D12A
Message D12A/VESDEP
Vessel departure message
A message from a stevedore to a liner agent or from a liner agent to a local authority (e.g. port authority) to inform the latter party of the departure of a vessel and giving information on the actual container or cargo operations. This message is part of a total set of container-related messages. These messages serve to facilitate the intermodal handling of containers by streamlining the information exchange. The business scenario for the container messages is clarified in a separate document, called: 'Guide to the scenario of EDIFACT container messages'.
Message description
UNH
M(1) : Message headerA service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Vessel departure message is VESDEP. Note: Vessel departure messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 VESDEP 0052 D 0054 12A 0051 UN
BGM
M(1) : Beginning of messageA segment to indicate the beginning of a message and to transmit identifying number.
DTM
C(9) : Date/time/periodA segment to indicate a date and/or time applying to the whole message, such as date and time of document or message issue.
FTX
C(9) : Free textA segment to specify free format supplementary information: - change information - additional remarks
SG1 C(9) : RFF-DTM
A group of segments to specify a reference relating to the whole message, and its date and/or time.
RFF
M(1) : ReferenceA segment to provide a reference relating to the whole message, such as: - reference to previous message
DTM
C(9) : Date/time/periodA segment to indicate date and/or time related to the reference.
SG2 M(9) : NAD-SG3
A group of segments to identify a party and related contacts.
NAD
M(1) : Name and addressA segment to identify a name and address of a party, such as: - message sender - message recipient - ordering customer/principal - ordering customer agent
SG3 C(9) : CTA-COM
A group of segments to identify a contact and its communications related to the party.
CTA
M(1) : Contact informationA segment to identify a person or department for the party, such as: - information contact
COM
C(9) : Communication contactA segment to identify a communication number of a person or department to whom communication should be directed.
SG4 M(1) : TDT-DTM-RFF-SG5-MEA
A group of segments to specify details of the departing means of transport.
TDT
M(1) : Transport informationA segment to identify the transport details of the departing vessel, such as voyage number or an indication of the transport method.
DTM
C(9) : Date/time/periodA segment to identify a date and time related to the departure of the means of transport.
RFF
C(9) : ReferenceA segment to identify a relevant reference number, such as: - voyage number
SG5 C(9) : LOC-DTM
A group of segments to specify a place or port of call of the conveyance.
LOC
M(1) : Place/location identificationA segment to specify a place or port of call of the means of transport or conveyance, such as: - Maritime Mobile Ship Identifier (MMSI number)
DTM
C(9) : Date/time/periodA segment to specify date(s) and time(s) related to a location.
MEA
C(9) : MeasurementsA segment to specify a measurement related to the means of transport, such as: - gross tonnage (of the vessel)
SG6 C(9) : QTY-FTX
A group of segments to specify total numbers.
QTY
M(1) : QuantityA segment to specify the actual number of segments in the message and the control reference number of the message.
FTX
C(1) : Free textA segment to provide supplementary information related to the actual number of operations on equipment.
UNT
M(1) : Message trailerA service segment ending a message, giving the total number of segments in the message (including the UNH & UNT) and the control reference number of the message.
Message structure
UNH, Message header M 1 BGM, Beginning of message M 1 DTM, Date/time/period C 9 FTX, Free text C 9 --- Segment Group 1 ------------------------- C 9 -------+ RFF, Reference M 1 | DTM, Date/time/period C 9 | ---- -----------------------------------------------------------+ --- Segment Group 2 ------------------------- M 9 -------+ NAD, Name and address M 1 | | --- Segment Group 3 ------------------------- C 9 ------+| CTA, Contact information M 1 || COM, Communication contact C 9 || ---- ----------------------------------------------------------++ --- Segment Group 4 ------------------------- M 1 -------+ TDT, Transport information M 1 | DTM, Date/time/period C 9 | RFF, Reference C 9 | | --- Segment Group 5 ------------------------- C 9 ------+| LOC, Place/location identification M 1 || DTM, Date/time/period C 9 || ---- ----------------------------------------------------------+| MEA, Measurements C 9 | ---- -----------------------------------------------------------+ --- Segment Group 6 ------------------------- C 9 -------+ QTY, Quantity M 1 | FTX, Free text C 1 | ---- -----------------------------------------------------------+ UNT, Message trailer M 1