diff --git a/schemas/ispyb/data.sql b/schemas/ispyb/data.sql
index 04a4f58f..0cb2445e 100644
--- a/schemas/ispyb/data.sql
+++ b/schemas/ispyb/data.sql
@@ -1009,12 +1009,12 @@ INSERT INTO `Session_has_Person` (`sessionId`, `personId`, `role`, `remote`) VAL
 /*!40000 ALTER TABLE `Session_has_Person` ENABLE KEYS */;
 
 /*!40000 ALTER TABLE `Shipping` DISABLE KEYS */;
-INSERT INTO `Shipping` (`shippingId`, `proposalId`, `shippingName`, `deliveryAgent_agentName`, `deliveryAgent_shippingDate`, `deliveryAgent_deliveryDate`, `deliveryAgent_agentCode`, `deliveryAgent_flightCode`, `shippingStatus`, `bltimeStamp`, `laboratoryId`, `isStorageShipping`, `creationDate`, `comments`, `sendingLabContactId`, `returnLabContactId`, `returnCourier`, `dateOfShippingToUser`, `shippingType`, `SAFETYLEVEL`, `deliveryAgent_flightCodeTimestamp`, `deliveryAgent_label`, `readyByTime`, `closeTime`, `physicalLocation`, `deliveryAgent_pickupConfirmationTimestamp`, `deliveryAgent_pickupConfirmation`, `deliveryAgent_readyByTime`, `deliveryAgent_callinTime`, `deliveryAgent_productcode`, `deliveryAgent_flightCodePersonId`) VALUES (474,141666,'cm-0001 1 processing',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'processing',NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),
-(477,141666,'cm-0001 2 processing',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'processing',NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),
-(480,141666,'cm-0001 3 processing',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'processing',NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),
-(6988,37027,'Default Shipping:cm14451-1',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'processing',NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),
-(7227,37027,'cm14451-2_Shipment1',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'processing','2016-02-10 13:03:07',NULL,0,'2016-02-10 13:03:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),
-(7231,37027,'VMXi Simulator Test shipment',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'opened',NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL);
+INSERT INTO `Shipping` (`shippingId`, `proposalId`, `shippingName`, `deliveryAgent_agentName`, `deliveryAgent_shippingDate`, `deliveryAgent_deliveryDate`, `deliveryAgent_agentCode`, `deliveryAgent_flightCode`, `shippingStatus`, `bltimeStamp`, `laboratoryId`, `isStorageShipping`, `creationDate`, `comments`, `sendingLabContactId`, `returnLabContactId`, `returnCourier`, `dateOfShippingToUser`, `shippingType`, `SAFETYLEVEL`, `deliveryAgent_flightCodeTimestamp`, `deliveryAgent_label`, `readyByTime`, `closeTime`, `physicalLocation`, `deliveryAgent_pickupConfirmationTimestamp`, `deliveryAgent_pickupConfirmation`, `deliveryAgent_readyByTime`, `deliveryAgent_callinTime`, `deliveryAgent_productcode`, `deliveryAgent_flightCodePersonId`, `extra`) VALUES (474,141666,'cm-0001 1 processing',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'processing',NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),
+(477,141666,'cm-0001 2 processing',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'processing',NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),
+(480,141666,'cm-0001 3 processing',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'processing',NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),
+(6988,37027,'Default Shipping:cm14451-1',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'processing',NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),
+(7227,37027,'cm14451-2_Shipment1',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'processing','2016-02-10 13:03:07',NULL,0,'2016-02-10 13:03:07',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),
+(7231,37027,'VMXi Simulator Test shipment',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'opened',NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL);
 /*!40000 ALTER TABLE `Shipping` ENABLE KEYS */;
 
 /*!40000 ALTER TABLE `ShippingHasSession` DISABLE KEYS */;
diff --git a/schemas/ispyb/lookups.sql b/schemas/ispyb/lookups.sql
index 5b5de611..f5fac279 100644
--- a/schemas/ispyb/lookups.sql
+++ b/schemas/ispyb/lookups.sql
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /*!40111 SET @OLD_SQL_NOTES=@@SQL_NOTES, SQL_NOTES=0 */;
 
 /*!40000 ALTER TABLE `AdminVar` DISABLE KEYS */;
-INSERT INTO `AdminVar` (`varId`, `name`, `value`) VALUES (4,'schemaVersion','1.32.0');
+INSERT INTO `AdminVar` (`varId`, `name`, `value`) VALUES (4,'schemaVersion','1.33.0');
 /*!40000 ALTER TABLE `AdminVar` ENABLE KEYS */;
 
 /*!40000 ALTER TABLE `SchemaStatus` DISABLE KEYS */;
@@ -205,7 +205,9 @@ INSERT INTO `SchemaStatus` (`schemaStatusId`, `scriptName`, `schemaStatus`, `rec
 (230,'2022_09_14_BLSample_has_DataCollectionPlan_modify_planOrder.sql','DONE','2022-09-16 11:31:04'),
 (231,'2022_09_21_ExperimentType_add_em_types.sql','DONE','2022-09-21 07:17:23'),
 (232,'2022_09_28_ContainerType_update.sql','DONE','2022-09-28 10:04:59'),
-(233,'2022_10_17_BLSession_drop_constraint.sql','DONE','2022-10-17 11:25:35');
+(233,'2022_10_17_BLSession_drop_constraint.sql','DONE','2022-10-17 11:25:35'),
+(234,'2022_10_21_Shipping_extra.sql','DONE','2022-11-02 17:04:27'),
+(235,'2022_11_02_AdminVar_bump_version.sql','DONE','2022-11-02 17:04:27');
 /*!40000 ALTER TABLE `SchemaStatus` ENABLE KEYS */;
 
 /*!40000 ALTER TABLE `ComponentType` DISABLE KEYS */;
diff --git a/schemas/ispyb/tables.sql b/schemas/ispyb/tables.sql
index 8df6c1b4..ab88af1b 100644
--- a/schemas/ispyb/tables.sql
+++ b/schemas/ispyb/tables.sql
@@ -3791,6 +3791,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `Shipping` (
   `deliveryAgent_callinTime` time DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'Confirmed courier call-in time',
   `deliveryAgent_productcode` varchar(10) DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'A code that identifies which shipment service was used',
   `deliveryAgent_flightCodePersonId` int(10) unsigned DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'The person who created the AWB (for auditing)',
+  `extra` longtext CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_bin DEFAULT NULL COMMENT 'JSON column for facility-specific or hard-to-define attributes' CHECK (json_valid(`extra`)),
   PRIMARY KEY (`shippingId`),
   KEY `laboratoryId` (`laboratoryId`),
   KEY `Shipping_FKIndex1` (`proposalId`),