New booking

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How do I make an online booking?

  • You can only make a booking if you are registered and have logged in. 
  • You can make a booking after searching a schedule and clicking the Book button beside a sailing of your choice.
  • If you have not logged in yet, you will be prompted to log in as shown below
  • At the booking screen, fill in the mandatory fields marked with a * (Note: The mandatory fields are for booking only. Some of the other fields will only become mandatory for a shipping instruction)
  • You can enter party details for their shipment during the booking stage
    • For a booking, only Service Contract Holder and Shipper are mandatory
    • All party details will have the following options as shown
      • Same as - any other parties you have entered in the current booking
      • Previous - a party you have entered from a previous booking  (Note: you can only select a previous party for the same party, ie: previous consignee details will only appear under Consignee in a new booking)
      • Other -  A party which is not available on the website
  • Enter all container details marked with *
    • Select Container Type
    • If a reefer container is selected, enter the mandatory reefer details
    • Select Number of Containers
    • Enter Average Cargo Weight / Container (kgs)
    • Enter Average Volume (m3) – Not mandatory
    • If you are using your own container, tick the Shipper Owned Containers (SOC) box
  • Enter all commodity details marked with an * as shown
    • Select Commodity Group
    • Select Commodity Type
    • Additional Remarks, if any (not mandatory)
    • Enter Description of Goods
    • Select Dangerous Cargo, if shipping DG (Note: if selected, you must enter the required DG details in Booking Notes section)
  • If a port you have selected offers Store Door (SD) acceptance, you will be given an option if you want inland haulage. (See 'Store Door' Locations linkon left)
  • Select Yes if there are any SD requirements
  • Select the documentation you would like to receive under Export Documentation
    • Number of originals will always be 3
    • Select Number of copies
  • Enter any other comments/remarks in the Booking Notes (Note: Booking Notes will be mandatory if Dangerous Cargo option is ticked. See 6)
  • Tick “I have read and understood the Terms and Conditions”  
  • Click Continue
Inland Haulage (only applicable if Yes is ticked for Inland Haulage)
  • Fill in all the mandatory fields marked in *
  • Click on “Continue to Booking Summary” to continue
Payment Details
  • Click on “Continue to Payment Details” in the booking summary page to continue to payment details.
  • Select Yes to specify payment details
  • Determine the parties for the individual charges and whether they are prepaid/collect
  • If you select Other party as the party for a payment type, you will need to select an invoice party from a previous booking or specify a different invoice party
  • Click on “Complete this Booking”
  • The booking acknowledgement page will give the details of the booking as well as the Booking reference number as shown.
  • That’s it! You will receive a booking confirmation from your local MCC booking office.