JP 4-01.5 JTTP for Water Terminal Operations - BITS

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hold and process cargo pending further
movement.
b. Rapid Clearance. Use of a marshalling
yard allows rapid clearing of the water
terminal facilities. It makes vessel working
space available for its primary purpose of
loading or off-loading cargos. It reduces pier
congestion, thus reducing the potential for
work slowdowns or stoppages in discharge
operations. With proper management of
MHE, chassis, tractors and trailers, and
flatcars, most containerized and RO/RO cargo
can go directly onto the inland mode of
transportation. Checking and other
documentation can be done during discharge,
allowing cargo to be cleared rapidly.
Conceptually, all cargo should move through
the terminal without delay. However, this is
not always possible because of the reasons
shown in Figure III-2.
c. Cargo Marshalling Yard. This yard
provides temporary in-transit storage and
permits fast discharge operations with
rapid and continuous movement of cargo
to or from the pier. Marshalling cargo allows
leveling of line-haul peak workloads that
result from discharge operations.
Concurrently, marshalling cargo allows
selective, controlled, and flexible phasing of
container or cargo movement to destination
or vessel. In container operations, the yard
provides an area for cargo and/or container:
• Maintenance, repair, servicing, and
inspection;
• Stuffing or stripping;
• Documentation;
• Cleaning and decontamination;
• Marshalling for retrograde movement;
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• Security.
13. Organization and
Functions
No set organization or physical layout for
a marshalling yard exists. It is organized to
meet operational requirements within
available space. By grouping related
functions, marshalling yard design should
REASONS FOR
WATER TERMINAL
DELAY
(1) Consignee's reception
capacity may be limited
(2) Movement plan (e.g., lack of
rail cars) may cause some delay
in clearance
(3) Damaged cargo may require
repairing or restowing of contents
before further movement
(4) Containers may require
segregation by destination or
priority. Some cargo may need
reassembly or removal of
packaging
(5) Cargo may require
redocumentation before further
movement
(6) Where required, retrograde
cargo must be cleaned and
fumigated to pass both US
Customs and Department of
Argriculture import requirements
(7) Containers found with broken
seals or apparent pilferage must
be inventoried and a new seal
applied before further movement
(8) The threat situation may
cause battle damage or disruption
to the transportation system
• Staging; and Figure III-2. Reasons for Water
Terminal Delay
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