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Matching enables you to view vessel and cargo positions in one location; it consists of a Vessel Positions list and a Cargo Book list. Owned positions are added from TC InTC Out, and Cargo contracts. When you find a good position to work with, you can create or open a Worksheet in Estimates.

  • On the main menu  Main Menu button.jpg , under Chartering, click Matching.

  • In the Chartering quick links, click  Matching icon.jpg .

Views of Matching

  • Vessel Positions and Cargo Book lists appear by default.

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  • As with any other list, you can search, select, adjust, pin, filter, group, and sort columns, reset to the default view, save user views, and export.

  • To expand either list to full screen, click Expand Arrow Icon.png  at the top right.

  • To switch to map view, click Map View Button.png .

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  • To switch to schedule view, click Schedule button.jpg .

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  • To return to the two lists, click Grid View Button.png .

Suggested Workflow

  1. View positions in Vessel Positions and Cargo Book lists, map, or schedule, or open a position to view its details.

  2. Do any of the following:

Position Details

You cannot edit existing vessel and cargo positions in Matching.

To open a position and view its Position Details on the right, do one of the following:

  • On the Vessel Positions or Cargo Book list, click its row.

  • On the Matching map:

    • Click its vessel  Charterting-Matching-Map view-vessel icon.jpg  or cargo  Charterting-Matching-Map view-cargo icon.jpg  icon.

    • Click its group icon (for example,  Charterting-Matching-Map view-vessel group icon.jpg  for two vessels or  Charterting-Matching-Map view-cargo group icon.jpg  for two cargoes) and then click its card.

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      • To view a different position, click << to return to the card panel and then click a different card.

  • On the Matching schedule, click its bar. Voyage or Cargo details view opens in a new browser tab.

Creating a New Vessel Position

  1. On the Vessel Positions list, click Add Button.png  at the top right.

  2. Enter Position Details:
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  3. Click Save.
    For IMOS access on the web: When a vessel is created in Matching, an Estimate-only vessel is created in IMOS.

Opening and Creating Worksheets

On the IMOS - Matching#Position Details panel, you can open existing or create new Worksheets:

  • If a position has an associated Worksheet, you can click the Open Worksheet button to open it.

  • If a position does not have an associated Worksheet, you can click the Create Worksheet button to create one.