Carrier Link

INTTRA's Carrier-Link is a comprehensive service that provides global, standardized electronic connectivity of an ocean-container carrier to thousands of individual shipping entities (both direct shippers and logistics providers).

One EDI connection with INTTRA for each of INTTRA's carrier services provides the carrier with instant connectivity between all active and future INTTRA users.

From user to carrier	From carrier to user
Booking Requests (new or amended)	Booking Response or Confirmation
Shipping Instructions (new or amended)	Bill of Lading (image, data or both)
	Sailing Schedules
	Status Events

For data flowing in both directions:

• INTTRA provides carrier-friendly industry leadership via EDI Implementation Guides with widespread global multi-carrier adoption.
• INTTRA coordinates all aspects of user-facing project and technical management including installation, configuration, training and on-going support.
• INTTRA performs all aspects of data management including syntax conversion (to/from EDIFACT or ANSI or XML or flat-file), mode conversion (to/from Web or desktop), and code conversion (to/from different coding standards for coded data).

For data flowing from users to carriers:

• INTTRA provides data standardization by enforcing mandatory fields and by requiring coded data in all key carrier-benefiting fields. 
• INTTRA facilitates process standardization by insuring that all user data complies with one EDI Implementation Guide, independent of how the user transmitted it to INTTRA.

Use of Carrier-Link reduces carrier IT costs by:

• Eliminating resources required for customer integration & customer e-commerce support.
• Eliminating resources required to develop and maintain multi-channel customer e-commerce (EDI, web, desktop).
• Reducing resources required to manage EDI traffic by reducing the number of unique trading partner relationships (potentially by thousands).

Use of Carrier-Link reduces carrier operations costs by:

• Reducing the need for "rush" phone calls to customers.  INTTRA's enforcement of mandatory-data and coded-data rules ensures all required data is provided by the customer in their initial communication.
• Encouraging efficient internal processes that provide world-class customer service at lower unit cost than the current processes.

Our carrier network is expanding rapidly. Please contact Harry Sangree, Senior Vice President, Business Development and Corporate Strategy: harry.sangree@inttra.com or any of INTTRA's local offices to receive more information about the benefits of joining INTTRA.