Container terminal empty container operation process

        The empty container operation of the container terminal is mainly divided into two parts: empty container entry and exit operation and empty container management.

　　 One, empty box approach operation. There are two ways to enter the dock with empty containers, empty container unloading into the yard and empty containers entering the yard through the checkpoint. Before the empty container unloading and entering the yard, the terminal yard planner must arrange an empty container storage plan. The principle of the plan is that empty containers are stored separately according to different container sizes and types according to different container holders. The terminal and the ship must go through the equipment handover procedures when unloading the containers.

　　 There are two main types of empty containers entering the site through the inspection gate, one is the empty container designated by the shipping company for export shipment, and the other is the imported heavy container after unpacking and returning to the dock.

If the container is designated by the shipping company, the storage plan made by the yard planner and the different sizes and types of containers will be stacked according to the export ship name and voyage; if the imported container is unpacked and returned to the terminal yard, it will be stacked according to The stocking plan made by the yard planner is different from that of the holder, and they are stacked separately. When the empty container enters the checkpoint, the terminal checkpoint and the carrier must go through the document presentation procedures.

　　 2. Empty box exit operation. There are two main ways to leave the empty container at the terminal, the empty container is shipped out and the empty container exits through the checkpoint.

　　There are mainly two types of empty containers for shipment, one is the empty container designated by the shipping company for export shipment, and the other is the empty container for barge loading. The terminal container manager should arrange the shipping container plan according to the work contact list issued by the agent, the empty container shipping list or the "export shipping container instruction" provided by the shipping company.

　　 The dock stowage planner selects all or part of the planned empty containers according to the container plan of the container manager and the "station receipt" provided by the agent, combined with the name of the ship and the voyage load situation. Any empty container that fails to be loaded on this voyage should be recorded by the container manager for the next voyage.

　　 There are mainly the following three types of empty boxes passing through the checkpoint:

　　(1) Door-to-door empty containers are mainly used for carrying empty containers for export cargo. After the empty container is transported to the container point for packing, the heavy container will be returned to the terminal for shipment and export. For empty container doors/gates to leave the port area, the owner or inland carrier should submit a written application to the container agent.

　　The container agent issues the "Exit Container Equipment Handover Form" and "Incoming Container Equipment Handover Form" to the shipper or inland carrier according to the "Export Container Pre-allocation List". The cargo owner or the inland carrier shall pick up the empty containers by handing over the one-way terminal yard with the on-site container equipment.

　　(2) Single empty container refers to the empty container being carried to the container yard (CY) outside the terminal. For example, the shipping company takes empty containers to the yard outside the port, and withdraws and withdraws the leased containers. The terminal container manager should issue the container according to the "empty container shipping contact form" of the shipping company or its agent. The contact form should generally indicate the holder, the carrier fleet, the flow to the yard, etc., and indicate the settlement method of the fee .

　　(3) Empty containers need to be lifted to the terminal due to inspection, repair, cleaning, fumigation, transshipment and other reasons. The freight forwarder or inland carrier shall submit a written application to the container agent, and the container agent shall issue the "departure container equipment handover form" and "inbound container equipment handover form" to the cargo party or inland carrier according to the entrusted relationship or relevant agreement.

　　 The cargo party or the inland carrier shall pick up the empty containers from the terminal yard with the "Exiting Container Equipment Handover List", and the terminal will issue the containers with the agent's work contact list. When empty containers leave the site, the terminal shall complete the container equipment handover form and handover procedures with the ship or carrier.

　　 Three, yard empty container management. The basic stacking principle of empty containers in the terminal yard is to stack them separately according to the difference of the holder and the size of the container. The wharf is equipped with a dedicated empty container storage area, generally 4 to 5 layers of empty containers can be stacked. When unpacking operations occur in the wharf, the unpacked boxes should be merged in time and stacked according to the stacking requirements.