Yard in which empty containers are stored.

A costing method used to identify the difference (in monetary terms) between an actual and a standard revenue or cost.

The Hauler, with the delivery/collection of a full/empty container, is delayed in excess of 15 minutes at a private container depot or at a consignee/shipper's premises.

The number of trips a container makes during a year.

A contract for the hire of a ship for a voyage.

In short, verified gross mass (VGM, for short, sometimes referred to as verified gross weight) is the combined weight of an ocean shipment’s cargo, dunnage and bracing (material used to keep cargo in position in a ship’s hold), plus the tare weight of the container.