{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Container Slot Booking","description":"A container slot booking is the confirmed reservation of a physical loading space for one or more containers on a specific vessel, train, or truck for a defined departure date. The freight forwarder or shipper places the booking directly with the carrier and receives a booking confirmation in return – the key operational document underpinning terminal scheduling. It specifies pickup windows at origin and delivery windows at destination. The slot booking differs from the freight booking, which ad","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/container-slot-booking","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-23T17:29:06.713495","citation":"https://www.freightos.com/freight-resources/complete-guide-booking-ocean-freight/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/container-slot-booking","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Container Slot Booking · A container slot booking is the confirmed reservation of a physical loading space for one or more containers on a specific vessel, train, or truck for a defined departure date. · Quelle: https://www.freightos.com/freight-resources/complete-guide-booking-ocean-freight/"}