Handle container at the terminal and stow onto vessel (airport)

Activities and Associated Documentary Requirements: 1. Driver of inland haulage transfers the container to the location in the terminal specified in Equipment Interchange Receipt. 2. Port staff stacks the container at the terminal using the equipments that have already been prepared after issuing the Equipment Interchange Receipt towards the end of “transfer to port of departure” business process. 3. Carrier agent coordinates the handling of container at the terminal with port staff. 4. Port staff then records date and time when the container is stacked. 5. Carrier agent prepares Container Loading List for Port Authority and Container List Message for Royal Thai Customs. The content of these two documents is almost identical. These two documents have to be submitted to Port Authority and Customs three hours prior to the loading time. If there are changes in the list of containers, changes must be informed to relevant parties prior to the loading time as well. 6. Based on Container Loading List, Port staff, through the handheld device, allocates equipment necessary for transferring containers to berth. 7. Port staff coordinates with carrier agent on a transfer of container to berth. 8. Carrier agent coordinates with port staff on a transfer of container to berth. 9. Port staff transfers container from the terminal to berth. 10. Based on Container Loading List, carrier agent instructs port staff about the location of each container on a vessel. 11. Port staff stows containers on vessel according to carrier agent‟s instruction. 12. Port staff then records a number of containers stowed on vessel upon the completion of the task. 13. Based on Container Loading List and a number of containers stowed on vessel recorded, port staff prepares Outward Container List. 14. Carrier agent verifies Outward Container List received from port staff.. 15. Carrier agent acknowledges and approves the correct Outward Container List. If Outward Container List is incorrect, carrier agent needs to inform port staff about the revision needed. 16. Port staff determines port charges and informs carrier agent the amount of charges to be paid. 17. Carrier agent then acknowledges the amount of service charge to be paid to Port Authority. 18. Once all the containers are on board, carrier agent issues Bill of Lading for an exporter. 19. Exporter receives Bill of Lading from carrier agent. 20. Carrier agent is also required to fulfill customs data requirements by submitting the following items in customs format to customs information system. – The actual date and time of departure – Container Tally Sheet (within 72 hours after the departure) – Manifest (within 6 days after receiving Receive Control Number) 21. Once Customs officer receives Manifest from carrier agent, he or she verifies the information of containers on board with submitted Export declarations and Goods Transition It should be noted that in addition to Outward Container List, port staff summarizes container movement activities in Container Gate-in/Gate-out Report Message (CODECO) and Container Discharge/Loading Report Message (COARRI). These messages are sent to carrier agent every morning in either an EDI File or a Text File.