CALINF Vessel call information

D4 Transport (SWG)

Notice from a liner agent to a stevedore providing information concerning the expected arrival of a vessel and the expected cargo operations.

This message is part of a total set of container-related messages. These messages serve to facilitate the intermodal handling of containers by streamlining the information exchange. The business scenario for the container messages is clarified in a separate document, called: 'Guide to the scenario of EDIFACT container messages'.

Header

1. 0010 · UNH · Message header · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To head, identify and specify a message.

   1. Data element S009/0057 is retained for upward compatibility. The use of
   S016 and/or S017 is encouraged in preference.
   2. The combination of the values carried in data elements 0062 and S009 shall
   be used to identify uniquely the message within its group (if used) or if
   not used, within its interchange, for the purpose of acknowledgement.

2. 0020 · BGM · Beginning of message · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To indicate the type and function of a message and to transmit the identifying number.

3. 0030 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 9 · Conditional

   To specify date, and/or time, or period.

4. Segment group 1 Repeat 99

   1. 0050 · FTX · Free text · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To provide free form or coded text information.

   2. 0060 · MEA · Measurements · Max 9 · Conditional

      To specify physical measurements, including dimension tolerances, weights and counts.

   3. 0070 · EQN · Number of units · Max 1 · Conditional

      To specify the number of units.

5. Segment group 2 Repeat 9

   1. 0090 · RFF · Reference · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To specify a reference.

   2. 0100 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 9 · Conditional

      To specify date, and/or time, or period.

6. Segment group 3 Repeat 9

   1. 0120 · NAD · Name and address · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To specify the name/address and their related function, either by C082 only and/or unstructured by C058 or structured by C080 thru 3207.

   2. Segment group 4 Repeat 9

      1. 0140 · CTA · Contact information · Max 1 · Mandatory

         To identify a person or a department to whom communication should be directed.

      2. 0150 · COM · Communication contact · Max 9 · Conditional

         To identify a communication number of a department or a person to whom communication should be directed.

7. Segment group 5 Repeat 1

   1. 0170 · TDT · Details of transport · Max 1 · Mandatory

      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.

   2. 0180 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 9 · Conditional

      To specify date, and/or time, or period.

   3. 0190 · RFF · Reference · Max 9 · Conditional

      To specify a reference.

   4. Segment group 6 Repeat 9

      1. 0210 · LOC · Place/location identification · Max 1 · Mandatory

         To identify a place or a location and/or related locations.

      2. 0220 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 9 · Conditional

         To specify date, and/or time, or period.

   5. 0230 · DIM · Dimensions · Max 1 · Conditional

      To specify dimensions.

   6. 0240 · FTX · Free text · Max 9 · Conditional

      To provide free form or coded text information.

8. Segment group 7 Repeat 9

   1. 0260 · QTY · Quantity · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To specify a pertinent quantity.

   2. 0270 · FTX · Free text · Max 1 · Conditional

      To provide free form or coded text information.

9. 0280 · UNT · Message trailer · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To end and check the completeness of a message.

   1. 0062, the value shall be identical to the value in 0062 in the
   corresponding UNH segment.