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Creating an Export Sea Consol

onsols are creating when you are acting as the forwarder and are consolidating the shipment.  Access the Consol Registration screen through the Sea Export Forwarding > Sea Export Consol Registration menu

1 consol can have many jobs or house bills, and jobs can have many containers. See below diagram:

By clicking the button or typing A will place the cursor in the input screen in Add Mode.

 

Field Name

Description

Validation

Default

Consol No

This is the unique number generated by Expedient upon creation of a Consol

N/A

System Created

Extn. Code

This is the external reference for the consol used by your global system. This may not be relevant at your site. You can update this field if your site permits it.

Optional

System Generated

Extn. Code 2

This is the external reference for the consol used by your global system. This may not be relevant at your site and the field may be hidden. You can update this field if your site permits it.

Optional

System Generated

Agent

This is the Agent which will be performing the forwarding function overseas

Mandatory

None

Dept

This is the Dept in which the consol will be created. This defaults to the users Branch

Mandatory

Branch

Ship Line Ref

This is the Shipping Line Booking Reference

Optional

Blank

Date Reg

This is the Registration Date.

Read-Only field in ADD & UDPATE Mode.

Mandatory

Today

Ocean Bill

This is the Ocean Bill Number

Optional

Blank

Vessel Code

This is the Vessel Code. Use the to search the Vessels Masterfile. If the Vessels Masterfile is integrated into 1-Stop the Vessels Masterfile will store the Departure Date and Port information. Performing a zoom will display a screen as per below, each vessel will display each Departure Port from Australia:

Mandatory

Blank

CAN Value

This is the Customs Authority Number and is updated on a successful response from Customs for the ESM. NOTE: This information is also shown on the ESM screen.

 

N/A

N/A

Voyage ID

This is the Voyage of the Vessel Code as entered above

 

Optional

Vessels Masterfile

Job Class

This is the Class of the Job. Select from the following options:

FCL – Full Container Load, generally but not always indicating that goods in the container are from one seller who packed the container, going to one buyer who will unpack the container.

LCL/FAK – Less than Container Load, a small amount of cargo insufficient to on its own be economically shipped as FCL. It will be combined with other LCL cargo from other shippers going to the same destination port, into an FAK FCL.

BREAKBULK – Non-containerized cargo.

BULK CARGO – Larger Non-containerized cargo.

FCX – Full container shipments from multiple suppliers for the one consignee.

 

Mandatory

Blank

Customs Response

This field is populated when a Customs Response is received for the ESM, whether Clear or Failed.

Based on ESM Customs Response

Blank

LCL Depot/Terminal

This is the Depot or Terminal in which the Ocean Bill is to be delivered. The zoom on this field will show different entities depending on the Consol Job Class. If you site receives vessel movement updates from 1-Stop this field may be updated by the Terminal for the vessel and Export voyage.

Optional

Blank

S/Line-Co.Lo

This is the Shipping Line or the Co-Loader

Optional

Blank

Prep/Collect

This is the terms of the Ocean Bill and printed on the Forwarding Instruction.

Optional

Blank

Origin Charges

This determines where the Origin Charge is paid; Collect & Prepaid. Charge is printed on the Forwarding Instruction if selected.

Optional

Blank

Freight Charges

This determines where the Freight Charge is paid; Collect & Prepaid. Charge is printed on the Forwarding Instruction if selected.

Optional

Blank

Destn. Charges

This determines where the Destn. Charge is paid; Collect & Prepaid. Charge is printed on the Forwarding Instruction if selected.

Optional

Blank

M.B Terms

These terms are printed on the Forwarding Instruction as an indicator on what B/L to raise. The following terms are shown in the drop down list;

Copy Not Negotiable, Express Release, Original Bill and Sea Waybill.

Optional

Blank

Origin Code

This is the Port of Origin. Use the to search the ISO Port Codes Masterfile.

Mandatory

Blank

ETD

This is the Estimated Time of Departure

Optional

Vessels Masterfile

Via Code

This is the Via Port Code. Use the to search the ISO Port Codes Masterfile.

Mandatory

Blank

ETA

This is the Estimate Time of Arrival

Optional

Blank

Destin Code

This is the Destin Port Code. Use the to search the ISO Port Codes Masterfile.

Mandatory

Blank

Recv Start Date/Time

This is the Commencement date of when Cargo can be received by the Shipping Line

Optional

Vessels Masterfile

Cut Off Date/Time

This is the Cut Off Date of when Cargo is no longer received by the Shipping Line

Optional

Vessels Masterfile

Tranship

Tranship Flag – Yes / No

Optional

Blank

Oncarriage Vessel

This the tranship vessel

Optional

Blank

ETD Port

This is the Estimate Time of Departure of the Transhipment port of the Transhipment Vessel

Optional

Blank

Job Information

This table shows information for each house bill on the consol including the status of the EDN submission

N/A

N/A

Total House Bills

This is a count of the house bills on the consol

N/A

System Generated

Total Volume

This is a sum of the volume in cubic metres of all the house bills on the consol

N/A

System Generated

Total Pieces

This is a sum of the pieces on all the house bills on the consol

N/A

System Generated

Updated: March 31, 2016 — 3:38 am
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