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Guide: Container Milestones + Data Fields

OpenTrack standardizes data from many sources. Learn more below.

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Written by Bethany Morrill
Updated over a year ago

OpenTrack covers more than 97% of global shipments, standardizing the most relevant and accurate data. This means that you receive data you can trust, presented in real-time for complete ocean freight visibility. Data is gathered from all major ocean carriers, steamship lines, North American ports, terminals and rail carriers so you don't miss a thing.

Uniform milestones are created by standardizing data across all carriers and data sources. This list is updated frequently, so please click here to see the most up-to-date list. Also, the below lists are ocean milestones, all rail information can be found here.

Milestone

Description

EMPTY OUTGATED

Container empty outgated to shipper at origin

FULL INGATED

Container full ingated from shipper at origin

LOADED ON BARGE AT ORIGIN

Container loaded onto barge at origin

BARGE DEPARTED FROM ORIGIN

Container departed from origin to port of lading

BARGE BERTHED AT ORIGIN PORT

Container berthed at port of lading

DISCHARGED FROM BARGE AT ORIGIN PORT

Container discharged from barge at port of lading

LOADED

Container loaded onto vessel at port of lading (ATD)

VESSEL DEPARTED

Container departed from origin at port of lading (ATD)

VESSEL ARRIVED AT TRANSSHIPMENT PORT

Container arrived at transshipment port

VESSEL BERTHED AT TRANSSHIPMENT PORT

Container berthed at transshipment port terminal

DISCHARGED AT TRANSSHIPMENT PORT

Container discharged at transshipment port

LOADED AT TRANSSHIPMENT PORT

Container loaded at transshipment port

VESSEL DEPARTED FROM TRANSSHIPMENT PORT

Container departed from transshipment port

VESSEL ARRIVED

Container arrived at final port of discharge (ATA)

VESSEL BERTHED

Container berthed at terminal at final port of discharge

DISCHARGED

Container discharged from vessel at terminal at final port of discharge

AVAILABLE

Container available for pick at terminal

FULL OUTGATED

Container full outgated from terminal

FULL INGATED TO OFFDOCK FACILITY

Container full ingated at off-dock facility

AVAILABLE AT OFFDOCK FACILITY

Container available for pick up at off-dock facility

FULL OUTGATED FROM OFFDOCK FACILITY

Container full outgated from off-dock facility

FULL DROPPED OFF AT TRUCKER YARD

Container full dropped off at trucker yard

FULL PICKED UP FROM TRUCKER YARD

Container full picked up from trucker yard

DELIVERED

Container delivered to final destination

EMPTY READY FOR PICKUP

Container empty available for pick up at final destination

EMPTY PICKED UP FOR RETURN

Container empty picked up at final destination

EMPTY DROPPED OFF AT TRUCKER YARD

Container empty dropped off at trucker yard

EMPTY PICKED UP FROM TRUCKER YARD

Container empty picked up from trucker yard

EMPTY RETURNED

Container ingated empty to terminal

Data

Description

VESSEL NAME

Mother vessel to the final port of discharge

VOYAGE NUMBER

Mother voyage to the final port of discharge

ORIGIN PORT

Container port of loading

DESTINATION PORT

Container port of discharge

TERMINAL AT DESTINATION PORT

Terminal at the final port of discharge

ETA

ETA to terminal at final port of discharge (Estimated Time of Arrival)

LAST FREE DAY

Last free day at terminal at final port of discharge

DEMURRAGE INCURRED

Dollar amount of demurrage accrued during the current voyage at the terminal at final port of discharge

DEMURRAGE OWED

Dollar amount of demurrage currently due at the terminal at final port of discharge

TERMINAL APPOINTMENT DATE

Container appointment date issued by the terminal

HOLDS

Container holds information reported by terminal

LAST KNOWN POSITION

Last known position of container (lat, long)

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