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Vessel Experience Factor (VEF)

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Average ratio of ship-measured quantity to B/L quantity across the last 25 voyages - the correction applied to future loaded quantities during custody transfer.

Formula

$$ VEF = \frac{\sum BL}{\sum \text{Ship}} $$

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SymbolMeaningUnitSource
$\sum BL$Sum of bill-of-lading quantitiestcargo documents
$\sum \text{Ship}$Sum of ship’s loaded figurestcargo computer

Sources

  • API MPMS Ch.17.9.
  • OCIMF ISGOTT - Cargo operations.