BS EN 1581:1996- EDI. Message. Arrival notice message (IFTMAN)
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This specification provides the definition of the Arrival Notice Message (IFTMAN) to be used in
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between partners involved in Administration, Commerce and
Transport. This paper provides the definition of the Arrival Notice Message to be used in fulfilling the
requirements of trading partners in the transport chain worldwide, in the interchange of cargo and
transport related information using Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
This message is a single consignment based message, being aligned with other single consignment based messages such as the booking (IFTMBP, IFTMBF and IFTMBC) and instruction
messages (IFTMIN and IFTMCS). The single consignment based messages can be used by all
modes of transport for the forwarding and transport of goods from any origin to any
destination, regardless of route or prevailing commercial practice.
These messages are suitable for the arrangement of the transport of goods between all parties to the
movement of the consignment (including the consignor/shipper and consignee as well as the
forwarders, brokers, and carriers involved) as well as providing the information necessary to perform
that transport and delivery of the goods. They should be used in the same way by each
mode of transport when the requirements are common even if functionally similar information is
known by different names. A message from the party providing forwarding and/or transport services to the party such as has been indicated in the contract, giving notice and details of the arrival of the consignment.
Data structures; Communication technology; Stock control; Information exchange; Data processing; Receipt of goods; Data transmission; Freight transport; Delivery; Logistics; Messages; Data layout; Data transfer; Data transmission methods
