1.15 Container Terminal Structure

A sea container terminal consists of at least three operational areas:

  1. The operational area between the quay wall and container yard (area just behind the berth front).
  2. The container yard (terminal storage, which is the stacking area): the area where the containers are stocked and where the loading and unloading activities of these units are carried out.
  3. The terminal area of landside operations, which includes the gate, parking, office buildings, customs facilities, container freight station with an area for stuffing and stripping, empty container storage, a container maintenance and repair area, and so on.
Scheme of a port terminal of containers showing the three main zones

Figure 1.13: Scheme of a port terminal of containers showing the three main zones