Container yard (container yard: CY)
Some places are also called stations, which refer to places where heavy or empty containers are loaded, unloaded, transported, kept and handed over. Its function is to concentrate all the containers of export customers in a certain place (whether customs clearance or not), and then load them on the ship after the port interception time (which must have been cleared at this time), which is convenient for shipping companies and customs management.
Marshalling station in front of container
Refers to the place where containers are temporarily stacked in front of the container terminal to speed up the loading and unloading of ships. Its function is: before the container ship arrives in Hong Kong, the export containers will be piled up in a planned and orderly manner according to the stowage requirements, and the imported containers will be temporarily stacked in front of the dock when unloading the ship, so as to speed up the loading and unloading operation of the ship.
Container yard behind containers
Refers to the place where heavy containers or empty containers are handed over, kept and stacked. In some countries, container yards are collectively referred to as yards, regardless of frontcourt and backcourt. The yard behind the container is an integral part of the container loading and unloading area. It is a place where the whole container of goods is handed over in the way of "on-site" handover of container transportation (actually at the "door" of container unloading area).