Changes to Sea Cargo Reporting

Description of Business Scenario
• The freight forwarder reports an HBOL for an LCL container to
the ICS using an OBOL number different to that issued by the
shipping company
.
• Shipping company reports the OBOL sea cargo report to the
ICS using their OBOL number
• The container is moved underbond from the wharf to a depot
for deconsolidation
• An underbond movement request for a line within an LCL
Container is submitted
When a HBOL cargo report for an LCL container is received before an
OBOL cargo report and the OBOL numbers within both cargo reports do not
match and an underbond movement is received to move a single line within
the LCL container.
The current system behaviour and
result is:
• The freight forwarder HBOL sea
cargo report is accepted by the
ICS;
• The shipping company OBOL
sea cargo report is rejected,
because it is identified as a
duplicate of the freight forwarder
HBOL sea cargo report by the
ICS;
• The underbond movement for
deconsolidation and the single
line movement is accepted.
• The freight forwarder must
withdraw their underbond
movement request and their sea
cargo report and resubmit both
transactions with an OBOL
number that will match the OBOL
cargo report when lodged;
• The shipping company must
resubmit their sea cargo report
The changed system behaviour and
result is:
• The freight forwarder HBOL sea
cargo report is accepted by the
ICS;
• The shipping company OBOL
sea cargo report is accepted by
the ICS, and OBOL number from
the OBOL cargo report is derived
OBOL for the freight forwarder
HBOL sea cargo report is
updated
• The underbond movement for
deconsolidation is accepted and
the underbond movement for the
single line is accepted and can
quote the OBOL Number quoted
within either the OBOL cargo
report or the HBOL cargo report.