Shipping Instructions

You can create and submit Shipping Instructions (SI) to OOCL. SI can be created from SI templates, previous or active shipments, and SI drafts.  

• Create shipping instructions (SI)

• Create shipping instructions from shipping instructions template

• Create shipping instructions from previous shipments

• Submit shipping instructions from shipping instructions drafts

• Search SI by date range

• Search SI by reference number

Create shipping instructions (SI)

From the menu bar:

1. SelectDocumentation > Shipping Instructions > Shipping Instructions Submission

2. Enter a booking number and click Add. If the booking number exists within My OOCL Center, information from the booking will be populated automatically

3. Enter information in all mandatory fields

4. Enter Other Instructions on B/L

5. Enter B/L Handing Instructions

6. Click the Container and Cargo tab

7. Enter information for all containers

8. Click Validate SI

9. If a message is displayed indicating data discrepancy, correct the data discrepancy and then click Validate SI

10. Click Submit SI

Note: Multiple bookings do not need to have the same routing information. However, a warning message will be displayed if the routing information does not match.

Create shipping instructions from shipping instructions template

From the menu bar:

1. SelectDocumentation > Shipping Instructions > Templates

2. Do one of the following:

3. • To create SI from your own template, click the My Templates tab

   • To create SI from a shared Company template, click the My Company Templates tab

   • To create SI from a shared Associate company template, click the Associate Company's Templates tab

   • To create SI from a shared carrier template, click the Carrier Assigned Templates tab

3. Click corresponding to the template you want to use for creating the new SI

4. Enter a booking number and click Add

5. Information from the selected template will be populated automatically. Make changes if necessary
6. Click the Container and Cargo tab

7. Enter information for all containers

8. Click Validate SI

9. If a message is displayed indicating data discrepancy, correct the data discrepancy and then click Validate SI

10. Click Submit SI

Create shipping instructions from previous shipments

From the menu bar:

1. Select Tracking > Shipment Details

2. Enter one of the following:

3. • B/L Number

4. • Booking Number

5. • Container Number

6. • Reference Type and Number

3. Click Search. The shipment details will be displayed

4. Click Copy to New SI

5. Information from the selected shipment will be populated automatically. Make the necessary changes

6. Click the Container and Cargo tab

7. Enter information for all containers

8. Click Validate SI

9. If a message is displayed indicating data discrepancy, correct the data discrepancy and then click Validate SI

10. Click Submit SI

Submit shipping instructions from shipping instructions drafts

From the menu bar:

1. Select Documentation > Shipping Instructions > Drafts

2. Click corresponding to the draft you want to use for creating the SI

3. Make the necessary changes

4. Click Preview to view the shipping instructions in the bill of lading format

5. Click Validate SI

6. If a message is displayed indicating data discrepancy, correct the data discrepancy and then click Validate SI

7. Click Submit SI

Search SI by date range

From the menu bar:

1. SelectDocumentation > Shipping Instructions > Search

2. Specify a date range of when the Internet shipping instructions were submitted

3. Click Search

Note: This feature is only available for shipping instructions created online.

Search SI by reference number

From the menu bar:

1. SelectDocumentation > Shipping Instructions > Search

2. Select a reference type

3. Enter the reference number

4. Click Search

Note: This feature is only available for shipping instructions created online.