Container transport of goods import and export a wide range of applications, here are some of the container freight common sense:

 

A Container (container) so-called container, refers to a certain strength, stiffness and specifications of large cargo containers designed for working capital use. Use transhipment cargo containers can be directly loaded at the shipper's warehouse, and shipped to the consignee's warehouse unloading midway replacement car, the boat, without the goods removed from the box facelift. According to the type of goods loaded points, grocery containers, bulk containers, liquid cargo containers, reefer containers, etc; by manufacture of materials, wooden containers, steel containers, aluminum containers, glass steel containers, stainless steel containers, etc; by the structure there foldable containers, fixed containers, etc., may also be in a fixed formula container airtight container division, open top containers, pallet containers, etc; divided by the total weight, 30 tons of containers, 20 tons of containers, 10 tons of containers, 5 tons of containers, 2.5 tons of container and the like.

 

II. Container outside dimensions (containers overall external dimensions) including container external container, including permanent attachments maximum length, width and height dimensions. It is the main parameter to determine whether the container facelift between ships, chassis cars, trucks, rail vehicles. Is an important technical information for each transport sector must master.

 

III. The container size (containers internal dimensions) inside the container of maximum length, width and height dimensions. Height of bottom plate surface to the bottom of the tank roof from the inside of the liner width is the distance between the two, the length of the amount of box door side plate to the end wall lined distance between the plates. It determines the maximum size of the contents of the container volume and cargo box.

 

IV. Container internal volume (containers unobstructed capacity) Loading volume of container size according to the internal calculation. The same size container, due to the different structure and manufacturing materials, its content plot is slightly different. Container volume of a department or other packing material must grasp the important technical information.

 

Five container Units (twenty-feet equivalent units referred to: TEU). Also known as 20 feet in terms of units, it is calculated in terms of the number of container units. Most of the current national container transport, both 20-foot and 40-foot-long two containers. In order to calculate the number of unified Container, the 20-foot container as a unit of account, calculated as two 40-foot container units, to facilitate the operation of a unified calculation of the container.

 

VI. Container Leasing (container leasing) that all men will empty containers leased to a business person. Container owner for rental of one container, with the use of people, usually the owner or the shipping company for the lease of one of the two sides signed the lease contract. Eligible by using the lessor by the lessee of the container within the agreed terms. Container leasing, there are many different ways, to sum up, there are international: Cheng rent, rental period, demand for rental and lease trade area, resistance and so on.

 

VII. Container handling area (container terminal) is container transport, cargo loading and unloading containers or exchange custody of the specific handling department. It is entrusted with the carrier or its agent, the following items of business: FCL freight exchange, custody; with a container freight station who handled LCL handover; arrangements for container ship berthing, loading and unloading containers, each voyage prepared stowage plan; handle the freight documents compiled sign; prepare and sign test container using means of delivery and access to the transfer of relevant documents; handle containers and vehicles, loading and unloading tools check, repair, and empty containers cleaning, fumigation and other work; empty containers transceiver, storage and custody; arrangements in empty containers and heavy container stacking yard, site preparation and distribution plan; other related operations. Container handling areas are generally from the wharf front, yard, freight terminal, control tower, repair department, gates and offices. Sometimes freight yard, or station may extend into the interior of the urban thing of 5-15 km transit station.

 

VIII. Container front yard (marshalling yard) refers to the front of the container terminal, to speed up loading and unloading ships, temporary stacking of containers venues. Its role is: When the container ship to Hong Kong, according to a planned and orderly stowage requirements will focus on export containers stacked neatly, when unloading the containers imported temporarily stacked in front of the pier, to accelerate the loading and unloading ships.

 

IX. Container rear yard (container yard) container heavy boxes or empty containers handover custody and stockpiling place. Some countries are not sub-container yard front yard or rear yard, collectively known as the yard. Container rear yard is part of the container loading areas. Container transport "field to field" handover FCL way to handle the handover place (actually in the container unloading area "gate" in the handover).

 

X. empty container yard (van pool) specifically handle empty box collection, storage, stockpiling or transfer of venue. It is designed for container handling area or if insufficient to establish transfer station yard. This does not apply for re-yard box or the transfer of goods. It can operate independently, or you can set up another by a container loading areas outside the region. Some countries, such empty container yard operators, shipping shall guild statement.

 

XI. Transit station or within Road Station outside the (container depot or inland depot) seaport container shipping transit station or distribution center. In addition to its role no dedicated container ship loading and unloading operations, and the rest are the same as container handling services. Transit station or inland stations metrics, including container handling port urban transit stations, inland cities, river ports inland stations are included.

 

Twelve Container Freight Station (container freight station referred to: CFS). LCL boxing and unboxing of the ship and cargo both sides handle the transfer of the place. The carrier can only trust a container freight station operators in a port or inland cities. Behalf of the carrier by its handling of the following main activities: LCL cargo handling and transfer; abnormal appearance of the goods subject to inspection when you apply for endorsement; LCL distribution box stowage and packing; imported goods unboxing unpacking and storage; generation of carrier plus seals and issuing station receipts; such as the preparation and handling of the documents.

 

XIII. The responsibility of the shipper (shippers liabilities) should be the responsibility of the shipper in the container transport, this responsibility is not entirely different from the traditional maritime transport. LCL responsibility of the shipper and the traditional maritime same. Responsibility of the shipper FCL Unlike traditional transportation are: to assure that the reported information is accurate and complete freight; the carrier is entitled to check the box loaded cargo, the cost incurred due to check with the shipper; or Customs other authority unpacking inspection, its cost and thus the occurrence of cargo damage, borne by the shipper; such as container cargo dissatisfaction, or dunnage bad stowage improperly installed or not suitable cargo container transport, thus causing damage, poor, the responsibility of the shipper; such as the use of the unseaworthiness of the shipper's own containers, cargo damage caused by accident, the shipper shall be responsible for; in the use of the carrier container and equipment during the third party property caused or damage to life, the shipper shall be responsible for compensation.

 

XIV. The carrier should bear the maximum amount of compensation for the limitation of liability (limits of liability) Container transport cargo damage occurred poor. LCL Limitation of Liability traditional transportation of the same. FCL compensation in accordance with the current number of international jurisprudence: If the number was not specified in the bill of lading the goods loaded box, each box as a claims unit; inside the cargo as specified in the bill of lading number of pieces, based upon the number of pieces computing; if the goods damage and loss, not a sea, but in the inland transport, land transport the maximum amount of compensation press handle; if the container shipper owned or provided by the time, in case of loss or damage, indeed the carrier should bear its responsibilities who should be regarded as a claims unit.