Do foreign trade Foundation knowledge: an introduction to the basic knowledge of container

Container in the import and export cargo transport in the widely used, the following are some general knowledge about container freight:

1. containers (container)

1. the so-called container refers to a certain strength, stiffness and specifications for working with large shipping container. The use of container transhipment, directly at the consignor's warehouse loading, delivery to the consignee's warehouse unloading, Midway replacement vehicles, ships, without the goods from the box at check out facelift. According to the type of cargo, cargo container, bulk container, liquid cargo containers, refrigerated container container; press manufacturing materials, wooden containers, steel containers, aluminum containers, glass fiber reinforced plastic container, stainless steel container, and so on; in terms of structure, foldable container, and fixed container, in stationary containers can also be divided into sealed containers, open top containers, plate rack container; the total weight, 30 tons, 20 tons container containers, 10 ton containers, 5 ton container, 2.5 tons container, etc.

2. the container (also known as the container), type:

(1) according to the specification size minutes: at present, international typically use dry container (DRYCONTAINER) are:

External dimension is 20 feet X8 ft X8 feet 6 inches, 20-foot container; 40 ft X8 ft X8 feet 6 inches, or 40-foot containers; and in recent years, more use of 40 ft X8 ft X9 feet 6 inches, hereinafter referred to as 40-foot high Cabinet. 20 ' container: internal 5.69 m X2.13 m X2.18 m, picking g.w. General 17.5 tons, volume for 24-26 cubic meters. 40 ' container: internal 11.8 m X2.13 m X2.18 m, picking g.w. typically 22 tons, Volume 54 cubic meters. 40 ' high cabinet: internal 11.8 m X2.13 m X2.72 m. picking g.w. General 22 tons, volume 68 cubic metres. 45 feet high cabinet: internal 13.58 m X2.34 m X2.71 m, picking g.w. generally 29 tons, volume 86 m³. 20 foot open top cabinet: internal 5.89 m X2.32 m X2.31 m, picking g.w. 20 tons, volume 31.5 cubic meters. 40 ' open top cabinet: internal 12.01 m X2.33 m X2.15 m, picking g.w. 30.4 tons, volume 65 M3. 20 foot flat containers: internal 5.85 m X2.23 m X2.15 m, picking g.w. 23 tons, Volume 28 cubic meters. 40 ' flat containers: internal 12.05 m X2.12 m X1.96 m, distribution, Volume 36-ton gross weight of 50 cubic meters.

(2) press-box materials Division: aluminum container, steel containers, fibreboard container, glass fiber reinforced plastic container.

(3) by purpose: a dry container; refrigerated container (REEFER CONTAINER); clothes container (DRESS HANGER CONTAINER); open-top containers (OPENTOP CONTAINER); frame containers (FLAT RACK CONTAINER); tank container (TANK CONTAINER). 3. the relationship between the Party of container transport: mainly: NVOCC, container carrier, container leasing company, container yard and container freight station, etc.

(1) non-vessel operator (NON-VESSEL OPERATING COMMON CARRIER: NVOCC): they specialize in container freight's tally, devanning, inland transportation and transit stations or inland station business, you can have the practical means of transport, or do not have the real owner of the goods concerned for, he was the carrier, the carrier, he is the shipper, usually non-vessel carrier shall be governed by the law of the State, registered in the relevant government departments.

(2) the actual carrier (ACTUAL CARRIER): master of transport and container carrier, usually have a large container, in order to facilitate the redeployment of container turnover, as well as the management of container and vehicle and vessel machine interface.

(3) container leasing company (CONTAINER LEASING COMPANY): specializes in container rental business of new industries.

(4) the container yard (CONTAINER YARD: CY): means for the container to box or empty container loading and unloading, transhipment, storage, transfer of premises.

(5) the container freight station (CFS CONTAINER FREIGHT STATION:): is the place for treatment of LCL, junction for LCL, stowage stowage, the boxes rushed to CY CY, and accept to the import container, devanning, tally, heads the custody, the final consignee at the same time you can also press the carrier commissioned lead seals and issuing station receipts business.

2. the container external dimension (containers overall external dimensions)

Including container permanent annex, to the largest container external length, width and height dimensions. It is to determine whether the shipping containers, chassis, truck and railway vehicles between the main parameters of facelift. Is the transport sector must have one of the important technical information.

3. the container dimensions (containers internal dimensions)

The maximum inside container length, width and height dimensions. Height box bottom surface to the bottom of the roof box, a width of two inner lining of the distance between the inside length of container door plates quantity to end walls lined with the distance between the plates. It determines the container content product and box at the maximum dimensions of the goods.

IV. container content product (containers unobstructed capacity)

According to the container size calculation of shipping volume. Same specifications as the structure of the container, and the manufacture of materials, their internal slightly different. Container volume is material sector or other packing people must master of important technical information.

V. container unit (twenty-feet equivalent units abbreviation: TEU)

Also known as 20 feet conversion units is calculated conversion container number. At present, most countries have adopted transport container 20 ft and 40 ft long two containers. To enable Unified container number calculation, the 20-foot container as a unit, 40-foot container as two units of account in order to facilitate the operation of the unified computing container.

VI. container leasing (container leasing)

That is, all people will empty boxes to the use of a business. Container for all parties to the lease, and the use of containers, general cargo ship company or, as the lessee of a party, the two parties signed the lease contract. Provision of qualified by the lessor to the lessee in containers agreed scope. Container leasing, there are several different ways, all in all it is: Cheng-rent, lease, rental and navigation areas of current internal resistance of renting, etc.

VII. container handling areas (container terminal)

Is the container transport, cargo loading and unloading containers or exchange of depository of specific insurance sector. It is supported by the carrier or its agent to the delegate, the following business: on the whole case freight exchange, custody; a container freight station, junction for LCL; arrangement of container ship berthing, loading and unloading of containers, each voyage stowage plan; preparation for tracking card series check;

Prepare and sign the application container inspection vehicle access and circulation of relevant documents; handling of containers and vehicles, handling tool checks, maintenance, and the empty boxes of sweeping, fumigation; empty box of transceiver, memory and storage;

Arrangements for empty boxes and heavy box in the yard of stacking, and preparation of site distribution plan; other related business.

Container handling areas generally consists of dedicated terminals, frontier, yard, cargo terminal, control tower, repair departments, gates and Office. Sometimes a yard or terminal, and so on, can be extended to urban internal matter 5-15 km of the interchange.