There are worries about harmonisation between the shipping lines about what procedure to adopt over the new pre-advice system. The problem is that the information – the booking reference, container number, weight and seal number – that must be fed into the Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) terminal management programme, Navis, for the pre-advice, originates with the exporter (if he packs his own containers) or the packing stations. It would be logical for this to be fed directly by the packers, but since the lines still have legal liability for the way the info is fed in, any error will be their responsibility.
