Release Notes

Release Notes - BargeOS 06202025

Written by Kash Wimer | Jun 20, 2025 11:40:10 PM

 

Enhancements Summary

New Route Flexibility: Tennessee-Tombigbee River added as an alternative to the Lower Mississippi

Smarter Voyage Tracking: New time-based metrics and color-coded indicators for loading, discharging, and order delays

UI Upgrades: Tabbed voyage views, improved selection highlights, and a new component library for consistency

Improved Accuracy: More precise distance tracking and better capacity and cargo calculations

Enhanced Permissions: Granular control for viewing child group voyages and managing user groups

Key Fixes: Streamlined voyage completion, barge update controls, and improved event matching logic


Release Notes Details

New Features

Navigation and Routing

  • Tennessee-Tombigbee Route Alternative: Added Tennessee-Tombigbee River as an alternative routing option for trips spanning the lower Mississippi River, providing more route flexibility

 Voyage Management

  • New Voyage Grid Columns: Added three new time-tracking columns to help monitor voyage efficiency:
    • No Order Time: Shows how long a voyage has been waiting for orders
    • Time Loading: Tracks total time spent in loading operations
    • Time Discharging: Tracks total time spent in discharge operations
    • All time columns are color-coded (green for under 2 days, orange for 2-3 days, red for over 3 days)
  • Enhanced Voyage Selection: Voyages now show a highlighted background when selected for easier identification
  • View in New Tab: Added "View in New Tab" button for voyage processing requests, allowing you to open voyages in separate browser tabs

User Interface Improvements

  • Component Library: Introduced a centralized component system for improved design consistency and user experience
  • Enhanced Refresh Functionality: Fixed voyage grid refresh button to properly reload voyage data


Improvements

 Cargo and Capacity Management

  • Flexible Towing Tariff Capacity: Towing tariffs now allow exceeding maximum capacity by up to 100 barrels when needed
  • Improved Capacity Calculations: System now uses actual loaded amounts when available, falling back to barge capacity only when necessary
  • Enhanced Cargo Tracking: Added ability to track total quantities across all cargos for better auto-quoting

Route and Distance Calculations

  • More Accurate Distance Tracking: Improved "miles made" calculations to provide more consistent and accurate distance measurements during voyages
  • Trade Lane Routing: Trade lane estimates now use your selected route preferences instead of default routing

Permissions and Access Control

  • Child Group Voyage Viewing: Added new permission for viewing child group voyages, which can be assigned to read-only user groups
  • Enhanced Group Management: Improved permissions for viewing and managing user groups

 

Bug Fixes

Data Processing and Display

  • Product Linehaul Editing: Fixed issues when editing voyages with loaded products, including:
    • Correct use of edited loaded capacity instead of default barge capacity
    • Resolved override modal appearing incorrectly for towing tariffs
    • Fixed quantity calculations in backend processing
  • Event Matching: Resolved frontend/backend mismatch for "In Shipyard" event options
  • Settings Race Condition: Fixed issue where map settings could save before previous settings finished loading

Voyage Operations

  • Automatic Voyage Completion: Voyages now properly complete on discharge release events as requested
  • Barge Update Controls: Enhanced control over when traffic updates can modify barge assignments based on user settings
  • Product Amount Distribution: Fixed product amount distribution across multiple barges in a sailing

Performance and Reliability

  • Email Processing: Improved carrier information extraction from processing settings
  • Data Validation: Enhanced error handling for voyage processing requests without assigned assets