Pre-notification of delivery and collection of containers on the terminal (road or rail transport)
Used by the carrier to inform the terminal operator whenever a truck is to be loaded or unloaded, so that the terminal operator immediately knows which handling operations are needed for which truck at which moment.
This message is used by the carrier to notify the terminal operator that a truck is due to load or unload, so that the terminal operator knows what handling is needed at which time.
How does it work?
The carrier (or the carrier's customer) can consult the status of a particular container in the container terminal operator's pre-notification system:
- Availability of the container on the quay
- Release by the ship's agent
- Correct references
- Release of import container by Customs
If all of this is correct, then the truck visit can be booked.
Advantages
- Transparency concerning the time, the handling and the number of containers
- Shorter turnaround time on the terminal
- Precise estimate of the manpower and equipment needed on the terminal