Electronic Data Interchange

Always connected

As a global logistics service provider with a regional presence in about 250 offices and over 145 years of experience in worldwide ocean services, Hamburg Süd’s key objective is to always provide best in class service for its customers by offering worldwide ocean services, sophisticated logistics and supply chain management and comprehensive end-to-end cargo care.

But we go one step further – offering EDI solutions fulfilling the highest technical and security standards to make shipping with us even more convenient allowing

to retrieve detailed data on sailing schedules
to send your bookings
to submit VGM data
to transmit eSIs
to improve the visibility of your shipments 24/7 via status events
to receive invoices and invoice data

If you're interested in EDI with Hamburg Süd please contact your regional office.

Supported standards

Outgoing Interfaces - Receiving EDI messages from us

Notification

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Business requirement	Description	Customer Value	Message Implementation Guide	Sample message
Track and Trace Information	Track and Trace data for your shipment	Gain visibility of your shipment's status and improve your planning	ANSI 315 IFTSTA	Samples
Booking Confirmation	Receive booking confirmations via EDI	Fast confirmation of booking confirmation directly to your IT systems	ANSI 301 IFTMBC	Samples
BL Data	Receive Bill of Lading information via EDI	Have a machine readable Bill of Lading available in your IT systems	ANSI 310	Samples
Invoice	Receive Invoices via EDI	Fast and machine readable invoices available in your IT systems	ANSI 310	Samples
Container Pre-Announcement	Receive container pre-announcements via EDI	Fast and up-to-date information about pre-announced containers directly to your IT systems	COPARN	Samples
Empty Container Release	Send Empty Container Release Information to Depot	Fast Information for depot about releasing containers	COPARN	Samples
Vessel Schedules	Receive vessel schedules via EDI	For customers who are not able to use our Point 2 Point API we offer the possibility to receive our schedules via EDI	IFTSAI	Samples
Verified Gross Mass	Receive Verified Gross Mass (VGM)	Reception of the legally required information according to SOLAS conventions within a standard EDIFACT message	VERMAS	Sample
More EDI Standards will be added soon!	...	...	...	...

Incoming Interfaces - Sending EDI messages to us

Notification

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Business requirement	Description	Customer Value	Message Implementation Guide	Sample Messages
Booking Request	Submit booking requests via EDI	Streamlined booking process, booking request out of your IT systems	ANSI 300 IFTMBF	Samples
Provide Track and Trace Information - Truck	Track and Trace data of the transport you have been commissioned with	Enhance you competitive position and receive more orders	ANSI 214 IFTSTA XML	Samples
Provide Track and Trace Information - Rail	Track and Trace data of the transport you have been commissioned with	Enhance you competitive position and receive more orders	ANSI 322 IFTSTA XML	Samples
Provide Terminal Performance Report	Information about the terminal operations carried out	Profit from paperless information interchange	TPFREP	Sample
Verified Gross Mass	Submit Verified Gross Mass (VGM)	Submission of the legally required information according to SOLAS conventions within a standard EDIFACT message	VERMAS	Samples
More EDI Standards will be added soon!	...	...	...	...

API

P2P Schedules

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Point-to-Point schedules API	Input Parameters
Point-to-Point schedules API	Name	Type	Description
The term "Point-to-Point schedule" is used to denote a variety of options for a shipment from a user defined starting point to a user defined destination point within a user defined timeframe. The API returns schedule information that represents the best set of transport plans from a customer point of view. To get started with the use of our API, please contact your local customer representative . You can find an example response for the API call from Hamburg to Santos here.	from*	String	Departure point as UN/LOCODE, see UN/LOCODE CODE LIST BY COUNTRY
	to*	String	Arrival point as UN/LOCODE, see UN/LOCODE CODE LIST BY COUNTRY
	searchDate*	String(date-time)	Point in time of the arrival/departure.
	dateQualifier	String	Defines the usage of the search date. "latestArrival" points to the destination arrival date. “earliestDeparture” points to the origin departure date. If omitted, the default is "earliestDeparture".
	limit	Integer	Limit of the result set size (allowed values are between 1 and 20). If not set, this defaults to 5. The resultset size can vary depending on the available information.
	directOnly	Boolean	Request only direct connections. If omitted, the default is "false".
	equipmentSize	Array[String] Enum: - 20 - 40	Size of the equipment. Available values are '20' and '40'. If the value is not set, all available sizes will be searched.
	equipmentType	String Enum: - BulkContainer - Chassis - Flatrack - FlatrackHighCube - GeneralPurpose - GeneralPurposeHighCube - GensetNoseMount - GensetUnderslung - Opentop - OpentopHighCube - Platform - Reefer - ReeferHighCube - Tank - Ventilated	Defaults to 'GeneralPurpose'.
	cargoType	String Enum: - DangerousGoods - General - LostSlot - NOR - NORDangerousGoods - OOG - OOGDangerousGoods - Reefer - ReeferDangerousGoods	Defaults to 'General'.
	scac	Array [String] Enum: - ANRM - SUDU	Filter by supported brands. Supported brands are 'ANRM' (Alianca) and 'SUDU' (HamburgSud). If the value is not set, all available brands will be searched.

Contact us

To establish an EDI or API interface to us please contact your local customer representative.