Importers/End Receivers

Intended Users

Receiver Solutions are relevant to National and Independent Oil Companies, Chemical Companies and other receivers of liquid bulk tanker and barge cargos.

Available Services

Receiver Solutions provide a number of services enabling cargo receivers to manage key documentation electronically.

Services available to Importers / End Receivers are:

CargoDocs™ for Tankers Solution Overview

CargoDocs provides a simple, web-based solution enabling users to replace paper documentation relating to shipping tanker cargoes with original electronic documents.  Specifically, the service enables the electronic creation, signing, issuing and filing of bills of lading and peripheral documents.

Features

The CargoDocs module allows Receivers to:

  • Access a full set of documents required for shipments including original Bill of Lading and peripheral documents such as: Cargo Manifest, Timesheet, Certificate of Origin, Certificate of Quality, Certificate of Quantity, combined documents such as CQQ or CQQOCM, etc.
  • Produce the original electronic bill of lading to the Carrier at the discharge port
  • 12-year secure online access and storage for all eDocs

Benefits

CargoDocs provides many significant benefits including:

  • No requirement to issue a discharge letter of indemnity if acting as charterer
  • Standardised best practice for document handling
  • Labour and Time Savings – these include the savings associated with reduced printing, copying and couriering of documents
  • Improved compliance and improved visibility
  • Can be used as an integrated solution with CargoDocs for Barges or as a standalone solution

Legal

CargoDocs users are required to sign the ESS-Databridge Services & Users Agreement (DSUA) prior to using live eDocs for the first time. The DSUA is a multi-partite agreement which binds all CargoDocs users to each other and to ESS.

If you are a DDG member, log into the DDG Extranet to find a list of current DSUA signatories.

API-Interface

System integration is optional for customers who wish to enjoy the benefits of straight through processing of all key trade data with documentation, operations, scheduling, accounting and trading systems. ESS can manage B2B messages in a variety of common formats (EDI X12, XML, CSV) and protocols (AS2, HTTPS, FTP). All messaging transaction details are stored for archiving purposes.

Trades in Use

CargoDocs is currently being tested or is already in use in the following trades:

  • European Landside and Offshore Crude Terminals and FPSOs
  • European Refineries & Product Terminals
  • US Refineries
  • US Crude and Products Terminals

Click here for a current list of industry participants rolling out CargoDocs.

Current Users

If you are a DDG member, log into the DDG Extranet to find a list of ESS customers currently using this Service.

Time to Adopt

Importers / Receivers can adopt CargoDocs in as little as 2 business days. See an overview of adoption, which ESS calls ‘onboarding’.

Customer Support

CargoDocs users are supported 24x7x365 by phone, email and instant messenger. ESS’s Support Team is based in the UK.

Contact

To adopt any ESS solution, please contact one of our Account Managers on
+44 20 3102 6600 or at adopt@essdocs.com. They will be able to answer any questions you might have and can even kick off the adoption process.

CargoDocs™ for Barges Solution Overview

CargoDocs for Barges provides a simple, web-based solution for users to replace paper documentation relating to the nomination and shipment of cargos on barges within the ARA region with original electronic documents.  Specifically, the service enables the electronic creation, sending and management of cargo nominations, load or discharge port advices, sailing advices, as well as bills of lading or tickets and peripheral documents.

Features

The CargoDocs module allows Receivers to:

  • Provide Discharge port nominations
  • Input finalized data directly from your legacy systems (see section on API below), enter data directly into CargoDocs or email data directly into CargoDocs
  • Create and automatically distribute Sailing Advices
  • 12 year secure online storage for all eDocs 
  • Can be used as an integrated solution with CargoDocs for Tankers or as a standalone solution

Benefits

CargoDocs for Barges provides many significant benefits including:

  • Quicker invoicing, based on accurate information
  • Increased efficiency on nominations
  • Sending electronic nomination both via CargoDocs and via email and fax simultaneously
  • Audit friendly, documented log of your trade

Legal

CargoDocs users are required to sign the ESS-Databridge Services & Users Agreement (DSUA) prior to using live eDocs for the first time. The DSUA is a multi-partite agreement which binds all CargoDocs users to each other and to ESS.

If you are a DDG member, log into the DDG Extranet to find a list of current DSUA signatories.

API-Interface

System integration is optional for customers who wish to enjoy the benefits of straight through processing of all key trade data with documentation, operations, scheduling, accounting and trading systems. ESS can manage B2B messages in a variety of common formats (EDI X12, XML, CSV) and protocols (AS2, HTTPS, FTP). All messaging transaction details are stored for archiving purposes.

Trades in Use

CargoDocs for Barges is currently being tested in a number of carefully selected ARA barge trades.

Current Users

If you are a DDG member, log into the DDG Extranet to find a list of ESS customers currently testing this Service.

Time to Adopt

Receivers / Importers can adopt CargoDocs in as little as 2 business days. See an overview of adoption, which ESS calls ‘onboarding’. 

Customer Support

CargoDocs users are supported 24x7x365 by phone, email and instant messenger. ESS’s Support Team is based in the UK.

Contact

To adopt any ESS solution, please contact one of our Account Managers on
+44 20 3102 6600 or at adopt@essdocs.com. They will be able to answer any questions you might have and can even kick off the adoption process.

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