Container Prelodge, Full In
From the Prelodge option in the Container tab, you can enter prelodge
information to gate a full container into the terminal.
To enter a container prelodge
for a full-in gate transaction
Log into Mainsail Online and then click Container, Prelodge.
In the Container
Prelodge screen, Create
area, click the down arrow in the Type
field and then select Container Full
In. Click Create to continue.
In the Create
Prelodge Container Full In screen, enter the following information:
Note:
If the driver name and number you enter is not in the system, a Driver
Not Found link will display. Verify that the number you entered is correct;
if it is, click this link to override this warning and continue entering
your prelodge information.
Truck License:
enter the truck license number.
Destination:
enter the container destination.
Origin:
enter the port of origin.
Booking: enter the booking number for
the container.
Commodity:
enter the container commodity.
EU: select this option if the container
has European Union status.
Seals:
enter the container seal numbers; a minimum of one seal number is required.
Container:
enter the container number. If the container number entered is already
in the system, the Owner and Size/Type information for the container
will automatically display. If the container number entered is not recognized,
enter the owner and size/type.
Note:
If the container number you enter is not in the system, a Container Entered
is New or Incorrect, Continue? link will display. Verify that the number
you entered is correct; if it is, click this link to override this warning
and continue entering your prelodge information.
Freight Forwarder:
click the down arrow and then select the freight forwarder.
FF Reference:
enter the freight forwarder reference number.
Line:
click the down arrow and then select the shipping line.
Agent:
click the down arrow and then select the agent.
Vessel/Voyage:
click the down arrows in these fields and then select the vessel voyage.
Discharge
Port: click the down arrow in this field and then select the port
of departure.
Net Weight:
enter the net weight for the container.
Reefer Temp: if the container is refrigerated,
enter the minimum and maximum temperature for the container.
Notes:
enter any additional information you want to include with the prelodge
record.
Once you have entered the prelodge information
for the full container, click Create;
a Successfully Created screen
will display to confirm the prelodge entry.
Notice that the Prelodge
Confirmation screen includes a Visit
Number; you must give this number to the truck driver assigned
to that transaction; the truck driver will use this number to enter the
terminal gate.
From the Successfully
Created screen, you can perform the following additional actions:
Add another
Prelodge Record: you may want the trucker visiting the terminal
to complete more than one transaction during that visit (deliver or pick
up additional containers or cargo). From the Successfully Created screen,
you can use the Select Prelodge drop-down menu to select another transaction
for that visit; the options remaining in the drop-down menu are the ones
still available for that visit.
Delete the
Prelodge Record: click the red delete button 
in
the Successfully Created view to delete the record you created. If there
are no other prelodge records saved against that visit number, the visit
will also be deleted.
Add Hazards
to a Prelodge: click the Container number in the Successfully Created
screen. In the opened container detail view, Hazards tab, click Add Hazard.
In the New Hazard screen, enter the hazardous information for the container
and then click Create to enter that information.
Print a Prelodge
Report: to print prelodge information, click the Print Prelodge
Report link.
