TransportationTHC
THC (Terminal Handling Charge)
Charge for container handling at the port terminal. Covers vessel discharge, yard movement, basic storage, and positioning for pickup. Paid at origin and/or destination.
Charge for container handling at the port terminal. Covers vessel discharge, yard movement, basic storage, and positioning for pickup. Paid at origin and/or destination.
Charge by the port terminal for container handling: crane discharge, yard transfer, free-time storage, and positioning for truck or rail pickup.
Port Terminal
A specialized facility within a seaport where cargo loading, unloading, storage, and transfer operations between vessels and ground transport take place.
LogisticsOcean Freight
The cost of transporting goods by sea from the port of origin to the port of destination, a fundamental component of customs value.
LogisticsFCL (Full Container Load)
A maritime shipping mode where an importer uses an entire container exclusively for their cargo, without sharing it with other consignees' merchandise.
LogisticsDemurrage
An additional charge by the shipping line when a container is not returned within the agreed free time period after discharge at port.