Entering a shipment route

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This article will explain how to enter a Route.

Note

Routes provide the path the shipment will take from origin to destination, including the stops at locations along the way. Routes can be comprised of the following types of locations:

Pickup - This location is only used if the shipment involves the pickup of the goods from the shipper's location and delivery to the Place of Receipt. This can be a zip code or an address. (It may start as a zip code, but must turn into a full address as the shipment progresses)
Place of Receipt (PLOR) - This is the location where the carrier will take possession of the goods. This can be a port, rail ramp, or CFS warehouse.
Port of Load (POL) - This is the Port where the goods will be loaded on the vessel. This will be a port identified by a UNLOC code.
Port of Discharge (POD) - This is the Port where the goods will be unloaded from the vessel. This will be a port identified by a UNLOC code.
Place of Delivery (PLOD)- This is the location where carrier will deliver the goods. This can be a port, rail ramp, or CFS warehouse.
Destination - This location is used if the shipment involves the delivery of goods from the Place of Delivery to the consignee's location. This can be a zip code or address (It may start as a zip code, but must turn into a full address as the shipment progresses).

Note

Type of Move is a term used to describe the shipments route. Some of the most common types of move are described below:

Door to Door - The shipment will involve a pickup at origin and a delivery to the destination.
Port to Port (or container yard-CY to container yard-CY) - The shipment will be from POL to POD.
CFS to CFS - The shipment will be from container freight station (CFS) to CFS.
Rail Ramp to Port - The shipment will be from a rail ramp to a POD.

On each side of the shipment, any combination of the location types can be used: Door, Port, Ramp, CFS.

Navigation

To enter a Route, you need to be in the Quote or Booking screen. Scroll down the page until you see the Route section.

Steps

There are 4 main areas in the Route section:

Map - a map that will show the route, both planned and live.
Pickup Route - Used to specify the pickup locations and details for the route.
Main Route - this is the area where you will enter the PLOR, POL, POD, PLOD.
Delivery Route - Used to specify the Delivery locations and details for the route.

Map

The map will display the shipment route as details are entered. There are 2 button views in the upper right area of the map:

Planned Route - will show the planned route as entered into the route section.
Live Route - will show the current location of the vessel and the projected route as received from the vessels transmitted location.

You can show both planned and live data on the map at the same time.

Pickup Route

Note

Pickup Routes are needed for shipments when you will be picking up the cargo from the shippers warehouse/location and taking it to a CFS warehouse rail ramp or port terminal. In some cases you may need to pickup at multiple locations or use multiple truckers. Logiware allows all of these combinations by using the concept of Pickup Plans. A Pickup Plan is a plan for a trucker to pickup cargo or containers at multiple locations, load containers at multiple locations, and deliver the cargo or containers to the warehouse, ramp, or port. You can create as many plans as you need to handle the various pickup details for your shipment. Each plan is limited to a single trucker and delivery location, but may contain as many pickup and loading locations as needed.

Tip

Please note that the Pickup Plan is used for the pickup of cargo to be loaded on the export side of a shipment, and the Delivery Plan is used to deliver cargo to the destination on the import side of the shipment.

The Pickup Route is located just beneath the map ion the Route section:

If a Pickup is needed for the shipment you can add pickup plans by clicking on the + icon.

For more details on Creating Pickup Routes, please see the separate article "Adding Pickup Routes to a Shipment".

Main Route

The main route is where you will enter the Place of Receipt (PLOR), Port of Load (POL), Port of Discharge (POD), and Place of Delivery (PLOD) for the shipment.

Note

For Air shipments, the Port of Load field will be replaced with Airport of Departure and the Port of Discharge field will be replaced with Airport of Arrival.

For Truck Shipments, the Port of Load and Port of Discharge fields will be removed from the section.

Rates Only

You can click on the toggle to turn and off the Rates only feature.

Note

If you have loaded rates into the system, then the "Rates Only" checkbox will automatically default to checked. This means that you will only be allowed to select a city in PLOR, POL, POD, and PLOD fields where rates exists.

If you are not using rates, then the "Rates Only" checkbox will automatically default to unchecked and you will be able to enter any city with a UNLOC code in the PLOR, POL, POD, and PLOD fields.

Place of Receipt

Enter the Place of Receipt (PLOR). This is where the carrier will take possession of the goods. The PLOR can be used to get ocean rates from the carriers (if you have uploaded your ocean carrier contract rates into the system).

Port of Loading (POL)

Enter the Port of Loading (POL). This is where the goods will be loaded onto the vessel. The POL field will allow any ocean port to be selected. If you are using rates and select a voyage with the rates, then the POL will be filled in automatically when the rate is selected.

Port of Discharge (POD)

Enter the Port of Discharge (POD). This is where the goods will be unloaded from the vessel. The POD field will allow any ocean port to be selected. If you are using rates and select a voyage with the rates, then the POD will be filled in automatically when the rate is selected. For Imports, the is a button to the right of the POD where you can enter the actual address of the Cargo Location, which will print on the Arrival Notice.

Place of Delivery (PLOD)

Enter the Place of Delivery (PLOD). This is where the carrier will deliver the goods. The PLOD can be used to get ocean rates from the carriers (if you have uploaded your ocean carrier contract rates into the system). For Imports, the is a button to the right of the POD where you can enter the actual address of the Final Location, which will print on the Arrival Notice.

Additional Route Icons

There are 4 additional route icons at the bottom of the Route section:

Transit Time - This is an optional field that can print on Quote and Booking documents. You can enter the details for transit time here.

Type of Move - This is an optional field that can print on the Booking Confirmation document. You can select the type of move from the list:

Line Move - This is the type of move for the vessel carrier. Select from the same list as in type of move above.

Domestic Transportation Mode - This is the mode of transport used to move the goods from the origin to the port. Select from the list:

Delivery Route

Note

Delivery Routes are needed for shipments when you will be delivering the cargo to the consignee warehouse/location after it has arrived at the Place of Delivery in the main route. In some cases you may need to deliver to multiple locations or use multiple truckers. Logiware allows all of these combinations by using the concept of Delivery Plans. A Delivery Plan is a plan for a trucker to pickup cargo or containers from the Place of Delivery and deliver it to multiple warehouses or container yards. You can create as many plans as you need to handle the various pickup details for your shipment. Each plan is limited to a single trucker and pickup location, but may contain as many delivery, unloading, and container return locations as needed.

Tip

The Delivery Route is located just beneath the Main Route in the Route section:

If a Delilvery is needed for the shipment you can add Delivery plans by clicking on the + icon.

For more details on Creating Dellivery Routes, please see the separate article "Adding Delivery Routes to a Shipment".