Transport booking (seagoing ship) Used by the forwarder or shipper wishing to book sea transport, to quickly and easily send all the information concerning the consignment to the shipping company or ship's agent.
Electronic payments with Twikey Twikey, the tool for electronic payments, makes payment with paper cheques a thing of the past, thus saving a whole lot of administration work for forwarders, ship's agents and banks.
Electronic invoicing Used to carry out paperless invoicing in an easy way, in accordance with EU regulations. A cost-saving, environment-friendly and secure solution for the incoming and outgoing invoicing process.
Container booking notification Used by the ship's agent to notify the terminal operator of the bookings accepted, from the beginning, so that the terminal operator can organise the gate handling.
Berth request (barge) Used by the barge operator who has to load or unload containers, to send berth requests to the operators of terminals where it is wished to call, in the Barge Traffic System (BTS).
Track & trace containers Used by all the parties concerned, including the customer, to monitor the status of their container consignment.
Shipment instruction (B/L) Used to provide the ship's agent with all the necessary information for drawing up the transport document, on the basis of the shipper's information, thanks to the electronic shipment instruction.
Container loading/unloading order (barge/rail transport) Used to quickly and easily provide the terminal operator with all details of the loading or unloading order for a barge operator.
Notification of arrival of import consignment (seagoing ship) Used by the shipping company to inform the forwarder or consignee immediately of the ETA of import goods and the arrangements for their collection, so that they can make the necessary preparations.
Inland transport order Used by the forwarder or ship's agent to send a transport order to a carrier electronically. The carrier in turn can send the order quickly and easily to the onboard computer on the barge or truck.
Customs declaration Used to submit a declaration quickly and easily to the Customs authorities, for excise goods and goods arriving in or leaving the EU or remaining in transit, as PLDE, NCTS or EMCS.
Notification of arrival of export consignment Used by the "trader at exit" to notify the Customs office in the port of exit when the goods physically arrive at the terminal.
MRN exchange Used by the "trader at exit" when particular goods arrive on the terminal, to inform the Customs authorities in the port of exit, as required by the EU Export Control System (ECS).
Notification of dangerous goods Used to notify the Harbourmaster's Office of the position of dangerous goods. This must be done at least 24 hours in advance.
Consult IMDG register The IMDG register is a database of dangerous goods, used to verify dangerous goods declarations.
Electronic invoicing The Port Authority makes invoicing and credit notes available online. A sustainable, efficient option.
Consult position The Port Authority enables terminal and barge operators to consult the position of barges in the Barge Traffic System web application.
Berth request (barge) Used by the barge operator, in the Barge Traffic System (BTS), to request a handling slot with one or more terminals, for containers to be loaded or unloaded. Saves a whole lot of administration work for port visits.