Terminal & appointmentsAutomated detention and demurrage recovery for eModal
Appointment and terminal fee records from eModal as incentive-principle evidence
- Sync
- Daily, or more often where your account's access method allows
- Authentication
- Account-holder authorization for eModal data or scheduled exports; credentials stay with the account holder
- Data exchanged
- Container status · Appointment records · Terminal fee payments
How it connects
eModal, from Advent eModal (Advent Intermodal Solutions), is a landside cargo platform used by container terminals, depots and truckers at many US ports. Its applications include PreGate for truck appointments, Fee Manager for paying terminal fees such as demurrage, and a Community Portal that brings container status and appointments together.
ATAHSKIA brings in the eModal records your company or your dray carrier can access: container status, appointment requests and confirmations, and fee payments. Where appointments were unavailable or a box was not yet released, that history becomes evidence for the incentive principle in 46 CFR § 545.5, which looks at whether a charge could actually prompt cargo or equipment to move. Every demurrage invoice is also checked against the 20 elements of § 541.6.
Fee Manager payments are worth reconciling too. Demurrage paid at the terminal to release a container, then billed again on a carrier invoice, is a duplicate that is easy to miss when the two charges arrive weeks apart.
Data flows
Container status
Reads
Release status, holds and availability at eModal terminals.
Appointment records
Reads
Appointment requests, confirmations, cancellations and slot availability for pickups and empty returns, from your or your trucker's account.
Terminal fee payments
Reads
Demurrage and other fees paid through Fee Manager, with dates and amounts.
Field mapping
| ATAHSKIA | eModal | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Container number | Container on the eModal watch list | |
| Discharge terminal | Terminal facility | |
| Hold periods | Hold and release status at the terminal | |
| Appointment attempts | PreGate appointment requests and outcomes | |
| Gate-out full date | Terminal outgate status | |
| Terminal fee paid | Fee Manager payment record | Reconciled against carrier and terminal invoices to catch duplicates. |
| Payment date | Fee Manager transaction date |
Setup
Identify whose account holds the records
Appointments are usually made by the dray carrier, fees often by the importer or broker. Decide which accounts hold the history you need.
Authorize access or exports
The account holder authorizes access or schedules exports of watch list status, appointment history and fee payments in the format available to them.
Map containers to invoices
ATAHSKIA matches eModal records to invoice lines by container number and terminal.
Confirm evidence rules
Tell us how your truckers document failed appointment attempts so those records attach to the right dispute.
What it recovers
No appointments, no fluid cargo
Your trucker's PreGate history shows no pickup slots for three days before the last free day. The demurrage dispute cites § 545.5 with the appointment record attached.
Duplicate demurrage
Demurrage paid through Fee Manager to release a box appears again on the carrier's invoice. The duplicate is flagged and a refund request drafted.
Hold release timing
The container's release status in eModal shows when holds actually lifted, which tests the free time start date on the invoice.
eModal integration FAQ
Our dray carrier makes the appointments. Can we still use this?
Yes, with their cooperation. Many truckers share appointment history with the importer for exactly this reason, and ATAHSKIA's drayage plan covers carriers who want to run disputes themselves.
Do you make appointments in eModal?
No. The connection reads history only.
Is ATAHSKIA an eModal partner?
No formal partnership is claimed.
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