What is CY/CY?

CY/CY, or ‘Container Yard to Container Yard,’ is a container shipping term where the shipper is responsible for delivering the Full Container Load (FCL) shipment to the carrier’s container yard (CY) at the origin port. The consignee is responsible for picking up the shipment from the carrier’s CY at the destination port.

In simple terms, if you have CY/CY, it means:

– The shipper delivers goods to the carrier’s container yard at the origin port.

– The consignee picks up the goods from the carrier’s container yard at the destination port.

The CY/CY term clearly defines the container yards where goods are loaded and received, ensuring transparency and clarity about the roles of the shipper and consignee during container transportation.

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CY and CFS in Container Shipping

CY and CFS are both related to container handling but differ in location and arrangement.

– CY (Container Yard): A designated area within a port where containers are stored, loaded, and unloaded. The CY term means the shipper and consignee are responsible for delivering and picking up the goods at the carrier’s container yard.

– CFS (Container Freight Station): A facility where less-than-container-load (LCL) cargo is consolidated and de-consolidated. The CFS term means the cargo is delivered and picked up at a freight station, not directly at the port.

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Comparing CY/CFS, CFS/CY, and CFS/CFS

– CY/CFS Shipping: The shipper delivers goods to the carrier’s CY at the origin port, and the consignee picks up the goods from the CFS at the destination port.

– CFS/CY Shipping: The shipper delivers goods to the CFS at the origin port, and the consignee picks up the goods from the carrier’s CY at the destination port.

– CFS/CFS Shipping: Goods are consolidated and de-consolidated at CFS at both the origin and destination ports. Multiple shippers deliver their LCL shipments to the CFS at the origin port for consolidation.

Other Shipping Terms

– Door to CY Shipping: The carrier picks up your cargo from your location and delivers it to the CY at the destination port.

– CY to Door Shipping: The carrier takes charge of your cargo at the CY at the origin port and delivers it to the consignee’s address.

– Door to Door Shipping: The carrier picks up your cargo from your location and delivers it directly to the consignee’s address.

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Shipping Terms in the Bill of Lading

A Bill of Lading is a document that states the agreement between the shipper and the carrier about the type of shipment chosen. Below is an overview of the shipping terms discussed:

CY/CY Shipping Rates

Shipping rates depend on various factors, including the type of shipment chosen. Here are some combinations and how their costs are calculated:

– Gate In/Gate Out: Terminal Handling Charges (THC) at both ends are included in the total shipping charges. Only local charges payable to the carriers are excluded.

– CY/Gate Out: THC at the discharge port is included in the total shipping charges. Local charges payable to the carriers at both ends and the origin THC are excluded.

– Gate In/CY: THC at the origin port is included in the total shipping charges, excluding local charges payable to the carriers at both ends and the destination THC.

– CY/CY: Only the carriage charges are included; no other charges are covered.

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