Trade terms: container freight terms (a)

Container freight terms: container, container leasing, container loading and unloading area, container yard in front of, behind the container yard, container depot, transit station or road station, container freight station and network liability system, the shipping company will container rules

Container (container)

According to the cargo of the kind points, a cargo container, bulk cargo container, bulk liquid container, refrigerated container etc.; according to manufacturing materials, wooden container, steel container, aluminum alloy container, glass steel container, stainless steel container; according to the structure, folding type container, fixed container, in a fixed container can also divided into sealed containers, open top containers, flat rack container such as; according to the weight and 30 tons of container, a 20 ton container, 10 tons of container, 5 tons of container, 2.5 tons of container. Equivalent units twenty-feet (TEU)

Container leasing (leasing container)

All the people will be empty to rent a business use of the. Container for all rental on the side of the container, and the use is generally shipping company or owner of the goods, for the lease of the party, the two sides signed the lease contract. Qualified container delivered by the lessor shall be delivered by the lessee within the agreed range. Container leasing, international has a variety of different ways to sum up a: Cheng rent, rent, current rental and the navigation area resistance of renting.

Container loading area (terminal container)

The specific handling department of the exchange of containers, containers, or cargo handling and exchange.. It gives by the carrier or his agent, to perform the following operations: (1) the exchange of custody, FCL freight. (2) a container freight station, handle LCL cargo transfer. (3) arrange the container ship berthing, loading and unloading containers, each voyage stowage plan preparation. (4) for the signing of the relevant freight transport documents. (5) prepare and check the access and transfer documents of the container used for the use of the vehicle. (6) for containers and vehicles, loading and unloading tool inspection, maintenance, and container cleaning, fumigation etc.. (7), storage and storage of empty transceiver. (8) arranged in the empty and heavy container yard stacking, and preparation of site distribution plan. (9) other relevant business work. Container loading and unloading area generally by the special port, front, yard, freight station, command tower, repair department, door and office of the composition. Sometimes yard or cargo terminal can be extended to the city's internal 5~15 kilometers of transit station.

Container yard (yard marshalling)

At the front of the container terminal, the site of the container is temporarily piled up in order to speed up the loading of the ship. Its role is: when the container ship to Hong Kong, have the plan to have the order according to the stowage requirements will export container neatly stacked, unloading the ship will import the container to temporarily piled up in front of the terminal, to speed up the loading and unloading of ships.

Container rear yard (yard container)

Heavy container or container transfer, storage and storage places. Some countries do not divide the container yard into the yard or the rear yard, which are collectively referred to as yard. Container yard is a part of container loading and unloading area.. Container transport "field scene" the connection way of the FCL for the handover of the place (which is actually in the container unloading area "gate" handover).

Empty container yard (Van pool)

Specifically for the collection, storage, storage container or transfer of the site. It is designed for the container loading area or the Transshipment Station Yard shortage to be established. This yard does not handle heavy boxes or cargo transfer. It can be operated separately and can also be located in the area of the container loading and unloading area.. In some capitalist countries, such business shall apply to the shipping container yard, association statement.

Freight station container (CFS)

For both packing and unpacking LCL cargo ship, cargo handling over the place. The carrier can only delegate a container freight station operator in a port or inland city. For the main business is: (1) on behalf of the LCL and transfer cargo. (2) to test the outer appearance of the goods for Yizhuang, for comments. (3) LCL cargo stowage box and packing. (4) the import of goods unpacking unpacking and safekeeping. (5) generation carrier plus seals and issued a receipt. (6) for the handling of the documents and the preparation of such.

Shipper's responsibility (liabilities shipper's)

The liability of the shipper in the container transportation. This responsibility is different from the traditional maritime aspects of the. LCL cargo shipper shipping the same responsibility with traditional. FCL shippers liability from the traditional transportation are:

(1) ensure that the freight information is correct and complete. (2) the carrier shall have the right to check the goods in the box and to bear the expenses incurred by the check, and the shipper shall bear the. (3) the customs or other authorities to check out of the box, and the cost of damage or loss resulting therefrom, shall be borne by the shipper. (4) such as container be dissatisfied with the goods, or pad adverse, improper stowage, or is installed is not suitable for container transport of goods, and caused the damage of goods,, almost by the shipper responsible. (5) such as the use of the shipper has not seaworthy containers, caused by the accident damage, the shipper is responsible for. (6) in the use of the carrier's container and equipment during the damage of the property or life of the third, the shipper shall be liable for compensation.

Of liability (limits)

The damage or loss occurred in container transportation, the maximum amount of compensation shall be borne by the carrier. LCL responsibility