Cross-docking and short-term storage
in Vladivostok and Russian hubs: container → truck
Cross-docking in Vladivostok is a quick way to break down an import container: strip it at a warehouse terminal, return the empty to the line and send the cargo on by full trucks, groupage or rail. Container-to-truck transloading avoids detention and lets one lot go to several consignees.
We do the same at Russian transport hubs: receive the trunk flow, re-sort by destination and transfer to outbound transport. If the outbound truck is not ready, the cargo is held in buffer storage for up to 14 days with package-level records.
Specification
Specification · Cross-docking and short-term storage. Standard terms · site, unloading slot and rate are confirmed per lot
Service
- Operations
- stripping, re-sorting, transfer, buffer
- Cargo
- pallets and cartons cleared by customs
- Options
- re-palletising, stretch-wrapping, package labelling
Terms
- Timing
- hours for transfer, buffer up to 14 days
- Documents
- receipt and dispatch reports included
- Currency
- USD / RUB
Logistics
- Inbound
- container from the port, truck, wagon
- At the hub
- receipt, sorting, buffer
- Outbound
- full trucks, groupage, rail
Price
- Base
- per operation: container stripping, per pallet
- Extras
- storage beyond buffer, re-palletising — on request
Service flow
- 01
Planning
We receive the packing list and dispatch plan: which packages go where and on which vehicles. We book the unloading slot and outbound transport for the container's arrival.
1 day - 02
Receipt and stripping
We strip the container, count packages, inspect packaging and check the seal and marks against the documents. Discrepancies and damage are recorded in a report with photos.
2–6 h - 03
Empty return
We return the empty container to the line's depot before detention days begin.
on stripping day - 04
Re-sorting
We sort the cargo by consignee and destination and, if needed, re-palletise, stretch-wrap and label packages for outbound shipment.
hours - 05
Dispatch
Outbound vehicles are loaded directly or from the buffer, with a dispatch report and transport documents. If transport is not ready yet, the cargo waits in buffer storage for up to 14 days.
same or next day
Problems
A line container spends weeks travelling inland and waiting for unloading at the consignee — the line charges detention.
We strip the container at a warehouse near the port and return the empty the same day; the cargo moves on by truck or in an operator's container.
One import lot is destined for several consignees in different cities, and the whole container cannot go to each of them.
We break the lot down at the cross-dock and ship each consignee's share by its own truck or as groupage.
A shortage or breakage is found during transloading, but it is unclear at which stage it occurred.
Receipt with a count, photos and a discrepancy report — before the cargo is mixed with other lots. This is the basis for a claim against the carrier or supplier.
Documents
Documents for cross-docking. The packing list and dispatch plan are needed before the container arrives — otherwise stripping turns into a stock-take and dispatch is delayed.
Incoterms
- DAP
- seller delivers to the warehouse — and books cross-docking and distribution
- CPT
- carriage to the hub paid by the seller, onward by the buyer
- FCA
- the buyer builds the chain, including cross-docking
Documents
- Packing List
- packages, weights, marks — the basis for receipt and sorting
- Dispatch plan
- which packages go to whom and by what transport
- Receipt report
- package count, packaging condition, seal number, photos
- Discrepancy report
- for shortages, overages or damage — to support a claim
- Release / DT
- cross-docking handles released cargo; before release, operations are only possible in a temporary storage warehouse (SVKh)
FAQ
In cross-docking the cargo does not go into long-term storage: it is received, rebuilt by destination and loaded straight onto outbound transport. There is no put-away or order picking, so it costs less in storage and moves faster.
To return the line's container at the port and avoid detention for weeks of inland travel, and to split one lot between several consignees. A curtainsider is also easier to unload at the consignee than a container on a chassis. If the cargo goes to one consignee in a shipper-owned container (SOC), transloading is usually unnecessary.
Usually one: a 40' HC holds about 76 m³, while a curtainsider takes 82–92 m³ and up to 20–22 t. The exception is heavy cargo: a 20-foot container of steel or tiles may weigh more than one truck can carry, in which case it is split between two. We calculate from gross weight and the packing list.
The standard mode is hours between receipt and dispatch. If outbound transport is not ready, the cargo is kept in buffer storage for up to 14 days with package-level records so nothing sits idle or goes missing. Longer than that is regular warehousing at a separate rate.
Yes, it is a typical task. A large import lot from the port is received at the cross-dock, split by regional destination and loaded onto the right vehicles — distribution starts immediately on arrival, without long storage.
Operations with goods before release are only allowed in a temporary storage warehouse (SVKh) under customs control. Regular cross-docking handles cargo that has already been released: the container is stripped after release under the DT and distributed to trucks straight away.