Enhancements Summary
New Features:
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Added Tennessee-Tombigbee River as an alternate routing option for lower Mississippi voyages.
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Introduced three new voyage time-tracking columns with color-coded indicators for quick performance insight.
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Added highlighted voyage selections and a “View in New Tab” option for easier multi-voyage management.
Enhancements:
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Expanded towing tariff flexibility, allowing up to 100 barrels over capacity when required.
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Improved capacity and cargo tracking, using actual loaded amounts for more accurate calculations.
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Refined distance and trade lane routing to follow user-selected route preferences.
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Added child-group voyage viewing permissions and enhanced group management controls.
UX Improvements:
Fixes & Upgrades:
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Resolved issues with product linehaul editing, event matching, and voyage completion logic.
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Improved backend processing for towing tariffs, product distribution, and voyage updates.
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Enhanced email processing, data validation, and overall system reliability.
Release Notes - June - October 2025
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