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More than 135 modern ships, almost five million containers (TEU) transported in a year, 6,900 motivated staff at 300 locations in 114 countries, networked through an IT system that is the industry leader: Hapag-Lloyd is a leading global liner shipping company and a powerful partner for you. We offer about 80 liner services between all continents, a fleet with a total capacity of more than 600,000 TEU as well as a container stock of around one million TEU including one of the worlds largest and most modern reefer container fleets. For more than 160 years Hapag-Lloyd has set industry-wide benchmarks for reliability, service, productivity and environmental protection. The owners of Hapag-Lloyd are the Albert Ballin consortium (61.6%, consisting of the City of Hamburg, Khne Holding AG, Signal Iduna, HSH Nordbank, M.M.Warburg Bank and HanseMerkur) and the TUI AG (38.4%).
Bilateral EDI
Automated direct data exchange
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) offers significant potential for mutual efficiency gained through direct data exchange between your IT systems and Hapag-Lloyd
systems. Structured EDI messages can be fully customized to be aligned to your individual business processes on a global scope. Hapag-Lloyd supports all common standardized EDI communication formats (EDIFACT, ANSI, XML) along the entire transport chain. Detailed Mapping Implementation Guides for selected EDI messages are available on request.
Your main benefits Interaction along the Transport Chain Main EDI message types and their Customer Value
Minimizes manual data entry and avoids the need for multiple data input. Time and cost savings through standardized processes. Better transparency of your transport chain. Reduces errors and improves data quality. Assists in reducing paper consumption and increases productivity. Ideal for coverage of complex cargoes / hazardous goods. Professional consulting and qualified support by our EDI project team.
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Automatic update of Customer ERP Frequently updated system with latest sailing vessel Schedule data schedule data. Drives efficiency and better data Customer Booking quality through electronic Request message submission, avoids double input of IFTMBF or with necessary Submit Booking Booking details, can be generated ANSI 300 detail commonly directly out of Customer ERP system, required to arrange speeds up processing, avoids fax-or for transport email workload. Provides full detail of confirmed Receive Confirms or Booking with all relevant details of IFTMBC or Booking declines Booking complete Routing Plan and automatic ANSI 301 Confirmation Request adoption of data in Customer's ERP system significant efficiency gains through Customer message electronic submission, individual Submit B/L IFTMIN or with detailed customizing, enhanced data quality, Instructions ANSI 304 Shipping Instruction minimizes B/L Draft Cycle efforts, for B/L creation avoids duplication of data, supports faster Document turnaround time Allows Customers to use B/L data for inhouse processing and electronically Obtain B/L Data IFTMCS or Provides Contract share same with Business Partners, / Contract Status ANSI 310 Status / B/L data saves time and additional communication efforts Comprehensive scope for all main events along the complete transportchain, can be individually Delivers latest status Receive Status IFTSTA or customized, may include dynamic on container or events / Tracing ANSI 315 vessel events, provides timely and vessel events proactive information to support Customer Business steering and visibility. Obtain Schedule IFTSAI or Data ANSI 323
Requirement
Message Description
Customer Value
IFTFCC is a modernized EDI Invoice for greatly improved detail and customer usability; it eliminates Provides full detail Obtain Freight IFTFCC or hardcopy invoicing, facilitates usage of Carrier freight Invoice ANSI 310 of data for payment / accounting invoice processes directly in Customer ERP system and supports leaner workflow process. Informs about shipment details in support of IMPORT view prior to IFTMAN, Provides advance Vessel arrival; permits steering of Get Arrival ANSI 312 or notification of import process directly in Customer Notification freighted arrival for customer ERP system, and offers combination ANSI 310 shipments with invoice details on "collect" charges when "freighted arrival notice" is used Constitutes a message that Supports customer's need for Technical CONTRL or verifies if assurance on frequent monitoring of message-receipt ANSI 997 transmitted EDI data data flow and early detection of any Information has been adequately network problems. received