Report Q1 2024 – TPM24

Data Subcommittee
2022/Q4 - Vessel Level Data

- Container Level Data 

- Intermodal Data

2023/Q2 - Recommendation for data expansion

Data Subcom Recommendations
Recommendation: Require ocean carriers to align and make consistent Vessel Level data. 

For a single vessel call, one data set for all ocean carriers to align the following data with 

the operator of the vessel

On Water US Port

Import

Trans-shipment: estimated and actual 

arrival and estimated and actual 

departure

Origin Port

Vessel Name as defined by IMO

Estimated & Actual port of loading 

departure date

Estimated & Actual 

Port/Terminal destination arrival 

Vessel berthing date

Vessel Discharge date

US Port On Water Destination Port

Export

Estimated & Actual 

Port/Terminal destination arrival 

Vessel berthing date

Vessel Discharge date

Trans-shipment: estimated and actual 

arrival and estimated and actual 

departure

Vessel Name as defined by IMO

Earliest & Last Container Receiving 

Estimated & Actual port of loading 

departure date
Recommendation: Require ocean carriers to publish these Container Level data

elements maintaining historical time stamps of these milestones in a public format for 

180 days and accessible for up to two years.

On Water US Port

Import 

 Trans-shipment: estimated 

and actual arrival and 

estimated and actual 

departure

Origin Port

 Loaded container terminal ingate

 Estimated & actual departure date

Estimated & Actual 

 Port/Terminal destination arrival 

 Vessel berthing date

 Vessel Discharge date

Container Unload date, location on terminal, pickup available date, 

last free day, last free equipment detention date

Container hold details: Carrier, Terminal, Customs

Container out gate with dray SCAC & Chassis number

Empty ingate return date with dray SCAC & Chassis number

US Port On Water Destination Port

Export 

Estimated & Actual 

 Port/Terminal destination arrival 

 Vessel berthing date

 Container Unload date

 Container available and pickup date

 Trans-shipment: estimated and 

actual arrival and estimated and 

actual departure

 Vessel Name as defined by IMO

 Earliest & Last Container Receiving

 Loaded container location and ingate 

 Estimated & Actual port of loading departure date

 Empty pickup container yard loc. and pickup date

 Last free port demurrage and equipment detention 

date
Recommendation: Require ocean carriers make intermodal data accessible online, 

maintaining historic time stamps of these milestones in a public format for 180 

days and accessible for up to two years, for all ocean containers moving on US 

railways on a through bill of lading. 

Origin Ramp or Port In Transit On Rail

Import And Export 

 Estimated train arrival date

 Estimated & actual rail connection 

Destination Ramp or Port

 Estimated & actual train departure 

date

Actual train arrival date

Real time status at destination specific 

to container ground or on chassis

Container available for pick up date 

and time

Loaded container yard location

Container last free container yard 

demurrage date

Container last free equipment 

detention date

Empty ingate return
Recommendation: Require Ocean Carriers and their subcontracted parties, i.e., MTOs, 

rail carriers, chassis providers, container depots, etc. to publish consistent, aligned, 

and timely data on the following data elements: 

Export

 Container pickup available date 

 Container last free port demurrage date 

 Container last free equipment detention date

 Empty container return yard location options

 Empty pickup container yard location 

 Empty pickup date 

 Documentation Cutoff 

 Physical Cutoff 

 Loaded container location and earliest return date 

 Loaded container ingate return

Purpose: This recommendation serves to expand on the previously submitted 

recommendations: Shipment Level Data Alignment, Container Level Data Alignment, 

Intermodal Level Data Alignment submitted on December 8, 2022, the ERD 

Recommendation discussed on August 10, 2022. 

Import
FMC RESPONSE – Feb 9, 2023 

• At the Commission’s January 25, 2023, meeting, Commissioner Bentzel

indicated that the initiative is ongoing, and he is actively working on a 

report to the Commission for its consideration. Insofar as this is still an 

ongoing process, the Commission thanks the NSAC for its 

recommendations. It will take them into consideration as it reviews the 

MTDI report. 
Next Steps and Ongoing work 2023 

• Exploring and reviewing the availability of the data elements with key 

providers. ie SSLs, MTOs, Drayage Carriers. 

• Discussing the potential shift of the data recommendations from Steam 

Ship Line provided to alternative sources to potentially align with MTDI. 

Continue to work with Commission Bentzel on all things data related. 

• Review pilot opportunities and potential partners to align with 

previous data recommendations
MTDI

• Meetings began in December 2021 and culminated in June 2022 

with a Virtual Data Summit.

• April 2023 – MTDS – Maritime Transportation Data System

• Request for Information (RFI) questions posted on August 16, 

2023 – October 16. 2023
Q4 - 2022

• ASTM - Committee F49 Digital Information in the Supply Chain

• Draft standards for all 12 work items by summer 2024 

• • New work items on working data set and interoperability by 

spring 2024

• DCSA – Digital Container Shipping Association 

• Operational Vessel Schedules 3.0 and Commercial Schedules 

1.0 Beta 1 (Jan 10, 2024)
Industry Support Letter

• Operational Vessel Schedules 3.0 and Commercial Schedules 

1.0 Beta 1 (Jan 10, 2024)

• First to market standards provided to 9 of top ocean carrier 

• Industry support letter sent to the CEO’s of these carriers 

signed by 44 major US organizations representing thousands 

of shippers

• Any additional supporters? 
Q&A - Discussion
Thank you!