Container freight terminology: containers, container leasing, container loading and unloading areas, container front yard, container rear yard, empty container yard, transfer station or inner station, container freight station, network responsibility system, shipping association container rules.
Container
According to the type of goods loaded, there are general cargo containers, bulk cargo containers, liquid cargo containers, refrigerated container containers, etc; According to manufacturing materials, there are wooden containers, steel containers, aluminum alloy containers, fiberglass containers, stainless steel containers, etc; According to structure, there are folding containers, fixed containers, etc. In fixed containers, they can also be divided into closed containers, open top containers, plate frame containers, etc; According to the total weight, there are 30 ton containers, 20 ton containers, 10 ton containers, 5 ton containers, 2.5 ton containers, etc. Two foot equivalent units (TEU)
Container leasing
The business of renting empty containers to users by everyone. The container owner is the lessor of the container, and the user, usually the shipping company or cargo owner, is the lessee. Both parties sign a lease agreement. The lessor shall provide qualified containers for the lessee to use within the agreed scope. There are various ways of leasing containers internationally, including journey leasing, time leasing, demand leasing, and intra area leasing.
Container terminal
The specific department responsible for the exchange and storage of containers or cargo during container transportation. It authorizes the carrier or its agent to conduct the following business on behalf of the carrier:
(1) Exchange and storage of full container freight.
(2) For those with container freight stations, handle the handover of LCL cargo.
(3) Arrange the berthing of container ships, load and unload containers, and prepare loading and unloading plans for each voyage.
(4) Handle the preparation and signing of relevant freight documents.
(5) Prepare and sign relevant documents for the entry, exit, and circulation of container transportation vehicles.
(6) Handle the inspection and maintenance of containers, carriers, and loading and unloading tools, as well as the cleaning and fumigation of empty containers.
(7) The sending, receiving, storage, and storage of empty containers.
(8) Arrange the stacking of empty and heavy containers in the yard, and prepare a site allocation plan.
(9) Other related business work. The container loading and unloading area generally consists of a dedicated dock, apron, yard, freight station, command tower, repair department, gate, and office. Sometimes, storage yards or freight stations can extend to transfer stations within 5 to 15 kilometers of the city center.
Marshalling yard in front of containers
In front of the container terminal, a temporary storage area for containers to accelerate ship loading and unloading operations. Its function is to systematically and orderly stack the export containers according to the loading requirements before the container ship arrives at the port, and temporarily stack the import containers in front of the dock during unloading to accelerate the loading and unloading operations of the ship.
Container yard
A place where heavy or empty containers are handed over, stored, and stored. Some countries do not differentiate between forward or backward container yards, collectively referred to as yards. The container rear yard is an integral part of the container loading and unloading area. It is the place where the full container cargo is handed over through the "on site" transfer method for container transportation (in fact, it is handed over at the "gate" of the container unloading area).
Empty container yard (van pool)
A dedicated venue for collecting, storing, stacking, or handing over empty containers. It is only established when the container loading and unloading area or transfer station yard is insufficient. This type of yard does not handle heavy container or cargo handover. It can be operated independently or set up separately by the container loading and unloading area outside the area. In some capitalist countries, operating such empty container yards requires declaration to the shipping association.
Container freight station (CFS)
The place where both the ship and the cargo handle the handover of LCL loading and unloading. The carrier can only entrust the operator of one container freight station in a port or inland city. It represents the carrier in handling the following main businesses:
(1) The tallying and handover of LCL cargo.
(2) If there are any abnormalities in the appearance inspection of the goods, they should be annotated.
(3) Container loading and packing of LCL cargo.
(4) The unpacking and storage of imported unpacked goods.
(5) Seal the carrier with lead and issue a station receipt.
(6) Handle various documents and prepare them.
The above content is sourced from Ocean Shipping Network
