Parcels are often shipped together on pallets or in cages. If a truck is delayed, all parcels in that container will also be delayed.

The Container feature in Ship allows you to group multiple shipments into a "container," which can be virtual or physical. The main shipment acts as the "parent," while the others are "children."

Adding an event to a container applies it to all shipments within it, providing a clearer view of your parcels' locations in the Portal.

An active Action Center is required to use containers. Learn how to set up an Action Center here.

Contents of this article:

• Activating the Container feature
• Adding shipments to a virtual Container
• Adding shipments to a shipment container
• Containers in Portal

Activating the Container feature

The Container feature must be activated by nShift Customer Service. Please submit a request and ask for the activation of containers in Ship. 

Adding shipments to a virtual Container

A virtual container is a virtual entity named by you. Follow these steps to add shipments to a Virtual Container:

1. Go to Ship > Outbox.
    
2. Select the shipments you want to add to a container and choose Add container in the three-dot menu. 
   
   
    
3. Select Create virtual container. (You may also choose a virtual container from the drop-down list if you already have an existing container that you want to use).
    
4. Enter a name for the virtual container and click Ok.
   
   
    

It is possible to add more shipments later to a virtual container. Follow the steps above but choose an existing virtual container in step 3. The existing virtual containers will appear on the drop-down list.

 

To remove a shipment from a container, select it in Outbox and choose Remove container in the three-dot menu.

Adding shipments to a shipment container

A shipment container is a shipment created in Ship that acts as a container for other shipments. Follow these steps to add shipments to a shipment container: 

1. Go to Ship > Outbox.
    
2. Select the shipments you want to add to a container and choose Add container in the three-dot menu. 
   
   
    
3. Select Create shipment container and click Ok.
   
   
    
4. You are now being directed to the Ship > New page. Here, you can create a shipment that will serve as a container for the shipments you have chosen in Outbox.
    

It is not possible to add more shipments to a shipment container later, but you may add the shipment container with its contents to another container. 

 

To remove a shipment from a container, select it in Outbox and choose Remove container from the three-dot menu.

Containers in Portal

Once a shipment is added to a container, it will show in the Shipment view in nShift Portal. Click Status > View journey to view the container's name.