0. INTRODUCTION
This specification provides the definition of the Call info
message (CALINF) to be used in Electronic Data Interchange
(EDI) between trading partners involved in administration,
commerce and transport.
1. SCOPE
1.1 Functional Definition
A message from a liner agent to a stevedore providing
information concerning the planned arrival of a vessel and the
expected container 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'.
1.2 Field of Application
The Call info message may be used for both national and
international trade. It is based on universal commercial
practice and is not dependent on the type of business or
industry.
1.3 Principles
In the context of the 'Guide to the scenario of EDIFACT
container messages' (as referred to at the start of section 1)
the following guidelines, rules and functionality apply to this
Call info message:
* A message will contain information on only one means of
transport/conveyance.
* Separate messages (Call info message and Vessel departure
message) will be used for the means of transport in order to
cater for opening and closing of the information exchange
related to that means of transport.
Updates for these messages may be sent.
* Arrival of equipment is the movement of equipment towards
the premises of a stevedore, inland (equipment) depot,
container freight station - independent of the mode of
transport.
2. REFERENCES
See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.6 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction,
Section 1.
3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.6 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction,
Section 2.
4. MESSAGE DEFINITION
4.1 Data Segment Clarification
This section should be read in conjunction with the Branching
Diagram and the Segment Table which indicate mandatory,
conditional and repeating requirements.
0010 | UNH, Message header
A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message.
The message type code for the Call info message is CALINF.
Note: Call info messages conforming to this document must
contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009:
Data element 0065 CALINF
0052 D
0054 95B
0051 UN
0020 BGM, Beginning of message
A segment to indicate the beginning of a message and to
transmit identifying number.
0030 RFF, Reference
A segment to provide a reference relating to the whole message,
such as:
- reference to previous message.
0040 Segment group 1: NAD-CTA
A group of segments to identify a party and related contacts.
0050 NAD, Name and address
A segment to identify a name and address of a party, such
as:
- message sender
- message recipient
- ordering customer/principal
- ordering customer agent
0060 CTA, Contact information
A segment to identify a person or department for the party,
such as:
- information contact
0070 Segment group 2: TDT-RFF-LOC-DTM-FTX
A group of segments to specify details for the arriving means
of transport.
0080 TDT, Details of transport
A segment to identify the transport details of the arriving
vessel.
0090 RFF, Reference
A segment to identify a relevant reference number, such as:
- Customs declaration number
- shipping line reference
0100 LOC, Place/location identification
A segment to identify locations related to the transport
details, such as:
- previous port of call
- next port of call
- place/port of discharge
0110 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to identify a date and time related to the arrival
of the means of transport, such as:
- estimated arrival
- estimated departure
0120 FTX, Free text
A segment to provide supplementary information related to
the means of transport, such as:
- additional remarks related to the transport
- remarks
0130 Segment group 3: QTY-FTX
A group of segments to specify total numbers.
0140 QTY, Quantity
A segment to specify the planned number of operations on
equipment for the arriving vessel.
0150 FTX, Free text
A segment to provide supplementary information related to
the planned number of operations on equipment.
0160 UNT, Message trailer
A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of
segments in the message and the control reference number of the
message.
4.2 Data segment index (Alphabetical sequence by tag)
BGM Beginning of message
CTA Contact information
DTM Date/time/period
FTX Free text
LOC Place/location identification
NAD Name and address
QTY Quantity
RFF Reference
TDT Details of transport
UNH Message header
UNT Message trailer
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