Multi Industry Scenarios for Transport - Eurofer

4. Transport firm booking
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This is a final and firm booking from the consignor to the freight forwarder/carrier, for
transportation of goods from the consignor to the consignee. The “firm” status of provisional
booking is often in relation with the expected closing time of the vessel.
At this stage it is recommended to give as much as possible additional information to the
carrier, such as confirmation of type of cargo, dangerous goods, refrigerated requirements
etc. Also possible discrepancies against the firm booking may be indicated in the message.
If EDI is used, this will be done with the message IFTMBF or IFCSUM
5. Confirmation of the firm transport booking
This is a confirmation from the freight forwarder/carrier to the consignor of a previous sent
firm transport booking. The carrier will confirm the acceptance of the firm booking.
Example: Re your request x to book for 58 boxes 900kg - to New York we confirm that the
goods can be shipped with vessel Atlantic Conveyor :
- ETD from Antwerp : 1998-11-16
- ETA at New-York : 1998-12-01.
If EDI is used, this will be done with the message IFTMBC or IFCSUM.
Pre carriage transport
The pre-carriage transport can be carried out by any transport mode. Therefore for details of
the pre carriage transport scenario reference should be made to the appropriate scenario for
the relevant transport mode. Noting that :
- in the pre-carriage transport referred to, the consignee is the shipping line
- following information flows are likely to be excluded :
• despatch advice to consignee
• advice of receipt of goods
• pre arrival notification
If automatic identification is used for transport purposes, the labelling is indicated in that
specific pre-carriage scenario. The transport label may be used to check the loading of the
goods from the pre-carriage to the main carriage.
6. Shipping instruction
Despatch of goods
The consignor informs the carrier about the details of the consignment and the conditions
under which the transport will take place. The carrier needs this basic information to prepare
the necessary transport documents (TBL, B/L, Seaway bill, Data Freight Receipt,…..)
If EDI is used, the message IFTMIN, or IFCSUM will be used.
In addition and according to the nature of the goods to be transported, some extra documents
may be necessary (e.g. Dangerous goods declaration, copy of the despatch advice as sent to
the consignee)