It's important to know what's happening with your containers at each point in the shipment lifecycle. This allows teams to keep their timelines up to date and make strategic adjustments to account for any changes that occur.

This article will give you a quick rundown on what happens with your inventory after it has arrived at the POD.

f you have a container that is destined for an inland location, it will first need to arrive to the initial Port of Discharge (POD).

When the ETA to Port of Discharge occurs, your container will be offloaded from the vessel, and placed on the rail to begin its journey to the final inland location.

The Shippabo platform will clearly list the POD Arrival location & date, as well as the Inland Arrival location & date.

While on the rail, the Inland Transit Number (IT#) will be issued by the steamship line , and the final rail location terminal + FIRMS code is also confirmed.

Both of these pieces of information are required for the customs entry.

As soon as this information is provided by the steamship line, Shippabo will issue the arrival notice.

Shippabo will now file customs entry documents to the designated broker. Once your container is customs and freight released, the rail line will issue a Pickup Number.

Shippabo will provide the Pickup Number to the designated trucking partner as this is required for the trucking partner to collect the container, as well as storing this information in our platform.

The designated trucker can now schedule the pickup appointment with the rail yard. Your container is on it’s way to you!

Rail yards typically give less free time than port yards (approximately 48 hours).

Shippabo will track your container closely to ensure all information is received and provided timely.