1、Container Classification
By Container-type: TEU (20 feet Equivalent Units), FEU (40 feet Equivalent Units)
By Adoption: (GP) General Purpose Containers, (SP) Special Purpose Containers.
GP Containers are fit for the transportation of variety of general break-bulk cargo.
SP,the ones applied to the special nature or state of the cargo.
By Owner: Railway Container, Shipper Owned Container
2、Containerized Cargo
General Purpose Containers mainly ship precious and fragile cargoes, also the ones can’t get wet, such as appliances, instruments, meters, small machinery, glass, ceramics, building materials, handicrafts, culture and sports goods, medicines, cigarettes, wine, food, daily essentials, chemical products, textiles, hardware and other suitable goods for container transport.
The following goods can not apply to container transport:
1) Goods with contamination and corrosion.
2) Goods that may damage containers.
3) Perishables
4) Dangerous Goods
Special containers such as reefers, auto containers are used respectively for shippers, cars or goods in need of ventilation, refrigeration.
3、General Requirement of Containerized cargo transportation
Freight waybills and Orders for rail freight transport services should be applied in batch. And the weight of container shall not exceed the total sum weight allowed to load. Railway Containers and Shipper Owned Containers can not be handled in the same batch.
It is the responsibility of consigners to load and pack the container. The containers should be inspected before using it. If any defects found, the consigner should ask the carrier to replace those. After loading, the containers should be sealed by the consigners. Unloading containers is the job of consignees; also the consigner and the consignee can entrust the carrier to conduct loading and unloading containers. Empty containers should be cleaned and shut the doors. If there is any pollution the container should be washed.
When using the Shipper Owned Containers, the consignee should receive the goods and the containers at the same time. If there is any container needs to be sent back to the issuing station, the consignee should fill in the special offer certificate when collecting the containers, after which being signed by the arrival station the containers should be sent back in 30 days. When the carrier uses the self-loop return containers to ship any goods, the freight charge is free.
4、Containers Transport “All-in-freight”
Containers Transport “all-in-freight” covers all freight charges, which means that all the cost of the whole process about the container transport on the railway will be settled as a fixed price(non-negotiable).
“All-in-freight” includes all the tariffs and fees set by MOR, which includes Basic Freight Tariff, Construction Fund, new price adjustment, Electrification surcharge, special tariffs fees and incidental expenses. But “All-in-freight”
excludes the followings:
1) Railway Insurance Fee
2) Express Service Fee
3) Stuffing and Destuffing Fees
4) Fees for loading and unloading on Specialty Line
5) demurage
6) Fees incurred by consigners and consignees
The cargoes below will not follow the “All-in-freight” and base upon the general billing:
——International railway container transport
——Container Transport of Dangerous Goods (excluding the goods could be transported under general conditions)
——Refrigerated, tank, plate racks, and other special container transport
The Container Terminal should announce publicly the “All-in-freight” implementation measures and the “All-in-freight” table in the container business premises. The “All-in-freight” applied container will not handle destination changes at intermediate or final destination stations.
