Electronic Data Interchange
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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
Notification
| 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 |
Sample |
| 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 scheudles 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! | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Notification
| 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 | Sample |
| 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
Notification
| Point-to-Point schedules API | Input Parameters | ||
| 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. | |
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Contact us
To establish an EDI or API interface to us please contact your local customer representative.