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ICD / ICD or commonly known as Depot is an inland cargo clearance point that is an extended logistics part of a seaport because most seaports have limited space, so the warehouse area is less likely to expand. Therefore, ICD (Depot) helps seaports to release goods quickly, increasing the ability to clear goods for seaports. Depot has formed and developed for decades, but it was not until 1970 that ICD (Depot) used the right function and then developed around the world.
ICD (Depot) role in container shipping
First: ICD (Depot) is a place to gather containers and goods. As mentioned above, seaports are limited in space, so ICD (Depot) is a measure to help reduce the pressure of container time at the port. There are goods that need to be transported, inspected, inspected, cleared, or the warehouse of the importer and exporter does not have enough space…
Second: ICD (Depot) acts as a place to reduce the port’s load on customs procedures. When carrying out procedures at the port, the goods must complete customs procedures (including procedures: inspection, counting, loading and unloading …) before they can be taken out of the port to be loaded onto ships or imported. This is the main reason why seaports are overloaded and congested, reducing the ability to circulate goods. Moving customs clearance activities to Depot will reduce procedures at seaports and turn seaports into a buffer zone for transshipment of containers of goods from the sea to the inland.
Third: ICD (Depot) acts as a distribution center. The specialization of companies domestic container shipping makes goods move faster, seaports become corridors for goods movement. The current development trend of seaports is to move dispatch centers into ICDs (Depots).
Fourth: In addition to the above services, ICD also provides seaport logistics services such as: warehousing, CFS, bonded warehouse, container yard, ……
Thus, it can be said that Depot is an indispensable part of a seaport, it plays an important role in increasing the portability of goods in general and increasing the ability to transport containers from the port to the inlandin particular. . The development of seaports is associated with the development of Depot.
