Why can't I issue a delivery order in Sailix?

One of three checks has failed. Either the containers on the B/L have no confirmed discharge, the import invoice has no receipt and the party is not a credit customer, or a detention charge on the bill is unpaid. The screen lists the reason and what clears it.

How is detention calculated when a delivery order is extended?

Sailix counts calendar days from the discharge date to the new validity date and prices them against the day slabs in the line's import detention profile for that port. Day waivers reduce the chargeable days, and percent or fixed-amount waivers reduce the gross, before the invoice is raised.

Can a delivery order be released before payment is received?

Yes, with approval. The desk requests approval from the delivery order screen and the request waits in Approvals under DO Approval. Once it is approved with a remark, the delivery order can be generated, and the screen states that it was released on management approval.

What is a destination DO hold instruction?

It is an instruction recorded against an export B/L telling the destination to hold or unhold delivery. In Sailix you select the B/L, set the status to hold or unhold and add remarks. The list shows each instruction with its booking, customer and destination port.

Delivery orderRelease cargo only when the delivery order is clear.

Issue import delivery orders behind discharge, payment and detention checks, then extend validity with detention billed.

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NVOCC import

Overview

A delivery order hands the cargo over, so Sailix checks three things before it lets one out. Every container on the B/L must have a confirmed discharge. The import invoice must be receipted, or the party must be a credit customer. And no detention charge already raised on the bill may be left unpaid.

When a check fails, the screen says why and offers a way forward: open the discharge lists, settle the detention invoice, or request approval. An approved request opens the gate for that delivery order. After issue, validity is extended on its own screen, where detention is calculated from the discharge date and invoiced.

Capabilities

What it does

Three release checks
The DO cannot be generated until containers are discharge-confirmed, the invoice is receipted or on credit terms, and earlier detention on the bill is settled.
DO approval queue
When payment is outstanding, the desk requests approval. An approver accepts or rejects with a remark, and decided requests stay listed with who decided them.
Validity from free days
Validity defaults to the discharge date plus the free days on the B/L. Every later change to the date is kept in a validity history.
Extension with detention
Extending validity shows total and chargeable days, prices them from the line's slab profile, applies any waiver and raises a detention invoice.
CFS, ICD or DPD delivery
Record the delivery location type and its code on the DO. Choosing ICD on the import invoice adds an inland haulage line for the desk to price.
Two print formats
Generate the delivery order PDF or a CMC letter from the same record. An issued delivery order can be downloaded again at any time.

Workflow

How it works

First
Find the B/L
Search the Import Delivery Order screen and select the bill. Invoice reference, parties and container numbers load from it.
Then
Clear the checks
Resolve whatever the screen flags: confirm discharge, receipt the invoice, settle detention, or request approval.
Next
Issue the order
Set delivered-to, delivery location and validity date, save, and generate the PDF. The containers move to the To Consignee status.
Finally
Extend if needed
In Delivery Order Extension, pick a new validity date and confirm the detention invoice. The validity date updates with it.

Questions

Questions and answers

Why can't I issue a delivery order in Sailix?: One of three checks has failed. Either the containers on the B/L have no confirmed discharge, the import invoice has no receipt and the party is not a credit customer, or a detention charge on the bill is unpaid. The screen lists the reason and what clears it.
How is detention calculated when a delivery order is extended?: Sailix counts calendar days from the discharge date to the new validity date and prices them against the day slabs in the line's import detention profile for that port. Day waivers reduce the chargeable days, and percent or fixed-amount waivers reduce the gross, before the invoice is raised.
Can a delivery order be released before payment is received?: Yes, with approval. The desk requests approval from the delivery order screen and the request waits in Approvals under DO Approval. Once it is approved with a remark, the delivery order can be generated, and the screen states that it was released on management approval.
What is a destination DO hold instruction?: It is an instruction recorded against an export B/L telling the destination to hold or unhold delivery. In Sailix you select the B/L, set the status to hold or unhold and add remarks. The list shows each instruction with its booking, customer and destination port.