Multi Industry Scenarios for Transport - Eurofer

4.3.4. Information Flow Description
1. Transport Booking
Booking of transport services
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This is a request from the consignor to the carrier, to book one or more vessels to transport
goods from the consignor (shipping location) to the consignee (receiving location)
specifying the period in which the transport must be done
For example, “Please book send a vessel to be send to Consignor's premises to collect 1000
tonnes between the 5 and 9 October for transport to the port of Basel in Switzerland ”
This booking request is normally a firm booking, but if the proposed vessel is not
acceptable, the consignor will issue a new booking requested for another vessel.
If EDI is used, this will be done by the message IFTMBF (IFTMBP) or IFCSUM.
N.B. For inland waterway transport a transport booking relates always to a complete
vessel and not to a certain space.
2. Confirmation of the transport booking
After reception of the transport booking, the forwarder/carrier has a certain period
(stipulated in the contract) to nominated one or more vessels to carry the goods.
As a response to the transport booking the carrier will inform the consignor, by given the
name of the vessel(s), the gross weight of the vessel, and the estimated arrival time at the
consignor’s place of loading.
If EDI is used, this will be done by the message IFTMBC or IFCSUM.
Remark : If the proposed vessel(s) is not accepted by the consignor, the
consignor will issue a new booking request and informing that
the nominated vessel(s) are not accepted.
Despatch of goods
The transport label should be attached to the goods at the latest at this moment.
3. Goods collected by Carrier and Documents issued
Here we have assumed that the Consignor will produce the relevant documentation needed
for the transport of the goods to the consignee.