VESDEP Vessel departure
TBG3 Transport
A message from a stevedore to a liner agent or from a liner agent to a local authority (e.g. port authority) to inform the latter party of the departure of a vessel and giving information on the actual container or 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
- 00010Message headerMandatoryMax 1
A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Vessel departure message is VESDEP. Note: Vessel departure messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 VESDEP 0052 D 0054 12A 0051 UN
- 00020Beginning of messageMandatoryMax 1
A segment to indicate the beginning of a message and to transmit identifying number.
- 00030Date/time/periodConditionalMax 9
A segment to indicate a date and/or time applying to the whole message, such as date and time of document or message issue.
- 00040Free textConditionalMax 9
A segment to specify free format supplementary information: - change information - additional remarks
- Segment group 1Repeat 9
- 00060ReferenceMandatoryMax 1
A segment to provide a reference relating to the whole message, such as: - reference to previous message
- 00070Date/time/periodConditionalMax 9
A segment to indicate date and/or time related to the reference.
- 00060ReferenceMandatoryMax 1
- Segment group 2Repeat 9
- 00090Name and addressMandatoryMax 1
A segment to identify a name and address of a party, such as: - message sender - message recipient - ordering customer/principal - ordering customer agent
- Segment group 3Repeat 9
- 00110Contact informationMandatoryMax 1
A segment to identify a person or department for the party, such as: - information contact
- 00120Communication contactConditionalMax 9
A segment to identify a communication number of a person or department to whom communication should be directed.
- 00110Contact informationMandatoryMax 1
- 00090Name and addressMandatoryMax 1
- Segment group 4Repeat 1
- 00140Transport informationMandatoryMax 1
A segment to identify the transport details of the departing vessel, such as voyage number or an indication of the transport method.
040 D5(040,030) If first, then all - 00150Date/time/periodConditionalMax 9
A segment to identify a date and time related to the departure of the means of transport.
- 00160ReferenceConditionalMax 9
A segment to identify a relevant reference number, such as: - voyage number
- Segment group 5Repeat 9
- 00180Place/location identificationMandatoryMax 1
A segment to specify a place or port of call of the means of transport or conveyance, such as: - Maritime Mobile Ship Identifier (MMSI number)
- 00190Date/time/periodConditionalMax 9
A segment to specify date(s) and time(s) related to a location.
- 00180Place/location identificationMandatoryMax 1
- 00200MeasurementsConditionalMax 9
A segment to specify a measurement related to the means of transport, such as: - gross tonnage (of the vessel)
- 00140Transport informationMandatoryMax 1
- Segment group 6Repeat 9
- 00220QuantityMandatoryMax 1
A segment to specify the actual number of segments in the message and the control reference number of the message.
- 00230Free textConditionalMax 1
A segment to provide supplementary information related to the actual number of operations on equipment.
- 00220QuantityMandatoryMax 1
- 00240Message trailerMandatoryMax 1
A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of segments in the message (including the UNH & UNT) and the control reference number of the message.