Barge and Service Trip Configuration
Barges
Barges are flat-bottomed boats for carrying cargo, and are usually pulled by tugs. Each barge has a set number of holds that are used to store the transported material and act as a reference for the quality loaded onto the barge.
When a barge is used to despatch material, this is known in MineMarket as a 'service trip'.
Barge Types
Barge types are generic categories defined in the Transport panel of the Solution Explorer for the purpose of grouping barges with similar attributes; for example, river and ocean barges, or self-powered and tug-towed barges. All barges configured in MineMarket must be belong to a barge type.
Barge Transport Classes
Barges are configured based on the maximum tonnage for each barge. The barge transport class defines the class, or range, of tonnage size of the type of barge. A default lot tonnage can be specified for each barge transport class. The default lot tonnage is used to determine the number of samples to be taken when lot sampling is performed.
Tugs
Tugs are marine vessels used for towing barges.
In MineMarket, a tug is never loaded with material. Once a tug is set up and its attributes defined, the tug can be used for service trips (despatches of material by barge).
Tug types are generic categories defined in the Transport panel of the Solution Explorer for the purpose of grouping tugs with similar attributes. For example, tugs may be grouped by towing power, propulsion type (screw, tractor, or stern drive), or operational category (seagoing, harbour, or river). All tugs configured in MineMarket must be belong to a tug type.
Service Trips
A service trip is a despatch of material by barge. Despatching by barge involves transporting bulk material or discrete units along a barge route from a loading location to an unloading location and all associated activities (for example, sampling). Despatch orders can be associated with a service trip to provide the link between sales or purchase contracts and the despatched material. Service charges can be added to calculate the costs of freight or other services that can be invoiced.
Service trips can be created from a template. The template defines the route and may define default process flows and stockpiles for loading and unloading transactions.
Service Trip Templates
Service trip templates are used to create service trips for despatching material by barge. A service trip template must specify a barge route and whether the template can be changed to a different service trip template. Service trip templates may specify additional information to simplify the creation of similar service trips.
A service trip template may specify:
- Default transport event templates for each route point
- Costs and service charges from service or freight contracts
- Which tabs display on the Service Trip
Service trip templates are categorised into service trip templates groups. A service trip template must belong to a service trip template group.
Video
A Datamine consultant recorded this video about service trip templates in MineMarket.
