Container port

A seaport equipped to transfer standardized freight containers between ships and land transport. Specialized terminals use cranes, storage yards, and connected transport systems to handle container traffic.

Container terminal: A dedicated port facility where containers are transferred between ships and land transport. It is the operational unit where a container port handles cargo.
Intermodal container: A standardized reusable freight box designed to move between ships, trains, and trucks. Its standard dimensions let terminals transfer cargo without unpacking it.
Transshipment: The transfer of cargo from one vessel to another during its journey. Some container ports serve as hubs where containers change ships.
Containerization revolution: The transformation of freight transport through the widespread adoption of standardized containers. Port specialization both enabled and embodied this change in global freight.
Container crane: A large gantry crane that lifts containers between ships and quayside vehicles. These cranes move containers between vessels and the terminal yard.
Containerization: The transport of goods in standardized containers that can move across different modes. Container ports are the maritime infrastructure of this broader freight system.
Port of Singapore: A major maritime hub in Singapore serving container, transshipment, and other shipping traffic. Its extensive transshipment role exemplifies a globally connected container port.
Malcom McLean: An American trucking entrepreneur who helped develop modern container shipping. His innovations helped create demand for purpose-built container terminals.
Container yard: A terminal area where containers are stacked and organized before onward transport. It buffers cargo between vessel unloading and collection or transfer.
Container ship: A cargo ship designed to carry standardized freight containers in dedicated cells and deck stacks. Its layout and capacity determine the terminal equipment and berth requirements.

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