Container freight terms: container, container leasing, container loading area, container front yard, container rear yard, empty container yard, transfer station or inner road station, container freight station, netting responsibility system, shipping association container rule.

container
According to the cargo type, a cargo container, bulk cargo containers, cargo containers, refrigerated liquid container; according to manufacturing materials, wooden containers, steel containers, Aluminum Alloy containers, glass steel, stainless steel container container; according to the structure, the folding type container, container fixed, fixed the container can be divided into closed container, open top container, container plate frame; according to the total weight of 30 tons, 20 tons of containers, containers, 10 tons, 5 tons of container containers, 2.5 tons of container etc.. Container computing unit (twenty-feet equivalent units for short: TEU)

Container lease (lease)
Everyone rents an empty box to a user's business. The container of one party to be rented by the container, and the use person, generally the ship company or the owner, shall sign the lease contract for the party to be rented. A qualified container is provided by the lessor for use by the lessee within the agreed scope. Container leasing, there are many different ways of the world, altogether has: rent, rent, current rental and leasing or other internal navigation area.
Container loading area (container terminal)
In container transportation, the specific departments of the handling and handling of containers or goods. It gives by the carrier or his agent, to perform the following operations: (1) to exchange, FCL cargo storage. (2) there is a container freight station to handle the handover of the goods. (3) arrange the berth of the container ship, load and unload the container, and prepare the stowage chart for each voyage. (4) to handle the signing of the relevant documents. (5) the documents related to the entry and transfer of the means of transport of containers are compiled and checked. (6) handling the inspection and maintenance of containers and carrying tools and loading and unloading tools, as well as the cleaning and fumigation of empty containers. (7) the delivery, storage and storage of empty boxes. (8) arranged in the empty and heavy container yard stacking, and preparation of site distribution plan. (9) other related business work. The container loading area is usually composed of special wharf, frontier, yard, freight station, command tower, repair department, gate and office. Sometimes the yard or freight station can extend to the 5 ~ 15 km transfer station inside the city.

Marshalling yard
In front of the container terminal, the container yard is temporarily stacked to speed up the loading and unloading operations of the ship. Its function is: when the container ship to Hong Kong, have the plan to have the order according to the stowage requirements will export containers neatly stacked centrally, unloading the ship will import containers piled on the pier in front, to speed up the loading and unloading of ships.
The rear yard of the container (container yard)
Heavy container or container transfer, storage and storage places. In some countries, the container yard is not divided into the front yard or the rear yard, which is called the yard. The rear yard of the container is a part of the container loading and unloading area. Container transportation "Scene" the connection way FCL handover place (in fact is unloads area in container "gate" handover).
Empty box yard (Van pool)
Specifically for the collection, storage, storage container or transfer of the site. It is set up only when the yard of the container loading and unloading area or the yard of the transfer station is not enough. This yard does not handle heavy boxes or delivery of goods. It can be operated individually or in a container handling area outside the area. In some capitalist countries, this empty container yard must be declared to the shipping association.

Container freight station for short: CFS)
For both packing and unpacking LCL cargo ship and cargo handling over the place. The carrier can only entrust an operator in a container freight station in a port or inland city. It does the following main business on behalf of the carrier: (1) the physical goods and handover of the box goods. (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) (6) for the preparation of documents and other carrier generation plus seals and issued a receipt.

shipper's liabilities 
The liability of the shipper in container transportation. This responsibility is different from the traditional shipping. The liability of the consignor is the same as that of the traditional shipping. FCL shippers liability from the traditional transportation are:
(1) the correct and complete information of the freight reported should be guaranteed.
(2) the carrier has the right to check the goods in the box, and the shipper shall bear the expenses incurred as a result of the check.
(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 goods or dissatisfaction, pad, or improper stowage, is not suitable for container transport of goods, thus causing damage, loss, or by the shipper is responsible for.
(5) such as the use of the shipper has not seaworthy containers, caused by damage accident, shall be responsible for the shipper.
(6) damage to the property or life of the third party in the use of the carrier's container and equipment should be repared by the shipper.
Limitation of liability (liability limit)
The damage or loss occurred in container transportation, the maximum amount of compensation shall be borne by the carrier. The liability limit of the box goods is the same as that of the traditional transport. The FCL compensation in accordance with some cases in the world, if the number of packages in the light not listed on the bill of lading, each box as a unit of account settlement. If the bill of lading number of cargo within the above box, according to the number of calculation. If the damage and loss of the goods are not shipped by sea, but in inland transportation, the maximum amount of compensation for transportation on land is done. If a container is owned or supplied by a consignor, it will be liable for the carrier if it is damaged or damaged. It should also be considered as a claim settlement unit.