The Terminal performance message is a message to transmit information relating to the operations carried out by terminal operators such as the loading, discharging and rehandling of containers and/or roll on/roll off items, hatch covers etc.
To head, identify and specify a message.
To indicate the type and function of a message and to transmit the identifying number.
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
To specify the transport details such as mode of transport, means of transport, its conveyance reference number and the identification of the means of transport. The segment may be pointed to by the TPL segment.
To identify a place or a location and/or related locations.
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
To specify a reference.
To identify a unit of equipment.
To provide control total.
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
To provide free form or coded text information.
To end and check the completeness of a message.