COPINO, container status

During the 51st SMDG Meeting at La Spezia it was discussed to use the COPINO to retrieve the container status at the terminal. Here is related scenario: 

1. Rail Operator sends pick-up notification to the terminal before container is discharged from a vessel;
2. Terminal Operator replies with acknowledgement message: container unknown / not in terminal;
3. Line Operator sends discharge COPRAR to terminal: since now to go on equipment is known; 
4. Line Operator sends COREOR to terminal: since now to go on equipment can be released;
5. Rail Operator sends pick-up notification to the terminal before container is discharged;  COPINO is processed: container is known but not yet at the terminal;
6. Terminal Operator discharges container;
7. Rail Operator sends pick-up notification to the terminal: COPINO is accepted without any errors.

If you want to gather more infos, check here under the directory Meetings -> Minutes Archive: there is a very interesting presentation by ECT terminal.

COPINO, general infos

Purpose of the message: COPINO is used to notify that an inland carrier will deliver or pick up a container.

Parties involved: COPINO is mainly sent from Liner Agent or Trucking Company to Terminal Operator.

I have to admit that in my EDI environment COPINO is not used at all: for some circumstances we are not confident with appointments & container pre-notifications. Anyway, in Northern of Europe, several Terminal Operator implemented successfully this message: PSA Antwerp is a good "case of study".

Based on the documentation that I gathered on the web PSA Antwerp implemented COPINO with barges: "The COPINO message is sent by the barge operator to the container terminal operator. It contains a list of all the full and empty containers to be loaded on barge." Here are some samples from their MIG:

 Example of a COPINO load order for 1 full import container
UNB+UNOA:2+WCT+PSAHNN+081001:1809+WCT0810011809'
UNH+WCT13+COPINO:D:95B:UN:ITG13'
BGM+661+1208440E1+9'
RFF+XXX:1'
TDT+1+2402+8++WTM:172:20+++1234567:146::COPINO TESTLICHTER'
LOC+88+BEANR:139:6+BEANR1742:TER:ZZZ'
DTM+132:200810010600:203'
NAD+MS+WTM'
NAD+MR+PSAHNN'
GID+1'
FTX+AAA+++KANE ACE PA610 SB'
MEA+AAE+G+KGM:19540'
SGP+TEST1111111’
EQD+CN+TEST1111111+2210:102:5++3+5'
MEA+AAE+G+KGM:23540'
TDT+20++1’
LOC+7+BEMEH:139:6+00ECM:139:6’
CNT+16:1'
UNT+18+WCT13'
UNZ+1+WCT0810011809'

 Example of a COPINO load order for 1 full export container
UNB+UNOA:2+WCT+PSAHNN+081001:1809+WCT0810011809'
UNH+WCT13+COPINO:D:95B:UN:ITG13'
BGM+661+1208440E1+9'
RFF+XXX:1'
TDT+1+8536+8++WTM+++1234567:146::COPINO TESTLICHTER'
LOC+88+BEANR:139:6+BEANR913:TER:ZZZ'
DTM+132:200810010600:203'
NAD+MS+WTM'
NAD+MR+PSAHNN'
GID+1'
FTX+AAA+++KANE ACE PA610 SB'
MEA+AAE+G+KGM:19540'
SGP+TEST2222222'
EQD+CN+TEST2222222+2210++2+5'
MEA+AAE+G+KGM:23540'
TDT+20++1++MSC:172:20+++11111:103::TESTW'
LOC+7+NLRTM:139:6+00ECM:139:6’
CNT+16:1'
UNT+18+WCT13'
UNZ+1+WCT0810011809'

Off course the means of transport "barge" can be replaced with any other inland carrier type such as: truck, rail, etc.