E Commerce User Guide

Contents
User Guide- BL Checking ............................................................................................................................ 2

Online BL Printing Authorization................................................................................................................. 8
Online B/L printing ....................................................................................................................................... 8
User Guide- Booking Request .................................................................................................................... 20
User Guide- Service Request (Booking Amendment) ................................................................................ 34
User Guide- Shipping Instruction ............................................................................................................... 40
User Guide- Shipment Details .................................................................................................................... 62
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User Guide- BL Checking
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Content
1. Go to B/L Checking ........................................................................................................................................... 3
2. How to check B/L draft ................................................................................................................................... 3
1) Search B/L draft .................................................................................................................. 3
2) View/download/print B/L draft PDF files ............................................................................. 4
3) View B/L History Log ........................................................................................................... 5
4) Email notification ................................................................................................................ 5
*** End of the Bill Checking User Guide ***....................................................................................... 5
COSCO Shipping Lines Website: http://elines.coscoshipping.com
(If you are the certified USER of COSCO SHIPPING Lines WEB, please input your user ID and password to login.
If you are not yet, please click Register Now to get verified USER certification first.)
1. Go to B/L Checking
Click the party menu [Document Service]->[B/L Checking(NEW)]
2. How to check B/L draft

The user can check the BL draft content and format after B/L draft is uploaded to [B/L Checking(NEW)] by
COSCO SHIPPING Lines
1) Search B/L draft

The user will be navigated to B/L search page after clicking [B/L Checking(NEW)]
• User could search B/L draft by time range, Booking Number or B/L Number.

• Maximum 6 months historical data is available for search.
• Received on time range cannot be more than 30 days.

• Click Reset button to clear the existing search criteria

• Click Search to get the result.


2) View/download/print B/L draft PDF files
• Checkbox: allow user select multiple records on current page for batch actions.

• Document Type: show version number + Document Type

• Status update please refer to below table
Status Action
New Carrier Upload BL draft to WEB but the client does not do anything on it yet.
Viewed The customer has viewed it by clicking the VIEW button
Downloaded The customer has downloaded the PDF on line by clicking the DOWNLOAD
button
Printed The customer has printed the PDF on line by clicking the PRINT button
• Expires on: the duration of validity of the draft PDF is 20 days from the day receiving it on line.
• Action:
o View PDF file
o Download PDF file

o Print PDF file
o View history of the document activities (Detailed interface is as below elaborated by item -
3) View B/L History Log
If you click (View history of the document activities), the WEB will navigate you to below page,
where you can view all activities done on each B/L like VIEW/DOWNLOAD/PRINT.
4) Email notification
When carrier uploaded BL draft PDF, the user who is under the receiver company and has subscribed
the email will receive below email notification.
*** End of the Bill Checking User Guide ***
Online Bill of Lading Printing
User Guide
COSCO SHIPPING Lines E-Business

elines.coscoshipping.com
Online BL Printing Authorization
Online B/L printing

1 Online BL Printing Authorization
How to apply for authorization
➢Register as a certificated user onelines.coscoshipping.com

➢Contact your local sales representative to process a BLRP application
2 Online B/L Printing
➢Once you have been approved for BLRP, please log on to

elines.coscoshipping.com
A. Access the “Outbound Documentation” tab, then the B/L Printing

link on the left-hand side of the page
B. Printing of Original B/L’s requires a one-time download of our print

client, which is an IE plug-in software (see next slide for details)
➢Printing of Seaways, profomas, drafts, or bill copies does

notrequire download of our print client software; these are in PDF
format
➢Download
andinstall the
Print Client,
employing the
default settings
➢Note:
Pleaseensur
e that
“Enable Direct
Print” is checked
off
➢The print
clientrequires
ADMIN rights to
install and Active
X add-on to run
➢When uploaded, bills will show in a “Ready to
Print”status➢Original bills can be printed one time only
➢After printing original bills, status willchange to “Printed”
➢Non-originals can be printed and/or downloaded multiple times
➢After printing and/or downloading non-originals, status will remain as “Ready to
Print”➢All bills will remain on our E-Business site for ten days
➢ “Original BL Print” can be used to batch print original bills only, one time only

➢ Non-original bills can be downloaded to local PC and printed
Batch print original bills of lading

Bill of lading can be downloaded
Original bill of lading is ready to print

➢ Open the bill of

lading to view
shipment details by
clicking on the bill of
lading number
Click to view details

➢Click on the printer icon to print original bills of lading
➢Click on the download icon to save or to print non-original bills of
lading➢Original bills will open in the print client software

➢Bills can be sent directly to the printer
➢Note: Before using this option, please ensure that the printer is
available.Original bill will not be available to print again, if printer fails
➢(Printer set-up options detailed on the next slides)
Click this button to send directly to printer

Click this button to open printer setup

1. Printers and Drivers

Default client printer is
the PC default printer
2. Layout
Note: Please ensure that
alignment is set to
vertically and
horizontally centered
3. Print Settings
Page to Print is
determined by the
number of pages in the
bill and is not available
for selection
4. Preferences
Print settings can be
created and saved
User Guide- Booking Request
Content
1. Go to submit a Booking Request ........................................................................................................... 3
2. How to create a Booking Request? ....................................................................................................... 3
Step 1: Routing and schedule information ........................................................................................... 4
Step 2: Input rate/reference information ............................................................................................. 5
Step 3: Input shipment party information ............................................................................................ 5
Step 4: Input cargo and container information .................................................................................... 6
Optional Step 5:Instruct haulage time appointment information if under DOOR pickup .................... 7
Optional Step 6: Input special requirements information .................................................................... 8
Optional Step 7: Document upload for submit booking ....................................................................... 8
Optional Step 8: Remarks and specified notification............................................................................ 9
3. Introduction to Draft, Template, Search and Email subscription .......................................................... 9
Draft function ........................................................................................................................................ 9
Template function .............................................................................................................................. 10
Search function .................................................................................................................................. 11
*** End of the BR User Guide *** ............................................................................................................. 14
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you are not yet, please click Register Now to get verified USER certification first.)
1. Go to submit a Booking Request


• Click the party menu [Booking] [Booking Search(NEW)]
• System will pop up a window, click [Booking Request] to create a new booking request.
➢
[ Templates] is to
create the Booking Request (abbreviated as BR hereafter) template for you or all users of
the client’s company.
 ➢ 
[Drafts] is to find the draft BR created by the user.
➢ 
[Search] as the above is to find the bookings according to your filter conditions.


2. How to create a Booking Request?

There are 4 steps to complete one booking before SUBMIT (Notes: * is mandatory field).For special
instruction, 1-3 steps plus might be required. Most of the information could be selected from the website,
few message needs manual input. Customer can always select one favorite template to create a new BR.
Step 1: Step 2: Step 3: Step 4: Specify
Specify the routing Provide Rate and Input shipment cargo and
and schedule payment parties container
information information information
Validate/Submit the BR P.S.

Customers could also instruct
Or haulage, special handling request
Cancel/Save as Draft/Template or input Remark in the BR.
Step 1: Routing and schedule information
Select one template to create
Multiple options of specifying the schedule
Input the origin city and destination city, select from the popup list.
Select PICKUP/DELIVER clause, CY/DOOR.
There are 3 options for customer to input the sailing schedule information
 
Option 1: Find From Sailing Schedule through defining the “Intended Date Range”.
Click the button
There will be a popup window listing all vessel candidates for the customer to choose.
Note: * For the route that has no book button, user can not book as this route might be expired.
* Customer also can further filter by “Port of Load” and “Vessel Name” to get more accurate routing information by
click “Expand” link on popup top right.
 
 Option 2: Manual input the vessel voyage



Option 3: Provide “Earliest Departure Date from Origin” or “Latest Arrival Date at
leave the VESSEL/VOYAGE to be assigned by the carrier customer
Destination”, and
service people.
*”first available vessel” option also provide for choose if “Origin City” is from US or CA
Step 2: Input rate/reference information
 Select rate reference type from the corresponding list and input the number
 
 Provide ocean freight option or payable elsewhere information if have.
 
Select user reference type from the corresponding list and input the number,
maximum 99 user reference can be added for one booking
*If booking “Origin city” is from US or CA, should provide one of “Service Contract Number” for rate reference or “Tariff
Item No” for user reference with 8 characters for booking
*If booking “Origin city” is from china, Ocean Freight is necessary
Step 3: Input shipment party information

 User need provide shipper party
and notify party information
 information and optional provide forwarder, consignee
 
There are 3 ways for user to input the party information as below
o Manual input the company’s information and contact person’s information
o User can check the option “Copy from My Profile”, and system would load
your company’s registration information
o User can click the icon to search out the party information by
wildcard search
* The information that user can select from the system list is retrieved from the booking party’s previous
booking confirmation message
Step 4: Input cargo and container information
 
 Select “Cargo Nature” from the drop down list, provides “Cargo Description” and “CAS No.”






 About cargo description, the metal type and package
commodity description for metal scrap shipments.
type are required in the
 Detail reefer information are required if current booking is for reefer cargo 
* Temperature cannot be greater than 25 degrees Celsius or 77 degrees Fahrenheit and cannot be less than -30 degrees Celsius or -22
degrees Fahrenheit
 Detail dangerous information are required if current booking is for dangerous cargo 
* Outer Package，Net Weight , Gross Weight, OB and IB contact information are not necessary here for the booking “Oringin
city” exclude Mainland China
*user can click “Add Dangerous Information” to add more dangerous information declaration for current booking
 
Detail Awkward information are required if current booking is for awkward cargo
*If switch cargo nature when user input cargo information, system will popup alert to avoid user inputted
information lost
 
Input container information
*If user need to delete unnecessary container size type, click on the delete icon
*If “Origin City” is from US or CA, “I accept partial shipments” option will allow user to choose if total container
quantity more than 1
Below steps are optional for special booking requirements
Optional Step 5:Instruct haulage time appointment information if under
DOOR pickup
*
*The “pickup number” is optional, and max accept 100 characters for one door appointment. If have more than one
pickup number, you can combine them with “;” (for example “PKL1234567; PKL333333”)
*Due to carrier system limitation, customer can’t specify the amount of appointment container, system only allow
customer input the container amount of “total on booking” for “To be Scheduled”
*system supports customer provide multi door appointment information for one booking request
Optional Step 6: Input special requirements information
*Carrier only support max 6 special stowage information for booking
Optional Step 7: Document upload for submit booking
• User can provide document information for current booking

 submission. o Select need upload document type
o Choose local file to upload
o Provide upload document remarks information if have
o User can click “Add Document” to add more upload document
o User can click “ ” to delete uploaded document
o Maximum allow 5 documents for each booking request
* Types of documents that you can upload are PDF, documents(.doc, .docx, .rtf, .txt), spreadsheets(.csv, .xls, .xlsx) and
standard image formats(TIFF, JPG, GIF and PNG), with maximum file size of
10000KB
Optional Step 8: Remarks and specified notification
Additional email address separated by semicolon
Last step: Review and submit the booking or save it as draft/template
 • Click “Preview” to view the booking request information

• Click “Submit Booking Request” ,a warning box will pop up, cllick “Continue” to
submit the booking, cllick “Cancel” to cancel the booking
* Once the booking request has been submitted, it cannot be modified online unless carrier
send confirmation for this booking or submit a new booking.
• Click “Save as Draft” to save current inputted booking information as draft for
 next time to continue.
• Click “Save as Template” to save current inputted booking information
 as template for next time quick submission.
• Click “Cancel” to cancel current inputted booking and return to booking search
function.


3. Introduction to Draft, Template, Search and Email subscription
Draft function
• If user has not finished inputting the booking information, and need to handle
other affairs, user can click on the “Save as Draft” button to save this booking
as draft and submit the booking later.
• User can find out the saved draft via below party menu.
• On the draft list, user can click on the icon to modify the booking request
submission or user can click on the icon  for to delete this draft.
Template function
• User can save the booking as a template in case user needs to submit
bookings with similar information in the future. To save it as template, user
can click on the “Save as Template” button on the booking submission page
• If user check the box for “Mark as Favorite” when save the template, then this
template can be selected directly when user submit a new booking request
 • If user check the box for “Share with users in my Company” when save the
template, then this template can be used by other users in the same company.
It could be found in the user’s “My Company Templates” tab.
• To find out the template that you saved, you can access via below party menu
o User can click the “☆”in the column “Favorite” to quick set/cancel
template as favorite template.
o“ ” for user to view the template detail
o“ ”for user to modify the template
o“ ”for user to copy this template as new booking o
“ ” for user to delete this template
• In addition, user can click on the “Add Template” button and create a new
template directly.
Search function
• System offers a search function such that user can search out his
submitted bookings.
* Submitter：click pull-down button to show the all accounts under the company, default to show
the current login user account
• Choose proper search criteria and click search button (If date range is selected,
then the maximum of the previous 6 months can be displayed), below is the
search result displayed and the column name in the search result represents
below
Note: *the system will default to display the query result according to the reverse order of “processed
on”, Other fields can also be sorted by clicking the field name.
o Booking Number, it is the number returned by carrier once the booking is

confirmed. Clicked on the hyperlink, user can view the
booking confirmation details
o Internet Booking Reference Number, it is the number that generated by
system once the booking request is submitted successfully. It is for
user’s reference and search. Click on the hyperlink, user can view the
booking request details
o Origin City, it is the origin city of the booking request.
o Destination City, it is the destination city for booking request
o Shipper, it is the shipper information for booking request
o Service, it is the routing service information for booking request
o Vessel Voyage, it is the routing vessel voyage information for booking
request
o Container Pickup check code, it is the 4 digits container pick up check
code which return from carrier shipment confirm message.
o Submitted By, it is current booking request’s submitter first name/last
name and account information.
o Processed On, it is the date time that system processed the booking
and submitted to carrier.
o Status, the latest status of booking request
▪
Submitted: it means booking request has
been sent to carrier
 system, waiting for carrier’s processing.
▪
  it means the request to cancel the booking has been
Cancel Requested:
sent to carrier
▪
 Pending, Wait Listed or Confirmed: it means booking request has been
processed by carrier.
 ▪ 
Declined: it means booking request has been declined by carrier
▪

Cancelled: it means booking request has been cancelled by carrier. o
Amendment Time, it is the latest date time that carrier accept/reject
booking
 amendment which via service request function.
 o Action
▪ 
 , View the booking detail
▪ 
 , Copy to new booking
▪
, Amend booking information. The icon will be displayed If the
 booking status is “Pending”, “Wait Listed” or “Confirmed”.
▪
, Send booking cancel request to carrier. The icon will be

displayed if the booking status is “Submitted”,“Pending”,
“Wait Listed” or “Confirmed”.
▪
, Copy to New SI。The icon will be displayed if the booking

 status is “Pending”, “Wait Listed” or “Confirmed”and the

user has SI module privilege
▪ 
, View shipment folder。 The icon will be displayed if the
booking status is “Pending”, “Wait Listed” or “Confirmed”

and the user has shipment folder module privilege
 • Email subscription for booking

• user can subscribe the email notification regarding the booking request
o My related shipments: Receive email notification for all booking requests that
are submitted by my own.
o All shipments: Receive email notification for all booking requests that are
submitted by all users in my company.
*** End of the BR User Guide ***
User Guide- Service Request (Booking Amendment)
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1. What is service request?
Service request provides a basic structure for the interaction type of Customer Initiated
Action, CSU predefine request form for specified region customers and kinds of business
scenario to allow customer submit service request for particular shipment information
without having to call the CSU.
2. How to submit service request

Login EB system: http://elines.coscoshipping.com
o Input “User ID” and “Password”, click “Login” button
o Click party menu “Transportation”, then you can find the “Service Request
(NEW)” function menu on left.
o System default go to “My Requests Search” page, you can click “Submit
Service Request”party menu to submit the booking amendment service
request to carrier.
∑ Submit Booking Amendment Service Request
o Booking amendment need base on carrier confirmed booking to

submit, input booking number and click “Search”
o System will display corresponding shipment information in “Related Shipment

Result” section and available service request items in “Service Request
o If no search result after click “Search”, it may due to

 Booking is not confirmed by carrier, please double confirm your inputted booking
number correct or not.

You are not the booking’s associated booking party, not allow submitting service
request for it。
o Click “Online” link to open corresponding service request submit detail
form( below is only a sample for booking amendment service request, carrier
can define the service request form to follow actual business case)
o You can provide new booking value in the form input fields.
o About cargo or container information in the booking amendment, if carrier
allow to update, will list with below format
o After provided new information, click “Submit” to submit current service request
to carrier, and you will receive below service request submitted alert.
∑ Email subscription for service request
o When carrier processed your service request, system will send email alert to you
if you subscribed below email subscription
3. How to find the service request history

∑ Click party menu “My Request Search”
o You can specify the request date range to filter your service request
history, system default 2 weeks past
o Booking number can specify to retrieve all service request history
for it. o You also can filter the service request history by the status
∑ Set filter condition and click “Search”
∑ Click search description to view the detail
∑ Click “Back”button to return search result page.
*** End of the service request User Guide ***
User Guide- Shipping Instruction
Content
1. Go to submit a Shipping Instruction ...............................................................3
2. How to create a Shipping Instruction .............................................................4
Step 1: Load booking information for SI creation ............................................................................ 4
Step 2: Verify /modify /supplement SI details on “Details” Tab ...................................................... 5
1) Party information .................................................................................................................................. 5
2) Reference information .......................................................................................................................... 7
3) Route information ................................................................................................................................. 7
4) Instructions on B/L & B/L Handling Instructions .................................................................................... 8
5) Upload document (Optional) ................................................................................................................. 8
6) SI receipt email (Optional) ..................................................................................................................... 9
Step 3: Supplement SI details on “Container and Cargo” Tab .......................................................... 9

1) Customs filing information .................................................................................................................... 9
2) Cargo description & Marks and numbers............................................................................................. 12
3) Container and cargo (VGM Optional) .................................................................................................. 12
Step 4: Validate shipping instruction information and submit ....................................................... 14
3. Introduction to Drafts, Templates, Search, Marks and Numbers and Cargo

Descriptions ..................................................................................................... 17
1) Drafts function .................................................................................................................................... 17
2) Template function ............................................................................................................................... 18
3) Search function ................................................................................................................................... 19
4) Marks and Numbers / Cargo Description ............................................................................................. 22
*** End of the SI User Guide *** ..................................................................... 22
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If you are not yet, please click Register Now to get verified USER certification first.)
1. Go to submit a Shipping Instruction


• Click the party menu [Document Service] [ Shipping Instruction (NEW)]
• System will pop up a window, click [Shipping Instructions Submission] to create a new
Shipping Instruction.
➢
 Instruction (abbreviated as SI hereafter) template for you or
[ Templates] is to create the Shipping
all users of the client’s company.
➢ 
 [Drafts] is to find the draft SI created by the user.
➢ 
[Marks and Numbers] is to find the Marks and Numbers created by the user

➢ 
[Cargo Descriptions] is to find the Cargo Descriptions created by the user

➢ 
[Search] as the above is to find the Shipping Instruction according to your filter conditions.
2. How to create a Shipping Instruction
Step 1: Load booking information for SI creation
Load booking information by Inputting booking number and clicking “Add” button. After the booking
number is added, booking confirmation details will be populated in the SI form, also there might be
soft warning message if the SI had already been submitted for this booking before.
Select one template to create SI
The user can specified the B/L No accepted or assigned by
COSCO SHIPPING Lines here, if kept the Bill of Lading
Number column blank, system will default the Booking
No as B/L No.
XXXXXX
Q&A:
✓ 
 How to combine multiple bookings into one SI?
You can do the combination by adding another booking number only when the bookings’
shipper/forwarder/booking party , POR/POL/POD/FND and the first Vessel Voyage are same, all

the containers will be placed in one Shipping Instruction.
✓ 
 How to split one booking into multiple SI?
For the "split bill" function, you can create more than one Shipping Instruction against the

same booking number, choosing which containers to include or exclude.
✓ 
How to remove a booking number from the SI?
You could select the Booking Number, Click “Delete” button, then all related booking
information will be removed from the SI form, if multiple bookings combined for this SI, only
remove the container& cargo information for the selected booking.
✓ 
 Why I get load failure warning?
When adding booking number for the SI, error message will display under the booking

 number input box to not allow you add the booking in the following conditions
o If booking is not confirmed by carrier, then display “Booking is not available for booking

 xxxxxxxx”
o If you are not the booking’s booking party or shipper or forwarder, then display “Booking is

 not available for booking xxxxxxxx”
o If added same booking number in SI, then display “Booking number have already been

 added”
o When combine multiple bookings into one SI, if the subsequent booking’s booking office is
conflict with existing booking in the SI, then display “Booking office is inconsistent with

 others for booking xxxxxxxx”
o When combine multiple booking into one SI, if the subsequent booking’s routing information
is conflict with existing booking in the SI, the display “Routing Information is inconsistent

with others for booking xxxxxxxx”
Step 2: Verify /modify /supplement SI details on “Details” Tab
1) Party information
The parties include shipper, consignee, notify party, forwarder, also notify party, other
notify party.
If tick the checkbox, forwarder
information loaded from booking
will be showed on BL
✓

After booking number is added, all party information will be loaded into SI form, you can verify
/modify /supplement the party information if content/format not match BL requirement.
✓ 
You can add party information to favorite by clicking “Add to Favorites” button。
✓
You can find the shipment parties which you “add to favorites” by using the find party icon ,

 the shipment party information can be retrieved from system with input the first few characters

to active the system lookup.
2) Reference information
✓ 
 You can select the rate type to showed on B/L, but the rate reference number can’t be edited
✓
 user
You can add your specified user reference number by clicking “Add” after choose
 reference type, or remove no used user reference number by click “X” icon.
✓
 Lines whether the current
Show on B/L Action can help you to tell COSCO SHIPPING
 reference number should be shown on the B/L or not.

3) Route information
✓ 
You can specify the vessel Voyage & Direction from the routing information to show on the B/L.
✓
When the user click the routing location fields or input the first several letters, system will display

 the formatted location list according to the location fields content， the user can select
the location from the list, if the formatted location list doesn’t meet the the user’s

requirement, the user can also input the routing location manually.

4) Instructions on B/L & B/L Handling Instructions
Note: The user can have the option: Sea Waybill here only after COSCO SHIPPING Lines authorized the user the
function when the certified user registration
✓ 
 The user can select the BL Type and specify the number of BL print.
✓ 
The “Remarks on B/L” is used for providing BL remarks (if have) which will print on the BL.

✓

The “Other B/L Handling Instruction” is used for passing the B/L handling instruction
 information to COSCO SHIPPING Lines which will not print on BL.

5) Upload document (Optional)
When loading booking for current SI submission, system will load this booking’s historical
uploaded documents for your reference, you can click “ ” to download them.
✓ 
 Select need upload document type
✓ 
Choose local file to upload

✓ 
Provide upload document remarks information if have

✓ 
 User can click “Add Document” to add more upload document
✓ 
 User can click “ ” to delete uploaded document
✓ 
Maximum allow 5 documents for each booking request
* Types of documents that you can upload are PDF, documents(.doc, .docx, .rtf, .txt),
spreadsheets(.csv, .xls, .xlsx) and standard image formats(TIFF, JPG, GIF and PNG), with maximum file size
of 10000KB
6) SI receipt email (Optional)
Input receipt email address here if would like to send this SI copy to other receipt, maximum
10 email address separated by semicolon allowed, also you can specify the corresponding
COSCO SHIPPING Lines staff to receive this SI by choosing the CSU email address from
download list if have.
Step 3: Supplement SI details on “Container and Cargo” Tab
1) Customs filing information
You can provide customs filing information for some bookings depending on booking’s
routing, “R24 Customs Filing Information” section will be displayed for you to input.
✓
US/CA filing
o System will display “US AMS cut off time” for your reference
o “BTA/FDA flag” and “Ship to Party” only for US filing, you will not be allowed to
provide such filing information if your cargo does not need it which is judged by the
system
according to the shipment routing.
o Check the “House Master Shipment” checkbox to provide house level customs filing
information, system will display “House B/L” detail for you to input, if checked “House
Master Shipment”, then should provide at least one house B/L customs filing information.
o Click “Add” link to supplement house B/L customs filing information
o “NVOCC House B/L No” is required for the filing, you can specify this “NVOCC House B/L
No” to your cargo when supplement container & cargo information for SI.
o You can only provide SCAC/8000 code for the filing with checked “US Auto Filer”/”CA
Auto Filer” or supplement actual shipper/consignee/notify party/also notify party/ship to
party detail information.
o the party information can be retrieved from system with input the first few characters to
active the system lookup, the historical party information is retrieved from the address
book which saved when you checked “Add to Address Book”.
✓ 
 JP filing
o “HS Code” is required for JP customs filing information, this “HS Code” should be one of
the cargo’s HS Code for the SI.
✓ 
TK filing
o You can provide Tax ID of “Consignee”/”Notify Party”/”To order of Bank” if want to

provide TK customs filing information.
* System will depend on your provided SI’s consignee information to auto specify the “Tax ID Type”,
warning message “Suggest to choose base on consignee information” will display if not match.
✓ 
EU filing
o EORI number for “Shipper”/”Consignee”/”1st Notify Party” are required if want

to provide EU customs filing information.
*An EORI number must start with 2 uppercase letters followed by maximum 15 alphanumeric characters.
2) Cargo description & Marks and numbers
✓
 or “marks and numbers” from
You can load “historical summary cargo description”
drop down list which you “Add to Favorite” before.
✓ 
 Click “Add to Favorite” to save your inputted information as template and load for next time

 SI submission.

3) Container and cargo (VGM Optional)
✓
System will default load one container with its cargo information from your booking into the
SI form.
o You can scroll the horizontal scroll bar to find the cargo information on the right
of the container information.
o If container number is not assigned by carrier, draft container number will always be
in “Container to be Selected” for you to identify each container.
o If container number is assigned by carrier, the container number will be displayed

with disabled style, you can click “ ” to update the container number if you think
the system default container number is not correct.
o VGM information can be inputted here and submitted by SI or you can also submit
VGM by other channels (not here). VGM Cutoff date is displayed here only for your
ref.
o After VGM information are inputted ,Authorized Person Signature is also required to
provided
You can click “Add container” link to add more containers from your booking for current SI
submission.
o “No more container could be added” message will popup if no more container in
your booking for the SI submission.
✓
You can choose one container and click “Copy Container” link to copy the source
 container’s cargo information into current SI




o After copy, you can choose specified container from “Container to be Selected” first,
then system will auto load selected container’s information and combined
corresponding cargo information.
o If you found the added container is not for current SI, click “Delete Container” link to
remove.
✓ 
When you scroll to right, you will find the input fields for container’s cargo
o Input quantity, gross weight, volume, cargo description for the cargo.
o If the SI need provide some customs filing information, HS Code is required for the
cargo, and especially for JP customs filing, the JP customs filing HS code should be
one of the cargo’s HS Code.
o If the SI need provide US or CA customs filing for house shipment, then need to
assign cargo’s “House B/L” which you inputted in the customs house shipment filing
information.
Step 4: Validate shipping instruction information and submit
1) After all SI submission information inputted, you can click “Validate SI” to proceed the SI
submission. The system will check whether the input information match the carrier's format
requirements, if not, the system will have tips in the tab bar and detailed fields
✓ 
 “Cancel” button is to return to SI search page.
✓ 
There are two options for you to save the SI for late submission or modification.


o Click “Save as Draft” – save the SI as draft if user can not submit SI at this moment,
BOOKING NUMBER+DATE will be the name of the draft SI, like “1111111111_20161225”,
once you click SAVE, this could be found from “Draft”.

o Click “Save as Template” – Save as template, which can be used as template for future
submission.
✓ 
In addition, user can click on the Preview tab to verify SI information before it is sent out.
✓ 
If need to submit the SI, please click on the “Validate SI” button.
2) Once clicked on the “Validate SI”, system will direct you to SI summary review page for your
double check before submission.
3) According to your review result, you can submit current SI to COSCO SHIPPING Lines by clicking
“Submit shipping Instruction”or return back to modify by clicking “Modify”.
4) After SI submitted, you and the receipts which inputted in SI submission form will receive one
email notification like below

The E-MAIL notification is defaulted to be sent to the SI submitter’s mailbox, you can also 
 make special setup in the E-MAIL Subscription (refer to below sreenshot) to share it with all

users in your company.. .
3. Introduction to Drafts, Templates, Search, Marks and Numbers

and Cargo Descriptions
1) Drafts function
✓
User can find out the saved draft via below party menu，and sort the draft list by clicking the

column header
✓
On the draft list, user can click on the icon” ” to view this shipping instruction with draft BL

 format, “ ”to modify the shipping instruction or user can click on the icon” ” to

 delete this draft.



2) Template function
✓
User can save the shipping instruction as a template in case user needs to submit shipping
instruction with similar information in the future. To save it as template, user
can click on
the “Save as Template” button on the shipping instruction submission page
*booking number will not save into the template.
✓
If user check the box for “Mark as Favorite” when save the template,
 then this template can be
selected directly when user submit a new shipping instruction
✓
If user check the box for “Share with users in my Company” when save the template, then this
template can be used by other users in the same company. It could be found in the user’ s
“My Company Templates” tab.
✓ 
To find out the template that you saved, you can access via below party menu
o User can click the “☆”in the column “Favorite” to quick set/cancel template as
favorite template.
o “ ” for user to view the template detail
o “ ”for user to modify the template
o “ ”for user to copy this template as new shipping instruction
o “ ” for user to delete this template
✓ 
In addition, user can click on the “Add Template” button and create a new template directly.

3) Search function
✓
System offers a searchfunction such that user can search out his submitted
shipping instruction.
✓
Choose proper search criteria and click search button (If date range is selected, then the 
 maximum of the previous 6 months can be displayed), below is the search result displayed

and the column name in the search result represents below
o Internet SI Reference Number, it is the number that generated by system once the
shipping instruction is submitted successfully. It is for user’s reference and search.
o Version, it is the version number of the shipping instruction.
o Booking Number, it is the number for the shipping instruction you inputted,
multiple booking number will display if combined case for shipping instruction is.
o BL Number, it is the B/L number given by carrier. When the BL Status is BL Proforma
ready，The BL number is displayed as a hyperlink form and can be linked into “B/L
o BL Status: it is the BL Status given by carrier, includes five statuses: Process, BL Proforma
ready, BL Ready, BL Released, BL deleted.
o Shipper, shipper name for the shipping instruction.
o Consignee, consignee name for the shipping instruction
o Forwarder, forwarder name for the shipping instruction
o Place of Receipt, it is the origin city of the shipping instruction.
o Port of Load, it is the first port of loading for shipping instruction
o Port of discharge, it is the last discharge port for shipping instruction
o Final Destination, it is the final destination city for shipping instruction.
o Submitted By, it is current shipping instruction’s submitter first name/last name and
account information.
o Date Submitted, it is the date time that system processed the shipping instruction and
submitted to carrier.
o SI Status:
 
 Submitted: SI is submitted to carrier.
 
Approved: SI is received and processed by carrier

Rejected: SI is rejected
 by carrier, the reject reason is displayed as tips in “SI
Status”column.
o Actions

, View the SI detail. For shipping instruction amendment version, when customer
click view icon to view the details, customer
 can find the amendment summary
information on top of the view form
 
 , SI preview with B/L draft format

, Edit SI, if your edit SI version is not latest version, system will popup alert to
ask you
 whether amend/view latest version SI or just only view current version SI, it is

not allowed to modify the historical version SI.
 
 , Copy to new SI
 
,View status history log
4) Marks and Numbers / Cargo Description
✓
You can save your inputted “Marks and
 Numbers” and “Cargo information” as favorite when
 you submit the shipping instruction






✓
of“Marks and Numbers”and “Cargo
System offers maintenance function for your favorite
Description”, you can access via below party menu.
✓ 
 , to edit you favorite information
✓ 
 , to delete current favorite information.
o In addition, user can click on the “Add marks and Numbers” button and create a new

record directly.


*** End of the SI User Guide ***
User Guide- Shipment Details
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1. What is Shipment Details
Shipment Details lets you quickly look up shipment information by booking number, bill of lading
number, container number, and user reference number (such as purchase order number). You
can view shipment details that include status, reference numbers, parties, routing,
container&cargo, and etc.
2. How to search Shipment Details from COSCO SHIPPING Lines website

A. Entry
• COSCO SHIPPING Lines Website: http://elines.coscoshipping.com
(Please input your user ID and password to login)


• Click the party menu [Transportation Management] [Shipment Details(NEW)]
• System will open a new tab and direct to Shipment Details search page
B. Search Criteria
• Search by Bill of Lading Number: input Bill of Lading Number and click Search button
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• Search by Booking Number: input Booking Number and click Search button
 • Search by Container Number: input Container Number and click Search button
➢
 
If the container is associated with only one shipment, will display the details of the shipment
directly
➢

If the container is associated with multiple shipments, will display all shipment numbers.
And can click any shipment number link to view the Shipment Details.
• Search by Reference Number: select Reference Type, input Reference Number and click
 Search button
➢
  is associated with only one shipment, will display the details of
If the Reference number
the shipment directly
➢
If the Reference number is associated with multiple shipments, will display all
shipmentnumbers. And can click any shipment number link to view the Shipment
Details.
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C. Search Result
• No Records: if the shipment doesn’t exist in the system
• No Visibility: if the shipment exists but the company user belongs to is not one of the
shipment party
• Has result: if the company user belongs to is one of the shipment party(Booking Party,
Shipper, Forwarder, Consignee, Notify Party, Also Notify Party, Cargo Control Party)
Detail Result Specification:
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Part1: general info described as below pic
Part2: other info as below
1: Container and Cargo info: display some container info and cargo(general cargo,
reefer cargo, dangerous cargo and awkward cargo) info (quantity, weight, volume…)
2: Route info: include origin/destination, POL/POD (transport if has) and vessel voyage
info
3: Detention/Demurrage info: display related container number and last free date of
Demurrage/Detention
4: Intermodal info: display some rail info if has
5: Freight charge info: display some prepaid/collect info with Currency and Amount if
has
Part3: buttons in the bottom
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Shipment Folder: jump to Shipment Folder module
Print: jump to Shipment Details Print page
*** End of the SD User Guide ***
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User Guide- BL Checking ............................................................................................................................ 2

User Guide- BL Checking

1. Go to B/L Checking ........................................................................................................................................... 3

2. How to check B/L draft ................................................................................................................................... 3

1) Search B/L draft .................................................................................................................. 3

2) View/download/print B/L draft PDF files ............................................................................. 4

3) View B/L History Log ........................................................................................................... 5

4) Email notification ................................................................................................................ 5

*** End of the Bill Checking User Guide ***....................................................................................... 5

2. How to check B/L draft

1) Search B/L draft

o View PDF file

o Download PDF file

3) View B/L History Log

*** End of the Bill Checking User Guide ***

COSCO SHIPPING Lines E-Business

Online B/L printing

How to apply for authorization

➢Register as a certificated user onelines.coscoshipping.com

➢Once you have been approved for BLRP, please log on to

A. Access the “Outbound Documentation” tab, then the B/L Printing

B. Printing of Original B/L’s requires a one-time download of our print

➢Printing of Seaways, profomas, drafts, or bill copies does

➢When uploaded, bills will show in a “Ready to

Print”status➢Original bills can be printed one time only

➢After printing original bills, status willchange to “Printed”

➢Non-originals can be printed and/or downloaded multiple times

➢After printing and/or downloading non-originals, status will remain as “Ready to

Batch print original bills of lading

Original bill of lading is ready to print

➢ Open the bill of

Click to view details

➢Click on the printer icon to print original bills of lading

➢Click on the download icon to save or to print non-original bills of

lading➢Original bills will open in the print client software

➢Bills can be sent directly to the printer

➢(Printer set-up options detailed on the next slides)

Click this button to send directly to printer

Click this button to open printer setup

1. Printers and Drivers

User Guide- Booking Request

2. How to create a Booking Request? ....................................................................................................... 3

Step 1: Routing and schedule information ........................................................................................... 4

Step 2: Input rate/reference information ............................................................................................. 5

Step 3: Input shipment party information ............................................................................................ 5

Step 4: Input cargo and container information .................................................................................... 6

Optional Step 6: Input special requirements information .................................................................... 8

Optional Step 7: Document upload for submit booking ....................................................................... 8

Optional Step 8: Remarks and specified notification............................................................................ 9

3. Introduction to Draft, Template, Search and Email subscription .......................................................... 9

Draft function ........................................................................................................................................ 9

Template function .............................................................................................................................. 10

Search function .................................................................................................................................. 11

*** End of the BR User Guide *** ............................................................................................................. 14

1. Go to submit a Booking Request

2. How to create a Booking Request?

Validate/Submit the BR P.S.

Step 1: Routing and schedule information

Select one template to create

Multiple options of specifying the schedule

Click the button

Step 2: Input rate/reference information

* End of the Bill Checking User Guide *....................................................................................... 5

* End of the Bill Checking User Guide *

* End of the BR User Guide * ............................................................................................................. 14

* End of the BR User Guide *

* End of the service request User Guide *

* End of the SI User Guide * ..................................................................... 22

* End of the SI User Guide *

* End of the SD User Guide *