A vessel call sign is a unique identifier assigned to a ship for radio communication purposes. It is used to distinguish the vessel from others in maritime communication systems, including VHF radios and satellite communications.
A vessel omission (sometimes called a port omission) occurs when a scheduled vessel does not call at a planned port during its voyage. This disruption means that the vessel skips the port entirely, which can impact the transportation and delivery schedules of goods.
In cargo shipping, vessel rotation is the planned sequence of port calls that a shipping vessel follows on its route to optimize cargo loading and unloading operations.
The timetable of departure and arrival times for each port call on the rotation of the vessel in question.
A journey by sea from one port or country to another one or, in case of a round trip, to the same port.
Warehouse utilization is a logistics metric that refers to the effective use of available warehouse space for storing goods and inventory.
Order for specific transportation work carried out by a third party provider on behalf of the issuing party.
Logistics yard management refers to the process of overseeing and controlling the movement of trucks, trailers, containers, and other vehicles within a yard or distribution center. This includes tasks such as scheduling, tracking, and coordinating the arrival, departure, and storage of these vehicles.
September 2023 product roundup: Improve supply chain collaboration with Live Boards
Knowing where your goods are is hard enough without having to worry about how you’re going to keep your stakeholders and supply chain partners up to date.
The standard approach of sending tracking updates over email chains can be cumbersome and time consuming. Not to mention that the second you press ‘send’, you risk the data being out of date…
Our recent platform updates are designed to help supply chain and logistics teams improve and simplify partner and stakeholder collaboration.
Introducing Live Boards
Beacon Live Boards allow you to share real-time updates with everyone who needs them, bringing Google Docs style sharing and collaboration to the world of supply chain and logistics.
Simply filter your ocean and air shipments based on port, airport, estimated arrival date, carrier, SKU, PO or any other attribute, and create a shareable view in just two clicks.
Live Boards can be made public or private. With public boards, all users need is the URL to access shipment updates. Private boards allow you to restrict access to users logged into your Beacon dashboard.
Common uses of Live Boards include:
- Scheduling port pickups with trucking partners
- Providing warehouse teams an accurate view of incoming shipments
- Creating a triage list of at risk shipments
- Keeping merchandising teams and buyers in the loop
- Sharing tracking updates with customers
The next update will introduce the ability to comment, making it easy to swiftly coordinate responses to delays and disruptions with your supply chain partners.
What else is new this month?
You asked and we listened.
Ports can now be searched and filtered by country, making it easier to hone in on the shipments you’re focused on.
We’ve also launched a new chat support feature. Simply click the orange ‘B’ in the bottom right corner of your Beacon dashboard to connect with our friendly customer team.