{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Container handling","description":"When a container vessel berths and cranes swing into action, container handling is underway. The term covers all loading, unloading, and transshipment operations for standardized boxes between vessels, trucks, trains, and occasionally inland barges: mechanical lifting and positioning, yard stacking, weight and damage inspection, documentation, and internal terminal tractor movements. Terminal operators bill for these services through the Terminal Handling Charge (THC), invoiced per container as ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/container-handling","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T08:55:15.738270","citation":"https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Containerumschlag","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/container-handling","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Container handling · When a container vessel berths and cranes swing into action, container handling is underway. · Quelle: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Containerumschlag"}