# What should I do when a carrier splits my booking and only part of the containers sail?

**URL:** <https://community.dockflow.com/t/what-should-i-do-when-a-carrier-splits-my-booking-and-only-part-of-the-containers-sail/156>\
**Category:** How-to Q&A\
**Tags:** vessel-changed, area-vessel-ais\
**Created:** [November 6, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.dockflow.com/t/what-should-i-do-when-a-carrier-splits-my-booking-and-only-part-of-the-containers-sail/156 "2026-11-06T15:16:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.dockflow.com/t/what-should-i-do-when-a-carrier-splits-my-booking-and-only-part-of-the-containers-sail/156/1 "2026-11-06T15:16:49Z")

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Where a carrier splits a booking - some containers sail, the rest roll - the containers that moved  
usually get a new booking number and the original keeps the rest.

Treat it as separate shipments. Put the new reference on the containers that moved, and leave the original  
reference on those that did not. Tracking one tradeflow against two live bookings will not give you a  
coherent plan for either.

**Example**  
A carrier splits a booking; part of the containers sail while the rest roll. The moved containers receive a new booking number, and the original booking keeps the rolled containers. Put the new reference on the moved containers and leave the original reference on the rolled ones. Tracking the tradeflow against the live bookings will not give a coherent plan.