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Release Notes - 2025 v3

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Written by Sandra
Updated over 2 weeks ago
Flo Release Notes

We are pleased to inform you that we have successfully launched a new version of our Control Tower, 2025 v3

Feature Improvements

🌈 Feature improvements


Easier Correction of Reason Codes in Control Tower

Goal

To enable fast and reliable correction of Collection and Delivery Ontime Early/Late Reason Codes without the need to modify other milestone details such as time, signature, or signer. This helps ensure accurate internal and external performance reporting, even after an incorrect reason was originally submitted.
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How To Use

Follow these steps to correct or update a Reason Code for a scheduled or actual milestone:

  1. Open the Material Order (MO) grid or Transport Order grid in Control Tower.

  2. Select a single MO.

  3. Click on the relevant Collect or Deliver milestone.

  4. The Milestone Dialog will open, showing current details.

  5. In the Reason field, simply select the correct reason from the dropdown.

  6. You do not need to update date, time, signer, signature, or remarks.

  7. The updated reason is automatically recorded in the milestone History.

  8. An Update event is triggered for full traceability.

⚠️ Editing Reason Codes is only possible while the MO/TO is not marked as Ready for Billing or Ready for Reporting.

Improved Multimodal Billing Leg Calculation with Empty Container Stops

Goal

To enable accurate freight rate calculation and detention/demurrage handling in multimodal transports that include Empty Container Pickup and Return (ECO/ECI) stops, by ensuring these are treated as separate billing legs — and not merged into the main freight billing leg.

Shippers often include Empty Container Pickup (ECO) at origin and Empty Container Return (ECI) at destination within the same multimodal Transport Order, especially when the order covers both ocean and road segments.

How To Use

The new logic applies when the transport follows either of these models:
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✅ Transport Order 1 – Multimodal (Ocean + Road in same TO)

All stops are part of one Transport Order:

  • Leg 1: Empty Container Collect → Collect (Road/Rail)

  • Leg 2: Collect → Full Container Gate In (Road/Rail)

  • Leg 3: Port of Loading → Port of Destination (Ocean)

  • Leg 4: Full Container Gate Out → Deliver (Road/Rail)

  • Leg 5: Deliver → Empty Container Return (Road/Rail)

✅The system now correctly creates:

  • Billing Leg 1: ECO → Collect

  • Billing Leg 2: Collect → FCI

  • Billing Leg 3: POL → POD

  • Billing Leg 4: FCO → Delivery

  • Billing Leg 5: Deliver → ECI

Billing legs will also be created for these Empty Container legs - typically the Empty container collect / return prices are embedded in the Pre and On-carriage transports prices.

* Billing legs

New Container Grid Columns for Demurrage, Detention & Storage Visibility

Goal

To enable users to track and validate key operational and cost-related data at the container level — without needing to navigate through Transport Orders (TOs).

This update enhances the Container Grid by adding visibility into Detention, Demurrage, Storage, and Combined (D&D) values — helping teams respond faster and more accurately when contacted about specific containers or Ocean bookings.

How To Use

Follow these steps to benefit from the new grid columns:

  1. Open the Container Grid.

  2. Use the new columns now available:

    • Demurrage

    • Detention

    • Storage

    • Combined (D&D)

  3. These values are sourced directly from the container , ensuring consistency with the Container Dialog in the Transport Order view.

  4. You can filter, sort, and export these columns like any other grid data.

Search for Freight & Surcharges in Your Preferred Currency – With Auto Conversion

Goal

To make it easier for users to search for rates in a single, consistent currency while still getting complete and accurate results, even when rate data exists in multiple currencies.

With this update, Rate Explorer can now

  • Set a search currency once (e.g., EUR or USD)

  • Still see rates stored in other currencies, with values automatically converted

  • Get a complete rate overview for better comparison and cost analysis

Many customers work with multiple carriers that maintain freight and surcharge rates in different currencies. Previously, this meant either switching between currencies or missing relevant rate options.

How To Use

  1. Open Rate Explorer from either the main menu or from a specific Transport Order.

  2. In the search panel, select your preferred currency in the Currency dropdown.

  3. A new checkbox appears below:
    ✅ Match costs in all currencies

  4. When this box is checked:

    • The system will include rates from other currencies, converted into your selected currency using the latest conversion data.

    • You'll see a more complete and unified result set, even when not all rates are maintained in the same currency.

  5. If you open Rate Explorer from a Transport Order, the checkbox will be pre-selected based on the TO setting:
    “Match costs in all currencies”.

  6. If you don’t select a currency, the checkbox will be disabled to ensure a valid setup.
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    Rate Explorer match currencies


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Smaller Improvements

  1. Container Section: Delete button in Container section moved to header
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  2. New Column in Transport Order Grid: Load type added

  3. Transport Order Form Setting: Organizations added to filter fields
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  4. Material Order Form Setting:

    1. Default Values Customer Code added

    2. Field requirements Material Order Reference added

  5. Order File Upload: enriched with Ocean + Container data

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