This document discusses the use of electronic data interchange standards to simplify shipping processes. It describes how using UN/EDIFACT and Shortsea XML messages can automate tasks like scheduling vessel routes, booking cargo space, and reporting cargo manifests and statuses. This helps provide services like always up-to-date schedules, faster responses, fewer errors, and significant time and cost savings by reducing manual re-entry of data. However, it also notes challenges in getting industry partners to agree on and implement new business rules and standards.
2. United Nations Directories for Electronic Data Interchange forAdministration, Commerce and Transport UN/EDIFACT Subset
3. Are we really <making it simple/>? Great Service Overview Automation Self-Service & Control Vital Savings No more retyping No more errors Always up-to-date
21. Neth-erlands Updating ESN Norway Schedules Internet Internet Internet Trans-wide master.xml voyage.xml Sea-Cargo
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23. Are we really <making it simple/>? Great Service Easier to find right line Up-to-date schedules No more errors Vital Savings Saving a lot of retyping Schedules
25. Challenges Management attention Involvement and understanding Agree with partners Business relation management New business rules Acceptance, updates, cancellations Manage IT development Make plan and meet deadlines Testing Test message covering various real world scenarios.
26. Are we really <making it simple/>? Great Service Faster customer response More up-to-date Less errors Greater control due to better information Vital Savings Saving many hours of a persons time per day. Free up this time Speedier transfer of information. Schedules Booking Manifest
33. <making it simple/> Great Service Faster response times Accurate invoicing Better port statistics Vital Savings Ports saves a lot of retyping Less reporting work for lines and agents Schedules Manifest Status
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