This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Confirmation (Ocean) Transaction Set (301) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to provide all the information necessary for an ocean carrier to confirm space, container, and equipment availability in response to the Reservation (Booking Request - Ocean) Transaction Set (300); or to notify other parties such as terminal operators or other ocean carriers.
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
To transmit identifying numbers, dates and other basic data relating to the transaction set
To specify the authority for authorizing an action and the date authentication is made
To specify confirmation information for space booking including numbers, dates and load time
To transmit information relative to containers available for release
To transmit identifying numbers and descriptive information as specified by the reference number qualifier
To identify a party by type of organization, name and code
To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length
To specify the location of the named party
To specify the geographic place of the named party
To identify a person or office to whom communications should be directed
Contractual or operational port or point relevant to the movement of the cargo.
To specify pertinent dates and times
To relate equipment type and required temperatures
To specify special handling instructions in coded or free-form format
To reference a line number in a transaction set.
To identify the equipment.
To transmit information in a free-form format, if necessary, for comment or special instruction.
To specify quantity, weight, volume and type of service for a line item including applicable ``quantity/rate-as'' data.
To specify the line item in terms of description, quantity, packaging, and marks and numbers.
To specify information relative to hazardous material
To specify free-form hazardous material descriptive data in addition to the information provided in segment H1
To provide vessel details and voyage number
To specify information about a specific event
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments).
