{"id":"2d218f3a-a560-4a3f-a681-4743ecdec2cc","task":"Book ocean freight and obtain a bill of lading from a carrier or INTTRA-style booking platform","domain":"logistics-general","steps":["Submit a booking request with cargo details (commodity, weight, volume, container type, origin, destination, and desired sailing date) through the carrier portal or neutral booking platform","Receive and confirm the booking confirmation with vessel, voyage, and container cut-off and document cut-off dates","Submit the Verified Gross Mass (VGM) declaration to the carrier before the terminal cut-off in compliance with SOLAS requirements","Provide the shipping instructions (shipper, consignee, notify party, description, marks and numbers) to generate the draft bill of lading","Review the draft B/L for accuracy and request corrections before the B/L is issued; amendments after issuance incur fees","Receive the original or telex-release B/L and transmit it to the consignee or bank as required by the payment terms"],"gotchas":["VGM must be submitted before the published terminal cut-off or the container will not be loaded regardless of vessel departure time; this is a SOLAS mandatory requirement","Original B/Ls are negotiable documents of title; loss of the original can cause significant delays at destination — use telex release or sea waybills when negotiability is not required","Carrier-issued B/L descriptions must match the commercial invoice exactly; discrepancies create problems at customs and under letters of credit"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-13T06:22:06.383Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/2d218f3a-a560-4a3f-a681-4743ecdec2cc"}