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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 Nov-18 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. Nov-18 Container Royalty Central Collection Fund Project
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 Nov-18 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/ Nov-18 Container Royalty Central Collection Fund Project
CR Station Functions – Paul McCarthy 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 Nov-18 Container Royalty Central Collection Fund Project
Carrier Reporting – Ole Sweedlund 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 Nov-18 Container Royalty Central Collection Fund Project
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 Nov-18 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 Nov-18 Container Royalty Central Collection Fund Project
Contact CRCC Fund – Bret Clark 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 Nov-18 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 Nov-18 Container Royalty Central Collection Fund Project
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