Shipment Management

Ocean Bulk

This page is accessed via Shipment Management > Group Management > Consols > Consol Type select Ocean Bulk

This page allows shippers to request space to carriers for their potential orders. When the orders are finalized, they can be assigned to ocean bulk consol shipments.

Ocean Bulk Definition

Use the following fields to define ocean bulk attributes.

Attribute

Description

Service Provider ID

The carrier responsible for the ocean bulk consol shipment or the party who receives and handles the booking.

Hazmat Type

Select the hazmat type from the Hazmat Type drop-down list. This type determines the hazardous or non-hazardous state of an item for consol shipment.

Flex Commodity Qualifier

Describes the content of consol shipment in terms of a specific classification. For example, you can classify the content of the shipment by industry-standard classifications such as NMFC (National Motor Freight Classifications), STCC (Standard Transportation Commodity Code), HTS (Harmonized Tariff System), and SITC (Standard International Trade Classification).

Commodity Code

The user-defined commodity code. For example; the HTS, NMFC, SITC, and STCC codes.

Flexible Commodity Profile

Allows you to match the orders to the correct consol based on the profile. For example, you can define a particular Flexible Commodity Profile (such as meat, vegetables, or pens) to the consol. Only the commodity you enter can be carried on this consol.

Maximum Volume

The maximum volume the consol shipment can accommodate.

Maximum Weight

The maximum weight the consol shipment can accommodate.

Equipment Reference Unit ID

Defines capacity being loaded on the consol shipment.

Maximum Number of Reference Units

The maximum number of reference units the consol shipment can accommodate.

Port of Load

The port of loading for transport. Ports that are used for the ocean shipment, whether or not they are source/destination locations on the consol shipment or just via points on a consol shipment with arbitraries.

Port of Discharge

The port of discharge for transport.

Receipt Location ID

Specifies a place of receipt location other than the port of loading. If you specify the receipt location, it is considered as source, and OTM adds a stop to the consol shipment created. Otherwise Port of Load is considered as source.

Delivery Location ID

Specifies a place of delivery other than the port of discharge. If you specify the delivery location, it is considered as destination, and OTM adds a stop to the consol shipment created. Otherwise Port of Discharge is considered as destination.

Transport Mode

Defines mode of transportation for consol shipments.

Incoterms

Incoterms associated with the consol shipment. Provides definitions for delivery points, loading and unloading obligations, and customs clearance.

Itinerary Profile ID

Itinerary profiles associate one or more itineraries.

 Consolidation Type ID

The consolidation type can be used as an identifier while assigning the order release to jobs and consol shipments.

Expected Vessel ID

 The actual vessel that makes the ocean bulk (information only). Vessels can be pre-defined in the Vessel Manager.

Expected Voyage ID

A unique reference given by the carrier to a certain journey or departure of a means of transport. This refers specifically to a voyage of the vessel between the loading port and the discharging port. The vessel ID is associated to the voyage. This is not a required field. While requesting a booking, you can specify either the requested voyage and vessel or the arrival and departure dates as requested by the carrier. In this case, the booking confirmation will respond with the voyage and vessel information.

Expected Departure/Arrival Time

The planned time period when the ocean bulk leaves the port of load location and when it arrives at the port of discharge location. These values can be sent to the ocean carrier as a request, the voyage vessel and cutoff dates required to meet these expected dates are returned in the booking confirmation.

 

Involved Parties

Use this section to assign Involved Parties.

Reference Numbers

Use the Reference Numbers section to create qualified numbers as additional information.

Remarks

Use this section to add Remarks.

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