"Ocean freight operation (ocean freight operation) generally refers to the freight forwarding company in the operation of maritime business, the work of the main counterparts of the guests are also customarily referred to as customer service operations, the process is divided into import and export operations. Container export goods, for example, the process is roughly: consignment acceptance - booking - do box - customs loading - loading - unloading - notification of pickup - customs clearance -Exchange of documents -Pick up the goods.
The shipping operation generally refers to the personnel in the freight forwarding company who enquire and book with the shipping company or the operator in the shipping company. Take forwarder as an example, the shipping operation process is roughly as follows: inquiring with the shipping company - booking (under Booking) - the shipping company issued a booking form (S/O) - the owner of the cargo to take the S/O to pick up containers for loading - customs clearance - bill of lading to replenish the material -Payment - B/L.
S/O (shipping order) booking form
01 What is the role of shipping order? Booking commission (shipping note) that is (shipping order), the freight forwarding company as the basis for booking. Freight forwarding company receives the consignment note, review the consignment note, determine the shipment vessel, the consignment note will be returned to the shipping return, and a full set of loading orders (shipping order) to the import and export companies to fill out, and then by the freight forwarding company on behalf of the import and export companies as shippers to the foreign agency to do the same thing with the consignment formalities.
02 S/O booking list or landing paper
C/O: certificte of origin, issued by the Chamber of Commerce.
P/O: purchase order
P/I: proformer invoice
S/O: shipping order
Shipping order (shipping order) shipping order, also known as customs declaration, under the cargo paper, is the shipping company or its agent issued to the shipper of the goods of a notification of loading vouchers, the shipping company receives the consignment note according to the principles of the ship's allocation, combined with the goods and specific routes, ports, arrangements for the vessel and the cabin, and then issued S/O that the shipping company accepts this batch of goods to be transported. Once the S/O is issued, the carrier and shipper are bound by it. At the same time, the shipper with the shipping company's signature of the loading order requires the captain to load the goods before the ship, but also need to go to the Customs and Excise Department for the export of goods loaded on board the customs declaration procedures, the Customs and Excise Department after the inspection, the Customs and Excise Department in the S/O stamped on the release of stamps, indicating that the goods have been allowed to export the goods loaded on board the ship in order to ask the captain to load the goods, that is, loading order used to be known as the customs declaration of the origin of the shipment.
03 transport process requires the preparation of various documents
1. Consignment note (booking note)
Consignment note is commonly known as "under the paper", is the shipper according to the terms of the trade contract and letter of credit to fill in the content of the carrier or its agent for the consignment of goods documents. Carrier according to the contents of the consignment note, and combined with the ship's routes, ports of call, schedule and space and other conditions, that is considered appropriate, that is, to accept the consignment.
2. Shipping order
Shipping order is accepted by the shipper to apply for shipping shipping company issued to the shipper, with an order to the captain of the goods to be transported to the ship's documents. Shipping order can be used as a basis for loading, but also the owner of the goods with the customs declaration of export goods for one of the main documents, so the loading order is also known as "customs", the shipper, the loading order is to do the consignment of goods to prove. For the shipping company or its agents, the loading list is to notify the ship to accept the shipment of the goods of the instructions.
3. Receipt of goods (mates receipt)
Received the bill of lading, also known as the first mate receipt, is the ship received the receipt of the goods and the goods have been loaded on board the certificate. The ship's first mate according to the inventory staff in the inventory list on the date, the number of pieces and the cabin, and with the loading list for verification, sign the mates receipt. Shipper with the first mate signed the first mate receipt, to the carrier or its agent for the loaded bill of lading.
As the main items of the above three documents are basically the same, some of China's major ports of practice is the consignment note, loading list, receipt of goods, freight notification, etc., together, to make a single as many as 9 documents. The role of each link is as follows: the first link is retained by the booking, for the preparation of shipping documents. The second and third for the freight notice, one of which is retained, the other with the bill of lading to the shipper to collect freight. The fourth bill of lading by the Customs and Excise Department stamped with the seal of release, the ship can only be received and loaded on board. The fifth bill of lading and the sixth by the manning retained. The seventh and eighth for the allocation of space back to the bill of lading. The ninth is the application for payment of port charges for export goods. After loading the goods, the port area with the shipper to collect port charges.
4. Marine bill of lading (bill of lading)
Bill of lading is a kind of goods ownership certificate. The bill of lading holder can be based on the withdrawal of goods, can also be based on this to the bank remittance, but also in the loaded ship arrives at the port of destination before delivery for transfer.
5. loading list (loading list) loading list is the carrier according to the loading list to stay at the bottom of the ship to be loaded according to the destination port and the nature of the goods are classified, according to the voyage, the port of call in the order of the loading list prepared by the order of the list, the contents of the loading list, including loading list number, the name of the goods, the number of items, packaging, the gross weight, the estimated size of the shipment of special goods and the requirements of the notes and so on. The loading list is the main basis for the ship's first mate to prepare the loading plan, but also for on-site cargo handling personnel to carry out cargo handling, port arrangements for the barge, in and out of the depot as well as the carrier to grasp the situation of the business documents.6. Manifest
Manifest is in accordance with the port of goods by listing the full shipment of goods on the summary list. It is in the goods loaded after the completion of the ship, by the shipping company according to the bill of lading or bill of lading prepared. Its main content includes details of the goods, port of loading and unloading, bill of lading number, ship's name, shipper and consignee's name, marking number, etc., as a proof of the ship's carriage of the goods listed in this list.
7. Cargo Plan
Cargo plan is prepared according to the actual loading of goods in the cabin. It is the ship for cargo transport, storage and unloading of reference materials, but also unloading port according to the cargo, berth arrangements, cargo into the cabin of the document.
8. Bill of lading (delivery order)
Bill of lading is the consignee with the original bill of lading or a copy of the bill of lading along with a valid guarantee to the carrier or its agent for, to the port loading and unloading department to withdraw the goods voucher.
