How will the marine carrier know that supplementary cargo reports are required?
A 4. As a general rule, containers consigned to a freight forwarder require at least one supplementary report. The marine carrier must be satisfied that the freight forwarder will provide detailed data in a supplementary report in the required timeframes. In such cases the carrier must provide the freight forwarder with the Cargo Control Number (CCN). Otherwise the carrier must obtain the details of the shipment, e.g., actual shipper, ultimate consignee, etc., from the freight forwarder. It is the responsibility of the marine carrier to indicate on their cargo report that a supplementary report is applicable. When a supplementary report is required the marine carrier must transmit the Estimated Date and Time of Loading. Note times must be shown as Eastern Standard Time (EST).
