A container facility fee is a port or terminal charge applied to containers moving through a designated container facility. It helps cover the cost of maintaining, operating, and improving port infrastructure such as gates, yards, equipment, security systems, road access, and container handling areas. The fee may be charged per container, per move, or under a port tariff and is usually separate from ocean freight, terminal handling charges, storage, demurrage, and carrier fees.
A Container Facility Fee is charged by a port terminal or container facility for the use of its infrastructure in handling, moving, and storing containers. It covers terminal operating costs not included in the basic freight rate.
- Applied per container movement such as in-gate and out-gate
- Separate from drayage, CFS fees, and ocean freight charges
- May include terminal handling, crane lifts, and container positioning
Obtain a full fee schedule from your forwarder or broker to accurately calculate total landed cost.
For related logistics context, see Dedola’s ocean freight shipping services and glossary entries on Port Filings, Pier Pass Fee, Drayage, and FCL.
