Because container is a new modern way of transportation, it has many differences from traditional freight transportation. The practice is different. At present, there is not an effective and universally accepted unified way of container transportation internationally. However, in the handling of specific container operations of the container, countries have generally done a similar approach. According to the current international practice of container operations, the following are introduced:
1. container packing method
According to the number of container and packing of the goods can be divided into two kinds of FCL and lcl.
Packing and handover method of international container goods
(1) FCL (FullContainerLoad, FCL). Refers to the goods will be loaded with cargo box units to FCL, shipping container. This is usually enough supply of goods loading one or several in FCL shippers, in addition to some large shippers own provisioned container, usually hire a certain container to the carrier or Container Leasing Co. The empty container shipped to the factory or warehouse, the customs officers under the supervision of the owner of the cargo box, lock, aluminum seal carrier and station receipt, receipt or bill of lading waybill for the last.
(2) box (LessThanContainerLoad, LCL). Refers to the carrier (or agent) to accept the owner checked insufficient number of FCL freight ticket after the goods according to the nature and classification of destination. The goods that go to the same destination are concentrated in a certain amount and put into the box. Because the goods in a box are assembled together with different cargo owners, it is called the carbox. In this case, the owner checked when filled with insufficient number of fcl. The classification, LCL consolidation, concentration, packing and delivery (LCL) are in the carrier of container freight station or inland container transshipment station.
2. way of delivery of container goods
As mentioned above, the container freight FCL and LCL is divided into two kinds, so the transfer mode is also different, throughout the current international practices, the following four categories:
(1) FCL FCL (FCL/FCL).
Packing and handover method of international container goods
The owner of the goods after the full FCL handed over to the carrier at the factory or warehouse, the consignee at the destination in the same container goods, in other words, the carrier is responsible for handover to fcl. The goods are responsible for packing and unpacking of goods.
(2), after unpacking LCL (LCL/LCL)
The owner will be less than the small ticket consignment in FCL container freight station or inland transfer station to the carrier, the carrier is responsible for LCL and packing (Stuffing, Vanning) the goods shipped to the destination station or inland transfer station, the carrier is responsible for unpacking (Unstuffing, Devantting), after unpacking, the consignee receipt voucher. The goods by the carrier is responsible for packing and unpacking.
(3) FCL, after unpacking (FCL/LCL)
The owner of the goods after the full FCL handed over to the carrier at the factory or warehouse in the destination container freight station or by the carrier responsible for unpacking inland transit station, the consignee receiving voucher.
(4) LCL, FCL (LCL/FCL)
The owner will be less than the small ticket consignment in FCL container freight station or inland transfer station to the carrier. By the carrier classification adjustment, the same goods from consignee assembled into FCL, shipped to the destination, the carrier to the consignee to FCL FCL.
The transfer mode, FCL / FCL to pick the best, most can play the superiority of the container.