Benefits of using a 301 Booking Confirmation (Ocean)
Ocean carriers use the EDI 301 to confirm space, container and equipment availability for a shipment. The confirmation document is typically used in response to the EDI 300 Reservation/Booking Request (Ocean); or to notify other parties such as other ocean carriers.
The transaction set can also be used to respond to the request for reserving:
Equipment to be transported through an ocean vessel
Space in an ocean vessel
Containers
The key data elements included in a booking confirmation:
Special handling instructions
Dangerous goods
Packing group
Shipping information like carrier service, ship and/or delivery date
Route information with preference
Common issues regarding EDI 301
Customs declaration information
The ability to accommodate this information varies depending on which line item details are listed.
Hazardous goods
The EDI 301 document does not support hazardous goods measurements like netweight, net volume, radioactivity and concentration of acid.
Haulage
Every container/commodity can only have one ship from, ship to, intermediate export stop off location and requested empty container pick up location.
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