Pre-advice conundrum

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.