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.
- 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. Fees of this kind often sit alongside wharfage, the port charge for cargo moving across the wharf, dock, or pier.
Learn more about Dedola’s ocean freight shipping services. Related terms: Port Filings, Pier Pass Fee, FCL.
