BA2 Beginning Segment for Cargo Terminal Information

To indicate the beginning of the Cargo Terminal Information Transaction Set and transmit identifying numbers and dates

Position: BA2-01 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: 1

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

Position: BA2-02 · Element: 597 · Name: Vessel Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 8 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying vessel

Position: BA2-03 · Element: 55 · Name: Flight/Voyage Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 10 · Repeat: 1

Identifying designator for the particular flight or voyage on which the cargo travels

Position: BA2-04 · Element: 127 · Name: Reference Identification · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 50 · Repeat: 1

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

BA204 is the terminal operator reference number.

Position: BA2-05 · Element: 127 · Name: Reference Identification · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 50 · Repeat: 1

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

BA205 is the broker number.

Position: BA2-06 · Element: 113 · Name: Pier Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 4 · Repeat: 1

Identifying number for the pier

Position: BA2-07 · Element: 112 · Name: Pier Name · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 14 · Repeat: 1

Free-form name of the pier

Position: BA2-08 · Element: 115 · Name: Port or Terminal Function Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

Code defining function performed at the port or terminal with respect to a shipment

BA208 can contain only values "T" or "U".

Position: BA2-09 · Element: 114 · Name: Port Name · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 24 · Repeat: 1

Free-form name for the place at which an offshore carrier originates or terminates (by transshipment or otherwise) its actual ocean carriage of property

Position: BA2-10 · Element: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 8 · Max: 8 · Repeat: 1

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year

BA210 is the date as required by customs.

Position: BA2-11 · Element: 897 · Name: Vessel Code Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

Code specifying vessel code source