MYMSC A SIMPLE GUIDE October 2017
INTRODUCING MYMSC Our new secure online portal, mymsc, provides 24/7 access to real-time information, enabling you to manage your freight with ease. With the new SOLAS VGM law being implemented on the 1 st of July 2016, mymsc will provide you with a quick and efficient online solution to submitting VGM details. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 2
THE BIGGER PICTURE This new tool forms part of an ongoing global initiative to provide our customers with greater visibility of shipments, allowing access to documentation and operational information. In addition to VGM submission, mymsc is a secure portal designed to provide customers with access to documentation, shipment information and ecommerce offerings such as Bookings and Shipping Instructions. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 3
GETTING STARTED
LOG IN Accessing the portal is simple. You can register for the application in two ways: Visit msc.com and click on mymsc from the main menu. Connect directly to the portal here: https://www.mymsc.com/link/ Select Register - New User Enter the Verification code Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 5
REGISTER To Register for mymsc, please complete the following steps; Enter your company contact details including your name and email address Select which MSC offices you wish to register with or select VGM only Read the Privacy Policy. You must accept this policy to use the system Check all information is correct, then Submit your registration for approval Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 6
DASHBOARD The home screen is your dashboard where you can see an overview of all your recent shipments with MSC. From here you can use the navigation menu to access any area of mymsc. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 7
SOLAS VGM
SOLAS VGM mymsc provides you with access to: Submit VGM Upload Verified Gross Mass declaration form for a specific Booking or Bill of Lading number. VGM Submission History Search and view previous VGM declaration details. Container Tare Weight Search Search for a specific container tare weight. Submit Bulk VGM To submit VGM in bulk. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 9
SOLAS VGM SUBMIT VGM INSTRUCTIONS To submit VGM details follow these simple steps: Search for booking Fill in the party details Confirm weighing method. Upload your weight instructions. To do this, start by clicking the download template button. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 10
SOLAS VGM SUBMIT VGM INSTRUCTIONS Once you ve selected Download Template an excel spreadsheet will open. Use this to input your weight instructions and save to your computer. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 11
SOLAS VGM SUBMIT VGM INSTRUCTIONS Once you have completed the excel spreadsheet, you can upload this to the website by clicking Upload Excel option. You can upload additional supporting documents by clicking on the green icon with the arrow. Once uploaded check the details have pulled through correctly then click Submit. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 12
SOLAS VGM VGM SUBMISSION HISTORY VGM History can be searched by using Booking Number, Bill of Lading or Container Number. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 13
SOLAS VGM CONTAINER TARE WEIGHT SEARCH To search for one or multiple containers tare weight, enter the container number and click Retrieve. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 14
SOLAS VGM SUBMIT VGM IN BULK Through this feature, VGM details can be uploaded for multiple Booking/BLs. Similar to the feature in SUBMIT VGM INSTRUCTION, the template needs to be downloaded, the relevant data needs to be entered in the File, save the file in the local machine and upload the file through the button Upload Excel. The instructions can be viewed using the? button too. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 15
SHIPMENT AND VESSEL INFORMATION
DOCUMENTS Within mymsc you can access: Arrival Notice You will be able to access documents for the company/ies your user profile is associated with. Non Neg Bill of Lading Search and view final copy Bill of Lading. Booking Confirmation Search and view booking confirmations. Invoice View a particular invoice or all issued invoices under a Bill of Lading. NVOCC AMS Declaration Shows submitted AMS details. AES Declaration Shows submitted AES details. Import Delivery Order Shows Import Delivery Order Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 17
DOCUMENTS ARRIVAL NOTICE To search for a Arrival Notice you may enter the Bill of Lading number then click Retrieve. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 18
DOCUMENTS ARRIVAL NOTICE A copy of the Arrival Notice will be available for download or print. To search for another Arrival Notice click Reset. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 19
DOCUMENTS NON NEG BILL OF LADING To search for a Non-Negotiable Bill of Lading, you may enter the Bill of Lading number or Booking Number then click Retrieve. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 20
DOCUMENTS NON NEG BILL OF LADING A copy of the Non Negotiable B/L will be available for download or print. To search for different B/L click on Reset. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 21
DOCUMENTS BOOKING CONFIRMATIONS To search for booking confirmations, enter the booking number and click Retrieve. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 22
DOCUMENTS BOOKING CONFIRMATIONS The booking confirmation will be available for download or print. To search for different booking click Reset button. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 23
DOCUMENTS INVOICE To search for Invoices, enter the Invoice Number or Bill of Lading number or Container Number and click Retrieve. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 24
DOCUMENTS INVOICE The Invoice will be available for download or print. To search for another Invoice click Reset. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 25
DOCUMENTS NVOCC AMS DECLARATION STATUS To search for NVOCC AMS Declaration enter the Bill of Lading number or Container Number and click Retrieve. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 26
DOCUMENTS NVOCC AMS DECLARATION STATUS The NVOCC AMS Declaration Status will be available for download or print. To search for another NVOCC AMS Declaration Status click Reset. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 27
TRACKING mymsc enables you 24/7 access to tracking information. Bill of Lading Container Status Track and trace shipments. Vessel Port Information Search all vessel arrivals and departures for a particular port. Empty Depot Return Location Shows the depot or terminal were the empty container is to be returned for merchant own haulage. Information relevant only to appropriate countries. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 28
TRACKING BILL OF LADING CONTAINER STATUS To track a shipment you can search by Bill of Lading number to show all container status information. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 29
TRACKING BILL OF LADING CONTAINER STATUS You can also search for single container status information by entering the Container Number. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 30
TRACKING VESSEL PORT INFORMATION To search for vessel port information enter the applicable POL/POD Import / Export the relevant start date and how many weeks the information is required, then click Retrieve. The information given is then available to download and print. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 31
VESSEL mymsc provides access to vessel information: Cut-off By Booking Vessel cut off time for specific booking. Exchange Rate Request rates of exchange based on vessel or Bill of Lading number. Cutoff By Port Vessel cut off time for specific port. Cutoff By Rail Ramp Cut off time for specific rail ramp. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 32
VESSEL CUTOFF BY BOOKING To search for cut-off date, enter booking number and click Retrieve. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 33
VESSEL EXCHANGE RATES (IMPORT) To search for exchange rate, select your MSC agency, enter Bill of Lading number then click Retrieve. The information will then be available to download or print. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 34
VESSEL EXCHANGE RATES (EXPORT) To search for exchange rate, select your MSC agency, enter port details and then click Retrieve. The information will then be available to download or print. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 35
FINANCIAL CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS At MSC we are always working to improve our services. We are currently working to develop the below functionality to provide you with access to even more information: Customer Accounts Outstanding Balance View pending invoice amounts. Special Payment Terms Any agreed payment terms with the specified MSC Agency. Dispute Management (under development) Raise and monitor invoice queries. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 36
E-COMMERCE ROLLOUT IN PROGRESS SOON AVAILABLE IN MORE AND MORE COUNTRIES
ECOMMERCE Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 38
ECOMMERCE By the end of 2016, mymsc has granted access for the below features: ebooking Create and submit bookings directly to MSC s system. Shipping Instruction Create and submit Shipping Instructions once bookings have been confirmed. Draft BL Edit and approve the Draft BL directly online. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 39
ebooking
EBOOKING To create an ebooking below 4 mandatory details need to be entered in the following tabs Header Intermodal Details (if applicable) Container/ Cargo Schedule Navigation for ebooking is ecommerce ebooking Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 41
EBOOKING - HEADER Enter the details in the Header tab. Fields which are marked with symbol * are mandatory fields. Booking Office Select the MSC Booking Agency Office. Booking Client Information Select the Company for which you are making the Booking for and enter other communication details. Enter the Shipping Terms, Port of Loading and Port of Discharge. If a Shipping Term other than Port to Port was selected, the next tab to navigate to will be Intermodal Details. Click on Next button to proceed to next screen Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 42
EBOOKING CONTAINER/CARGO The Container/Cargo screen requires below mandatory information to proceed to next screen: Number of containers Equipment Type Commodities Click on Add Commodity button to update/add cargo details Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 43
EBOOKING CONTAINER/CARGO Enter below mandatory cargo details: Hazardous cargo (to indicate whether booking is for Hazardous cargo or not) Net Cargo weight Number of Packages Package Type Harmonized Code (If Harmonized code is not known, then can enter commodity description to search) Click on Save and then click on Next button to proceed to next screen Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 44
EBOOKING SCHEDULE The Schedule screen will show 3 upcoming vessel/voyages by default for selection. This is based on the date entered in Preferred sailing date field. Select the preferred Vessel/Voyage. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 45
EBOOKING SCHEDULE If the Rate Agreement/ Contract Reference is known then the same can be entered under the Charges section. Also can select the Payment type. Click on Next button to proceed to next screen Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 46
EBOOKING OPTIONAL SHIPMENT PARTIES Additional Shipment parties details can be entered in this tab. Either customer can be searched manually or added using Same As Option. Click on Next button to proceed to next screen Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 47
EBOOKING CONFIRM Entered details can be cross checked using ebooking summary, if any change is required click on the Back button. On clicking Submit button, it will send booking details to MSC Agency. ebooking reference number will be generated and ebooking status will be set as Pending MSC agency confirmation. ebooking Confirmation message will pop up after submission. Can click on Go to Dashboard to see ebooking status. An email will be received informing ebooking received by MSC Agency. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 48
EBOOKING STATUS Below the statuses of ebooking in mymsc.com Pending MSC agency confirmation Confirmed Cancelled Customer Edited Pending confirmation Only when the ebooking status is available as Confirmed, edit option will be enabled. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 49
EBOOKING STATUS Once edited, click on Send to Agency button to resend details to MSC agency. Status will be changed from Confirmed to Customer Edited Pending confirmation Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 50
EBOOKING STATUS ebooking can be cancelled by clicking on icon An alert message will pop up. Once OK button is clicked the ebooking will be Cancelled. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 51
Shipping Instructions
SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS CREATION There are 2 options to create/edit Shipping Instructions Dashboard ebooking Create Shipping Instructions (icon) ecommerce Shipping Instructions SI can be created only for Confirmed ebookings. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 53
ESI CREATION By clicking on the icon,will open the Shipping Instructions editing screen. Details that are entered in ebooking will remain, if any additional details required or any changes needed can be edited in the SI screen. By clicking Edit, details can be updated or amended. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 54
ESI CREATION Once Customer details are edited, click on Save button. Similarly Container/Cargo details can be edited through the option available in the Container/Cargo section. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 55
ESI SUBMISSION After all details entered then the SI can be submitted to MSC Agency. SI successfully sent to MSC agency message will pop up once submitted. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 56
ESI STATUS Below the statuses of esi in mymsc.com Sent to MSC Draft Pending Customer Approval Cancelled Customer Approved Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 57
ESI CREATION Once the SI is submitted to the Agency, the status will be set as Sent to MSC Once SI is processed in the Agency system, draft BL will be sent back for approval, at this stage, the status of the esi will be set as Draft Pending Customer Approval The Draft can either be edited or Approved. To approve the draft, please click on the icon Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 58
ESI APPROVAL Warning message will pop up while approving. By clicking OK button will approve the SI and change the SI status to Customer Approved. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 59
MYMSC SUPPORT TEAM
LOCAL SUPPORT TEAM We have a dedicated mymsc Support team to answer questions and provide assistance to our online users. Please check the Contact Us section. Copyright MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. 61