMIUM

Bunker Management Overview covers the Bunker Management module, which adds support for a centralized department for bunker procurement. Learn about the different types of bunkers and their uses, fuel zones, bunker reporting, bunker controls, the bunker procurement process, de-bunkering, and bunker claims.

Veslink Onboard Reporting

🕐 10 min COURSE | FREE

The Veslink Onboard Reporting video describes the procedures for onboard users to follow to submit voyage reporting data such as noon reports and arrival and departure notices to company shoreside systems.

Voyage and Operation Types
- Time Charter Operators

🕐 30 min COURSE | FREE

As part of the Voyage and Operation Types series, this is an introductory course for new users that guides the learner around the concepts of one of the most essential commercial contracts, the Charter Party, and how this affects time charter operators (with an emphasis on TCOV and TCTO).

We recommend completing this course before starting more advanced Operations courses.

Voyage and Operation Types - Tonnage Charterers and Cargo Producers

🕐 35 min COURSE | FREE

As part of the Voyage and Operation Types series, this is an introductory course for new users that guides the learner around the concepts of one of the most essential commercial contracts, the Charter Party, and how this affects cargo owners, commodity traders and tonnage charterers with an emphasis on RELT, SPOT, and VCOV voyage types.

We recommend completing this course before starting more advanced Operations courses.

Voyage and Operation Types - Vessel Owners

🕐 30 min COURSE | FREE

As part of the Voyage and Operation Types series, this is an introductory course for new users that guides the learner around the concepts of one of the most essential commercial contracts, the Charter Party, and how this affects vessel owners with an emphasis on OVOV and OVTO.

We recommend completing this course before starting more advanced Operations courses.

Snapshots Overview

🕐 35 min COURSE | FREE

Snapshots Overview provides you with a basic understanding of what snapshots are and how they are used in the financial context. You will be able to analyze Voyage PnL by different snapshot types and periods. You will have a basic understanding of what reporting on snapshot data looks like.

Understanding Voyage P&L

🕐 35 min COURSE | FREE

Understanding Voyage P&L is an introductory course for new financial users in IMOS. This course aims to show how financial users can benefit from using the Voyage P&L tool by understanding its workspace and core functionalities. 

The next part of Voyage P&L courseware will focus on a more practical aspect of using this tool to guide learners on how to solve issues occurring in the Voyage P&L by doing a P&L analysis.

We recommend completing this course before starting more advanced Finance courses.

Overview for Accountants - Financials Module

🕐 20 min COURSE | PREMIUM

This is the first course within the General Accountant learning path. In this course, you will learn basic concepts of IMOS and how to navigate the platform. We will also briefly cover key functionalities of the Financials module.

After completing this course, we recommend starting the Additional Modules Overview for Accountants. This course will explain the role of other modules that you need to know as an accountant and you will learn how to navigate around these different modules.

Overview for Accountants - Additional Modules

🕐 10 min COURSE | PREMIUM

This course will cover key IMOS functionalities of the Analytics, Chartering, Operations, and Data Center modules, which an accountant should know in addition to the Financials Module. 

We recommend completing the Overview for Accountants Financials Module course before starting this course.

Basic Concepts of Financials

🕐 60 min COURSE | PREMIUM

Basic Concepts of Financials familiarizes you with the IMOS Financials module setup and capabilities such as Chart of Accounts, Business Rules, and various summary and action lists.

Financial Built-In Reports

🕐 20 min COURSE | PREMIUM

In this course, you will learn how to access and run five popular built-in reports in the Financials module. The reports covered in this course include Account Analysis, Monthly Accruals Details Report, Trial Balance, Balance Sheet, and Income Statement.

Introduction to Invoice Workflow

🕐 30 min COURSE | PREMIUM

Introduction to Invoice Workflow covers invoice status, approval, and workflow in IMOS. You will learn about basic configuration options and Financials list views.

Month End Close Basics

🕐 45 min COURSE | PREMIUM

Month End Close Basics covers the concepts, tasks, and statuses related to voyage closing and period closing in IMOS. The course also reviews fuel inventory, Voyage Profit & Loss, reporting, and related Financials module setup.

Sustainable Shipping Overview

🕐 30 min COURSE | FREE

This course provides an overview of sustainable shipping principles, the key regulatory measures affecting various stakeholders in the shipping industry, and how IMOS can empower users to address sustainability.  

System Configuration for Sustainability

🕐 20 min COURSE | FREE

This course demonstrates what prerequisites and system configurations are required to activate sustainability in IMOS and mentions how IMOS features address sustainability in various modules.

EU ETS: Regulatory Drive

🕐 30 min COURSE | FREE

This course will familiarize you with the EU ETS Regulatory drive to combat climate change, a vital tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions cost-effectively. You will explore the European Union's commitment to the "Green Deal,” leading to climate neutrality by 2050.

We suggest you take this course before the EU ETS Impact on Maritime Transport course.

EU ETS: Impact on Maritime Industry

🕐 30 min COURSE | FREE

This course will familiarize you with the EU ETS impact on the Maritime Industry. You will explore how the ETS requirements change the dynamics of how shipowners, operators and charterers need to work together to comply with the EU ETS regulations.

We encourage you to complete the EU ETS Regulatory Drive before taking this course.

EU ETS: Emissions and Contracts in IMOS

🕐 20 min COURSE | FREE

This course will provide an overview of contractual changes in Cargo contracts and Time Charter contracts related to EU ETS emissions. This course will also provide an overview of the Emissions tab, where IMOS users can manage cash emission invoices and EU ETS allowances.

Carbon Tracking in the Voyage Estimate

🕐 20 min COURSE | FREE

Explore carbon tracking in the Voyage Estimate module! This course provides an overview of sustainability features, including Carbon view, CII Band, Combined Estimates, Speed Comparison Analysis report, and Apply Min CO2 Speed.

EU ETS: Calculating Carbon Emissions Expenses

🕐 20 min COURSE | PREMIUM

This course will guide you on the Carbon Emissions Expenses calculation in the Voyage Estimate and the Voyage Manager. 

EU ETS: Invoicing Carbon Emission Expenses for Cash

🕐 30 min COURSE | PREMIUM

This course will provide an overview of creating cash carbon emissions invoices in the Cargo contract and Time Charter contract.

EU ETS: Managing EU Allowances in IMOS

🕐 30 min COURSE | PREMIUM

This course will provide an overview of capturing carbon allowance trades. Learners will review how to manage a settlement, as well as the invoicing and transferring processes for these allowances.

Elements of Trading

🕐 50 min COURSE | FREE

This course aims to introduce you to the trading of derivative contracts. You will learn about the Shipping market volatility, how the market participants can protect their positions, and how the derivative contracts correlate with the physical contracts and the charter parties. 

IMOS Trading & Risk Module Onboarding

🕐 120 min COURSE | FREE

This learning path introduces the Trading field of activities, such as derivative contracts, and concepts such as managing risk, hedging, and market exposure. 

120 minutes

Self-pace

Q88 Overview

🕐 10 min COURSE | FREE

This course provides a brief overview of the features and core functionality of Q88 - Ship Owners Subscription.

Q88 Dry Overview

🕐 10 min COURSE | FREE

This course provides a brief overview of the features and core functionality of Q88 Dry - Ship Owners Subscription.