Hull MMSI has been added to the transport section.
An inert gas indicator has been added (for container and tanker cargoes).
The contrast of the pagination buttons has been restored.
The display of the UN number and ADN code for dangerous goods has been made more consistent.
Various texts and translations have been improved.
The display of signalling has been made more consistent for situations where no ADN cargo is present, but signalling has been specified (other than N/A or 0).
Version 1.10.17
Improved behavior of dropdown lists:
The input field is now automatically cleared when a search term is entered without selecting an option. Any related fields are reset as well.
Google Chrome no longer displays overlapping autofill suggestions.
Validation of the order of waypoints has been improved.
The "Address purpose" column has been replaced with an icon, making it immediately clear which address is the primary address.
The button for removing the primary address has been disabled to prevent accidental deletion.
An error message is now displayed when an invoice address without an organization is used while creating a voyage.
When manually confirming a voyage notification, users are now explicitly asked to confirm that contact has been made with the waterway authority.
The page now automatically scrolls to the relevant validation message when it is outside the visible area.
Version 1.10.1
Support for ERINOT 1.4 has been added.
The height of the sailing unit is no longer a required field.
Several improvements have been made to the transport document.
Texts/labels are no longer displayed in all capital letters.
The display of units has been improved.
Cargo capacity is now processed in whole tonnes instead of kilograms.
The type and nationality of a hull are now translated correctly.
Functions in the address book are now translated correctly.
The label "Save and next" when adding goods has been renamed to "Save and add new item".
Version 1.6.0
iPhone users no longer experience issues when entering commas.
The functionality and display of voyage status have been improved when no response message has been received.
When modifying a registered voyage, the convoy (hulls) can no longer be adjusted: buttons for adding or removing hulls are no longer shown.
Version 1.3.1
The main menu layout has been improved and expanded.
The display of ETA and ETD at waypoints has been improved.
Error messages no longer stack and automatically close when the issue has been resolved.
The status of voyage notifications is now updated more accurately.
The calendar display has been improved.
Search engine discoverability has been improved.
Digital accessibility has been improved.
Version 1.0.0
Several improvements have been implemented for use on mobile devices:
Login and logout pages have been adjusted so the login button is always immediately visible.
The display of the information menu has been improved.
The placement and display of the “New voyage” and “Dashboard” buttons have been improved.
The size, display and alignment of several dropdown menus have been improved.
The date picker is now always displayed correctly.
Buttons for navigating to the overview or starting a new voyage have been added to the menu.
Loading more results in dropdown menus now happens automatically while scrolling.
Textual improvements have been implemented on the login and logout pages.
The “Terminate” voyage button is no longer dependent on the ETA.
Textual improvements to units (such as tonnage and length measurements) have been implemented.
Improvements to digital accessibility have been implemented.
The current day is now more clearly visible in the date picker.
Error messages now provide improved feedback.
Version 0.99
Texts on the login and logout pages have been improved.
An empty page in the transport document has been removed.
Textual improvements related to units have been implemented.
Entering a comma in the first reporting point field no longer causes an error.
A “Page not found” page has been added.
The navigation flow through the application has been improved.
It is now possible to terminate a voyage regardless of its status.
The readability of hyperlinks in night mode has been improved.
Version 0.93
The layout of the screens has been improved, making the BICS Portal usable on small screens such as smartphones.
Notifications for registering and ending a voyage now contain the correct informational texts.
The redirect of the dashboard URL has been improved.
The corresponding ERINOT message type is now displayed in the message history.
Digital accessibility information has been added.
It is now possible to use the menu and change the language setting before logging in.
The structure of the ERINOT message number has been improved.
Version 0.85
The information page has been expanded, including contact details of the BICS helpdesk.
Page navigation has been improved.
The label above the BICS logo has been removed.
The processing of dates and times of intermediate points has been improved.
Table values A and C for dangerous goods are now filtered based on transport type.
Empty optional elements are now omitted from the ERINOT message.
Statistics Netherlands has been added as an additional recipient for Dutch hulls.
Version 0.79
Several improvements to German translations have been implemented.
Rounding of loading capacities in the ERINOT message has been improved.
The content of the information screen has been improved and expanded.
A new URL is available and the connection to the production environment is active.
The layout of the transport document has been further improved.
Downloading the transport document for empty voyages has been fixed.
The label name of the non-dangerous goods code has been corrected.
Version 0.71
Dropdown menus can now load additional results.
Version 0.69
Inner packagings can now include quantities.
A loading bar is now shown when the application loads caches after login. The timeout has also been increased.
Changes in the address book are now visible immediately.
Translations in the transport document have been improved.
The contrast of page navigation in day mode has been improved.
Version 0.64
Page navigation has been added to the overview screen.
Several inaccuracies in the transport document have been corrected.
The layout of voyages with more than two intermediate points in the overview screen has been improved.
The processing of signalisation in combination with IMDG has been improved.
A container matrix has been added to the transport document.
Version 0.59
The incorrect “Planned” prefix in message statuses has been removed.
Error messages for voyages in the overview screen are now displayed in a summarized form.
Various errors in the transport document have been corrected.
An option to reload is now shown when a new version is available.
Version 0.52
The landing page is now displayed.
The functionality of the voyage copy feature has been improved.
BICS Portal release notes are now shown on the BICS website.
Version 0.50
The name of the intermediate point input field has been renamed to “Intermediate destination”.
The selection of the “Special transport” checkbox is now remembered.
The contrast of notification bars has been improved.
Accompanying texts on the Rijkswaterstaat Shipping and Authenticator login screens have been improved.
Version 0.49
Airdraft is now included in the BargeDimensions section in the ERINOT message.
Re-registering a voyage now immediately shows all available first reporting points.