Contract of Affreightment, Cargo Nomination, Fleet Allocation & Fulfilment Risk Tool

Dry Bulk Contracts · Cargo Nomination · Fleet Assignment · Laycan · Voyage Economics

Contract of Affreightment, Cargo Nomination, Fleet Allocation & Fulfilment Risk Tool

Match cargo nominations to verified vessels and port loading windows, quantify uncovered COA tonnes, expose laycan conflicts and compare alternative fleet deployment plans against the contract's commercial margin.

COA quantity & toleranceCargo allocation GanttLaycan and loading windowsPort berth contentionFreight & voyage contribution

Fast COA fulfilment screen · 12 inputsCompare the remaining minimum cargo target with plausible lift capacity before the entered deadline. Every commercial option and permitted tolerance must be verified against the signed COA; no contractual release is presumed.

Fleet allocation and nomination schedulerSet the contract envelope here, then edit cargo nominations, nominated vessels, loading-port capacity, stoppages, financial provisions and contractual readiness in six registers below. Days are relative to your assessment start.

Contract boundary: COA quantity flexibility, vessel nomination obligations, acceptance, substitutions, laycan, delivery obligations, demurrage, deadfreight, force majeure and damages depend on the executed contract and voyage charter terms. This tool evaluates user-entered scenarios, not legal fulfilment, liability or sanctions clearance.

Cargo Nomination & Shipment Register

Each row is one indivisible cargo parcel. Assign a loading port, cargo category and laycan. The model requires loading to finish within the laycan; it does not infer an extension. Delivery due is a separate scenario indicator. Vessel 0 means automatic selection.

Use	Cargo / shipment	Cargo type	Port	Tonnes	Laycan opens	Laycan closes	Delivery due day	Transit + discharge days	Freight $/t (0=default)	Voyage variable $	Vessel row (0=auto)	Remove

Fleet Capacity & Vessel Availability Register

Use the actual economic lift capacity, not DWT. An unverified vessel is excluded from base scheduling. The post-voyage return allowance represents time until the next loading opportunity.

Use	Vessel	Cargo category	Lift capacity t	Available from day	Return / reposition days	Operating $/day	Readiness	Remove

Loading Port Windows & Berth Capacity

Port keys P1/P2/P3. Each port may have one active loading window, with user-entered berths and tonnes per berth-day. For a multi-window physical port, divide nominations into separate modeling ports or confirm the scenario with a port scheduler.

Use	Port key	Port / loading terminal	First day	Last loading day	Parallel berths	Tonnes per berth-day	Remove

Port Closure & Loading Interruption Register

Closed days are inclusive start / exclusive end. Loading blocks must be uninterrupted. A vessel can wait but cannot move cargo during a closed or unentered window.

Use	Reason	Port key	Start day	End day (exclusive)	Remove

Cost, Subcontract & Claim Scenario Adjustments

Use only charges not already included in the vessel day rate or nomination voyage cost. These estimates are included in contribution; no entry is automatically recoverable under the charterparty.

Use	Expense / reserve	Category	Quantity	USD per unit	Status	Remove

Contract, Counterparty & Operational Readiness

Critical unverified entries create a commercial release hold even where the model allocates all cargo. Status fields are user declarations, not evidence of an approved nomination or clean sanctions screening.

Use	Requirement	Discipline	Critical?	Status	Evidence / approval reference	Remove

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