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Container Royalty Central Collection Fund Project. PROGRAM UPDATE MARCH 2015. Welcome – Charlie Flynn. Introductions The CRCCF Team System Review Program Review – Status and Schedule User Registration CR Station Functions – Daily Arrivals, Exception Reports
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Container Royalty Central Collection Fund Project PROGRAM UPDATE MARCH 2015
Welcome – Charlie Flynn • Introductions • The CRCCF Team • System Review • Program Review – Status and Schedule • User Registration • CR Station Functions – Daily Arrivals, Exception Reports • Carrier Reporting Requirements – Parallel Operations • CBI Format Requirements • Program Enhancements • Contact Info & Trouble reporting • Q&A Container Royalty Central Collection Fund Project
Program Status – Bret Clark • Billing and payments processing functions are complete. • CBI Rate calculations are complete. • 146 users are registered in the system. • Daily Arrivals are being reported by 7 ports regularly. • 4 Terminal Operators are providing weekly container reports. • Container Exception reports will be complete within a few weeks. • Work on enhanced reporting and CFS interaction are in progress. Container Royalty Central Collection Fund Project
Schedule • Work on enhanced reporting and CFS interaction are in progress. – Due May/June 2015 • Anticipated “parallel live” date in Spring 2015, beginning with subset of carriers • Subsequent carrier live activations in a Phased Roll-out • 4-5 Carriers each month until complete in Oct-2015 Container Royalty Central Collection Fund Project
User Registration – Eileen Mackell • User must complete the training tutorial prior to registration • All users must submit an online request for a unique username and password combination for their sole use. • Once your application is submitted, and approved by a manager or supervisor, it will be activated. • User Roles now allow multi-entity assess and invoicing Tutorial Links http://www.crccfund.org/training/ports/ http://www.crccfund.org/training/carriers/ Container Royalty Central Collection Fund Project
CR Station Functions – Paul McCarthy Container Royalty Central Collection Fund Project • Completion of the Daily Arrivals log • Entry of all arrival vessels and carriers daily • Update information on the log as needed • A report of Daily Callings is being developed • Live Billing • All carrier royalty assessments will be provided per voyage • Voyage Invoices will be available on the CRCCF for printing and confirmation • Billing through the legacy Tonnage Reporting system will continue until the carriers agree to transfer permanently
Carrier Reporting – Ole Sweedlund Container Royalty Central Collection Fund Project • Voyage Container reports are required within 7 business days of the completion of the voyage • CBI rate assessment calculation is in effect for exemption cargo using UN Location codes • Invoices are rendered 24 hours after the voyage is uploaded. • Carriers should confirm the assessment and invoice amounts for payment. • Live billing commencing in Spring 2015 with a reduced set of carriers • CRCCF will produce full voyage invoices for approval and payment • The legacy TRS system will be available for back-up reporting and billing
Enhancements & Dev. Tasks – Chris Boothroyd • Initial Database Upgrade Completed Jan-2015 • Significant Performance Improvements • Further Server Updates planned before ‘Go Live’ • Performance Monitoring Tools • Etc. • Recent Site Enhancements • Coding for the CBI Initiative • Navigation Improvements • Collapsible/Expandable Search Criteria • Color differentiation between Search / Edit controls and buttons • Pop Up dialogs for Inserting / Adding entries • Port Groups • Users are grouped for the following ports/stations • New York and Newark • Miami and Port Everglades • Houston and Freeport • On Home Page can now see an aggregate of both ports • Or choose a specific port Container Royalty Central Collection Fund Project
Enhancements & Development Tasks • Excel outputs are available for download on most screens • Carrier Groups • A single login can view multiple SCAC codes • On Home Page can now see an aggregate of all SCAC codes (or choose a specific SCAC code) • Container Exceptions Report • Imports container reports from terminals • Compares terminal data with manifest data • Highlights discrepancies and supports the process of resolution • Still working on comparison algorithm to avoid ‘false negatives’ • Integration with Accounting Software data transfers • Invoices • Payments Due to ports and funds • Carrier Invoice Payments • Disbursements to ports and funds • Next Steps • Finalize Security Model Changes • Finer Grained Model (e.g. separate financial reports/pages from pure voyage data) • CFS Interface • Reports Container Royalty Central Collection Fund Project
Contact CRCC Fund – Bret Clark • CRCC Fund • 125 Chubb Avenue, Suite 350NA • Lyndhurst, NJ 07071 • Administrative • Eileen Flannelly-Mackell - Tel # 732-404-3121; Fax # 732-602-7636 • eflannelly@crccfund.org • Financial • Paul McCarthy - Tel # 732-404-3120; Fax # 732-602-7636 • pmccarthy@crccfund.org • Executive • Charlie Flynn - Tel # 732-404-3108; Fax # 732-602-7636 • cflynn@crccfund.org Container Royalty Central Collection Fund Project
How to Report Technical Issues Clicking on the support to will open a pop-up screen to enter particulars Container Royalty Central Collection Fund Project
Q & A Container Royalty Central Collection Fund Project