“Loading” consists of moving full or empty containers from a pier, the terminal area, CFS, or a truck onto a vessel that has arrived and is docked at Asyaport. “Unloading” consists of moving full or empty containers from a vessel directly onto a truck and taking them to the terminal area or CFS station.

“Onboard shifting” consists of moving a full or empty container from one location aboard a vessel to another on the same vessel. “Vessel/alongside/vessel shifting” consists of unloading a container from a vessel onto the dock alongside and loading it back onto the same vessel again at another time.

“Lashing” consists of securing a container loaded aboard a vessel in place in line with the captain’s wishes by means of bars, bridges, or rods. “Unlashing” consists of the removal of such stabilizing restraints.
Container which had IMDG Code -1 and Code -7 on theirselves can not be accepted to berth and port area or can not be stored , stocked , discharged from ship or handled for loading to ship even if they are direct delivery cargos by port.

At the request of owners or of customs authorities, containers arriving at the port may be transferred to the CFS station and unstuffed and the contents will be turned over to their owners or placed in storage. “Container Stuffing” services consist of the opposite: goods taken into the warehouse area for exportation will be packed into containers after which their doors will be closed.

The port will supply electricity against a charge for containers that require it both inside and outside the port area. The port maintains a supply of electricity sufficient to meet such needs and it is obliged to provide such electricity when requested by the owner of the goods or container.

Cargoes that qualify as “hazardous materials” or “dangerous goods” will be admitted to the port area only with the written approval of the harbormaster and appropriate public authorities and by the port’s consent.
No containers with any IMDG Class 1 (explosives) or IMDG Class 7 (radioactive materials) contents will be admitted to or retained or stored within the port area; nor may they be unloaded from vessels; nor will they be handled in any way by the port, including but not limited to placing them under tackle prior to loading aboard ship.
The port is authorized to require owners to supply all documentation that will assist in correctly classifying hazardous materials.