CPIS

On the 1st March 2010 Tradegate working with Victorian Transport Association, Container Parks and Shipping Lines in Victoria initiated a pilot for a Container Park Information System (CPIS) aimed at improving the flow of information about the release and return of empty containers.

Using a combination of electronic messaging and a community website CPIS offers functionality to each party in the community.

Features – Export Release

• Shipping line sends export release to CPIS
• CPIS sends export release to container park
• Transport company checks availability via CPIS website and nominates pick up date and time

Features – Import Empty Return

• Shipping line sends Container Return Advice (CRA) to container park via CPIS – this provides advanced information to the container park of what containers are expected to be returned to the nominated park;
• Transport company selects container and return location and provides the nominated date/time for return of the empty (MRA) to the container park via the CPIS website

Before nominating the date/time of pick up or delivery the transport provider is able to see how busy each park is.

Benefits to Transport Companies

Using the CPIS website Transport Companies can;

• Access up-to-date information from each Container Park via a notice board
• See Container Park activity and estimated delays
• Confirm Export Release containers
• Nominate a time to return and collect containers

Benefits to Container Parks

Using CPIS Container Parks can;

• Inform the community of capacity and activity at their park
• Obtain early notification of container returns and pickups
• Receive container information as an electronic feed to reduce data entry

Benefits to Shipping Lines

Using CPIS Shipping Lines can;

• Access up-to-date information from each Container Park via a notice board
• See Container Park activity and estimated delaysObtain early notification of container returns and pickups
• Obtain early notification of container returns and pickupsReceive container information as an electronic feed to reduce data entry

Registration

If you are interested in the service please contact Tradegate on 1300 552 393 or

Tradegate and Shipping Australia have developed a national electronic dangerous goods reporting product, HAZ. This product was developed based on feedback from the industry for:

• A national system
• Simple, easy to use webform for MDGFs (Multi-modal Dangerous Goods Forms)
• MDGFs being validated against the IMO standards
• Improve time for Shipping Line approvals of draft MDGF
• AMSA and Port Authority access

Using this feedback HAZ was developed with the following functionality:

Imports

• Translation of EDI and Proprietary Flat Files from Shipping Lines to Port Authority EDI Standards
• Web interface to complete missing or incorrect data prior to sending
• Data validation against IMO standards and local port requirements prior to sending to Port Authority
• Validation of Bayplan to ensure all Hazardous materials are reported
• Reuse existing data for transit cargo

Export

As an Exporter or Consolidator you are able to:

• Generate or copy online MDGF drafts and send to the Shipping Line electronically for approval.
• Validate MDGF information against appropriate standards to ensure it is correct prior to sending to the Shipping Line.
• Notification of approved MDGFs online
• Print MDGF completed forms
• Send MDGF to transport and other interested parties

As a Shipping Line you are able to:

• Approve or reject MDGF requests online
• Import MDGFs into your backend application
• Merge Export, Transit and Import cargo to generate on bound Port Authority reporting
• Send Export and Transit Cargo as EDI to Port Authorities.

Registration

If you are interested in signing up for the service please contact Tradegate on 1300 552 393 or container@tradegate.org.au for more details.