Arrival Notice Tracker

The DO is the carrier's (or agent's) instruction to the custodian — terminal, CFS, depot — to release specific cargo to a named party. Terminals don't release against your invoice or your B/L copy; they release against the DO in their system. Everything else in the chain (charges, surrender) exists to get that DO issued, which is why this board ends there.

Three ways to satisfy the carrier the cargo can be released: physically surrendering the original B/L at destination (or origin), a telex/express release where the origin office confirms the OBL was surrendered there, or a sea waybill that never had negotiable originals. LC-financed trades usually force originals through banks — the slowest path, and the one to track hardest.

Standard LC friction: documents move through the banks at banking speed while the box accrues storage. Options: accelerate the bank chain (your bank can chase the presenting bank), arrange a bank guarantee/indemnity delivery (carrier releases against bank LOI — fees apply, banks and carriers both must agree), or absorb the dwell. The real fix is upstream: docs couriered to banks the day of shipment.

ANs aggregate everything claimable at destination: freight (if collect), THC, documentation/agency fees, D&D deposits, currency adjustment lines. Some are legitimate tariff items; some agencies pad. Compare against the freight quote and the carrier's published local charges for the country — and query in writing before paying, because post-payment recovery of a padded fee is near-impossible.