This Draft Standard for Trial Use provides the format and establishes the data contents of the Intermodal Group Loading Plan Transaction Set (715) for use within an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set can be used by intermodal or domestic shippers and carriers to provide detailed information on the stowage of containers and other equipment aboard a train. The stowage information may be planned or actual and may be by block or by railcar.
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
To indicate the beginning of a transaction set
To provide train assignment as to its identification and departure
To provide vessel details and voyage number
To specify the geographic place of the named party
To define loading configuration type of the units being loaded
To specify identifying information
To identify the equipment
To provide loading details for equipment
To provide vessel details and voyage number
To specify the geographic place of the named party
Contractual or operational port or point relevant to the movement of the cargo
To specify identifying information
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)
