Load Bulk Material on a Shipment

A process flow with the loading port as a destination is required for shipment bulk loading. If the shipment is assigned to a berth, berth configuration may limit the available process flows. For shipments created using a template, the template may limit the available process flows and source stockpiles.

Security Note: You need the Allow shipment loading/unloading security right in the Shipments domain security rights group for this activity.

Activity Steps

  1. Open the Shipment.
  2. Ensure that a Vessel/Ship is assigned to the shipment.
  3. Select the loading route point in the Route diagram.
  4. Ensure that Loading / Unloading in the shipment header field group is Loading. This setting depends on the route configuration. See Edit the Route of a Shipment.
  5. Select the Loading sub-tab of the Logistics tab.
  6. Right-click in the Bulk Transactions table and select New Loading Transaction from the menu.
  7. Update the following fields for the transaction.
    • Start Date—Optional.
    • Transaction Date—Default for first transaction: Start Loading - Actual if specified on the Route Plan tab; or else the current system date and time and MineMarket updates Start Loading - Actual with that time.
    • Process Flow—Select from the process flows defined on the Supply Chain panel of the Solution Explorer and that have the loading port as a destination.
    • Source—Select from the stockpiles at the source location of the process flow. If loading directly from another despatch, select from the vessel holds, barge holds, train rakes or wagons, or trucks that are at the source location of the process flow at a suitable time.
    • Vessel Hatch—Destination hatch into which the material is loaded.
    • Movement Product—Select from the Allowed Movement Products specified for the process flow.

      • Note: The Product is read-only. Both the Product and default Movement Product depend on whether the source or destination stockpiles have an assigned product. See Material Flows.

    • Mass—Amount of material loaded on an as-received (wet) basis. If this mass is outside of planned limits, the mass is highlighted in red. If a draft survey is applied to the transaction and a back calculation is performed, the mass is updated to display the corrected mass and the field is read-only.
    • Unit—Select from the Mass units defined in the Unit Conversion Editor. Default: Metric tonnes. However, if the despatch is based on a despatch template, the default UOM is the template UOM. If a different UOM is specified for loading, the UOM of the first loading transaction becomes the default UOM for any unloading transactions. This field is read-only if a back calculation has been performed in a draft survey. Selecting a different unit for a single transaction does not convert any mass already entered. Selecting a different unit on the Total row displays the total mass and original mass converted into that unit; however, this does not modify any values stored in MineMarket.

      • Note: Red highlighting of the transaction indicates that the actual and planned vessel hatch loading transactions do not match. Hover the mouse pointer over the transaction to display a tooltip with more information.

  8. If the loading transaction corresponds to one despatch order, select the Despatch Order. Select from the despatch orders associated with the shipment. Only selectable if the destination Vessel Hatch has been specified. If there is only one despatch order, it is selected by default.
  9. To use the loading transaction as a filling transaction for a bulk package group, select the Package Group. This association is appropriate when loading containers that are already on the shipment.

    The corresponding filling transaction can be viewed (but not edited) on the Bulk Storage tab of the Package Group (Bulk).

    Select from package groups that meet all the following criteria:

    • The package group's Despatch Order matches the despatch order associated with the bulk transaction.
    • The package group is in a selectable status (or no status definition for package groups exists).
    • The package group is active and unlocked.
    • The package group's Opening Date is before the transaction's Transaction Date.
    • The package group has an assigned Container Type.
    • The container type has a Storage Type of Bulk Only.

    Default: If the selected despatch order is associated with only one package group and the package group meets the above criteria, that package group is selected by default.

  10. To associate the loading transaction with a container without creating a filling transaction for the container's bulk package group, select the Container. Select from the containers defined on the Supply Chain panel of the Solution Explorer.
  11. To associate the loading transaction with equipment, select the Equipment. Select from the equipment items assigned to the process flow.
  12. If transactions need to be deleted:
    1. To delete a single loading transaction, right-click the transaction and select Delete from the menu.
    2. To delete all loading transactions, right-click in the Bulk Transactions table and select Delete All from the menu.
  13. Click Save.

    Note: If automatic despatch order fulfilment is configured for the contract product, saving the transaction may have an impact on whether the despatch order is fulfilled, and on the despatch order status. See Despatch Order Fulfilment.