EDI Message Types

There are two EDI message types used to transmit data: ANSI and EDIFACT. ANSI or the American National Standards Institute is used primarily in North America. EDIFACT or Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Trade is used primarily in Europe, Asia and Oceania.

DESCRIPTION MESSAGE TYPES
 
    ANSI   EDIFACT
Booking Requests   300     IFTMBF
Booking Confirmation   301     IFTMBC
Shipping Instructions   304     IFTMIN
Bill of Lading   310     IFTMCS
Arrival Notice   312     IFTMAN
Container Movements   315     IFTSTA
Schedules   323     IFTSAI
Functional Acknowledgements   997     CONTRL
Application Acknowledgements   824     APERAK
 
Note: If you are interested in exchanging a message type that is not listed above, please contact NYK Line