What is the difference between CY and CFS terms?
There are 3 main cargo handover methods currently used in container shipping, namely CY-CY, CY-CFS and CFS-CFS. Let's take a look at the 2 delivery locations of containerized cargo. 1: Container terminal yard Container Yard, CY. generally by the consignor or container freight station is responsible for loading and transported to the container terminal yard full container cargo. 2: Container Freight Station Cargo Freight Station, CFS. as the shipping company's agent to accept LCL cargo, and assume the work of unpacking and transport to the container terminal yard. CY-CY In CY-CY delivery mode, the carrier is in the form of a full container with the delivery of goods. The consignor is responsible for packing and transporting the heavy box to the port of origin terminal yard, the carrier accepts the goods in the yard (heavy box). After the goods arrive at the destination port and unloaded to the yard, the carrier delivers the goods to the consignee in the yard, and the consignee p...