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# Vessel Registration

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<summary>Additional information about this section</summary>

This section of the guidance covers how to save a vessel name into Cargoes and associated details such as IMO, flag, call sign. You only need to register a vessel once, which saves it in the Cargoes platform to be associated with subsequent visits.

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Refer to section [VESSEL SEARCH](/cargoes-community/export-lite/export-lite/vessel/vessel-search.md) to check if the visit has already been registered
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If you are registering both a vessel and visit, this can be done at the same time. Refer to section [VISIT REGISTRATION](/cargoes-community/export-lite/export-lite/visit/visit-registration.md) for more instructions.
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From the Global Navigation Bar select **Manage** and under operations select **Voyage Maintenance**.&#x20;

<figure><img src="/files/CtauZcqIS4pI5tWddA4t" alt=""><figcaption><p>The Global Navigation Bar - selecting Voyage Maintenance</p></figcaption></figure>

The **Visit Search** page is returned:

<figure><img src="/files/5DvNFQegLDJ4CdAIxCp9" alt=""><figcaption><p>Visit Search page</p></figcaption></figure>

From the Left Hand navigation, select ![](/files/unAPv6eMqfP9eWJ5THE9)**Vessel Register**

<div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/dFquEUHuS5pxGt7IiJzW" alt=""><figcaption><p>Vessel Register - Left Hand Navigation </p></figcaption></figure></div>

The **Vessel Register** page is returned:

<figure><img src="/files/gZgtRIzwqaNtEdFmqNc7" alt=""><figcaption><p>Vessel Register - Entering vessel details</p></figcaption></figure>

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The lead shipping agent for the visit can be set when registering the visit, this can differ to the lead shipping agent for the previously registered vessel.
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Complete the mandatory fields which are marked with an Asterix (<mark style="color:orange;">\*</mark>)

<table><thead><tr><th width="217.5">Field</th><th>Data required</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Site/Wharf Code</strong></td><td>This will default to the 4-character site code and site name as per the site selection</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Vessel Name</strong><mark style="color:orange;">*</mark></td><td>Enter the vessel name</td></tr><tr><td><a data-footnote-ref href="#user-content-fn-1"><strong>IMO</strong></a><mark style="color:orange;">*</mark></td><td>Enter the ship identification number (must be 7 digits)</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Flag</strong><mark style="color:orange;">*</mark></td><td>Enter the country of the ship’s flag by typing country name or IS country code and select from the search results.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Call Sign</strong><mark style="color:orange;">*</mark></td><td>Enter the vessel’s Maritime Call Sign</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Lead Shipping Agent</strong></td><td>This will default to the logged in Shipping Line. To amend this, once you have registered the vessel, see section <a href="/pages/YZX3xmAoopZ6P27aPpI8">VESSEL AMENDMENT</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table>

Once completed, click **SUBMIT** at the bottom right side of the page or **RESET** to clear the fields and re-enter the data.

![](/files/y8kJh8qJSyDgIwDtCk9a)

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A warning will appear if a duplicate IMO has already been registered to Cargoes. If this happens, re-enter a valid IMO number and click on **SUBMIT**.
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<figure><img src="/files/2rXDzvTCEocy4iAWDrbG" alt=""><figcaption><p>Duplicate IMO Warning</p></figcaption></figure>

Once submitted, you will see a notification at the top of the page confirming your vessel has been successfully registered. To remove the notification bar, click on **DISMISS**.

<figure><img src="/files/yyymMS0BuDdEEmFikXhs" alt=""><figcaption><p>Vessel Sucessfully Registered Notification</p></figcaption></figure>

The **Vessel Search** page is returned. To search for the registered vessel, enter the vessel name or IMO number in the search box and click ![](/files/sAX3iv9LPqpVh7J6ZhxL).

<figure><img src="/files/VzMvUTODFCkKKcN5MRwN" alt=""><figcaption><p>Vessel Search page</p></figcaption></figure>

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<summary>Suggested Next Actions</summary>

Now you have registered a vessel, refer to sections:

* [Vessel Search](/cargoes-community/export-lite/export-lite/vessel/vessel-search.md)
* [Visit Registration](/cargoes-community/export-lite/export-lite/visit/visit-registration.md)
* [Vessel Amendment ](/cargoes-community/export-lite/export-lite/vessel/vessel-amendment.md)
* [Vessel Delete](/cargoes-community/export-lite/export-lite/vessel/vessel-delete.md)
* [Vessel Audit](/cargoes-community/export-lite/export-lite/audit/vessel-audit.md)

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[^1]: International Maritime Organization (IMO) is a unique ship identification number