The approved option becomes the booking request. Skypace files it, records the carrier confirmation and keeps later amendments, shipping instructions and release activity on the same shipment record.
From approved option to carrier-confirmed booking
The approved quotation becomes the booking request, and the carrier confirmation is recorded on the same shipment record.
The operator submits the booking from the approved option. The carrier, vessel, voyage, container count and free-time terms carry over from the quotation without re-entry. When the carrier confirms, the booking number, cut-off dates and equipment release details are written to the record, and the shipment moves into execution with its commercial terms attached.
A sailing change handled on the original booking
When the carrier changes the sailing, the alternative sailing and its verified price are submitted from the same record.
The operator opens the rolled booking, checks the next available sailing on the same contract and confirms the price for the new voyage before anything is sent to the carrier. The amendment, the new cut-offs and the price confirmation stay with the original booking. The shipper sees the old sailing, the new sailing and the reason for the change on one screen.
A booking request moves between the shipper, the forwarder and the carrier through portals, EDI and email before the carrier confirms it. DCSA identifies EDI, carrier web pages and email as the common booking channels and notes that non-standardized procedures across multiple carriers and partners require repeated manual data entry. Because the confirmation, the amendments and the release all refer back to the same booking, Skypace keeps every carrier response on the shipment record that requested it.
SOURCES • DCSA Booking Standard
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The HBL is issued by Skypace in its NVOCC role to its customer for the applicable shipment. The MBL is issued by the ocean carrier to its contracting party.
