C01 Introduction to Containerisation (Preview Mode)
Unit 3: Container Terminals
- Unit 3: Container Terminals
Unit 3: Container Terminals
The unit introduces the characteristics and operations of a container terminal. The first part of the units looks at the role of and functions carried out in a container terminal. The second part focuses on the container flows and moves that take place within the terminal.
- Part A: Role & Functions
Part B: Flows & Moves
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Part A: Role & Functions
The role and characteristics of container terminals are examined, specifically the different types of container stacks and the different functions and activities carried out in the terminal.
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Part B: Flows & Moves
The different flows of containers through a terminal are examined in detail (export, import, transit and transhipment). You will also look at the internal container flows that occur within a terminal and when working a ship.
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Key Terms: cargo survey, container freight station (CFS), container inspection, container status, container washing, container yard (yard), customs, deep sea, delivery, direct delivery, direct receipt, direct transhipment, empties (empty container), empty stack, engineering, export containers, full container, fumigation, gate complex (facility), hazardous stack, housekeeping move, import containers, inbound container, main stack, maintenance & repair (M&R), outbound container, out-of-gauge (OOG) stack, port health, quay (quayside), quay transfer operation, rail depot (rail terminal or railhead), raw material, receipt, reefer stack, remain onboard (ROB), restow, restuff, seal, semi-processed goods, shift, short sea, stuffing, total journey time, transhipment, transhipment containers, transit containers, transport mode, unproductive move, unstuffing.
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