EANCOM® 2002 S4 Part II
IFTSTA International multimodal status report message
1. Introduction

Status

MESSAGE TYPE : IFTSTA
REFERENCE DIRECTORY : D.01B
EANCOM® SUBSET VERSION : 004

Definition

A message to report the transport status and/or a change in the transport status (i.e. event) between agreed parties.

Principles

This message allows for the exchange of information regarding the status of the physical movement of consignments or goods at any point (in time or place) within the full transport chain.

A status message may be sent:

This message can relate to a status (or status’s) that has (or have) been reached in a transport chain. Additionally, the message may report an exceptional status and the reason for that exceptional status.

In addition to the main principles detailed above, a number of general principles also apply;

A number of generic transport terms are used in this specification, to be described as:

CONSIGNEE
the organisation (party) which has the intention to receive the goods.

CONSIGNOR
the party ordering transport, orders a carrier to collect goods for transportation.

CONSIGNMENT
is a shipment from one or many despatch locations to one or many delivery locations for one consignor and one consignee.

CARRIER
the party contracted by the consignor or forwarder to transport goods.

DESPATCH LOCATION
the physical location from which goods for transport are shipped.

DELIVERY LOCATION
the physical location to which goods for transport are finally delivered.

EQUIPMENT
material resources necessary to facilitate the transport and handling of cargo. Transport equipment does under the given circumstances not have the ability to move by its own propulsion (e.g. sea container, trailer, unit load device, pallet).

FORWARDER
the party contracted by the consignor to arrange to have the goods transported.

GOODS ITEM
a collection of products normally grouped together for transport purposes, e.g. 12 pallets of foodstuffs.

LINE ITEM
a specific product identified and defined for trade purposes, e.g. a case of flour containing 24 packets of 250 grams.

MODE OF TRANSPORT
the method of transport used for the conveyance of goods or persons, e.g. by rail, by road, by sea.

MEANS OF TRANSPORT
the vehicle used for the transport of goods or persons, e.g. aircraft, truck, vessel.

PLACE OF ACCEPTANCE
the place at which the responsibility of the carrier starts.

PLACE OF DELIVERY
the place at which the responsibility of the carrier ends.

TYPE OF MEANS OF TRANSPORT
the type of vehicle used in the transport process, e.g. wide body, tank truck, passenger vessel.

TYPE OF EQUIPMENT
the type of material used, e.g. 40 feet container, four way pallet, mafi trailer.

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