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What does Port haulage (drayage) mean in logistics?

Short answer

Road movement of containers between a port terminal and a CFS, ICD, rail terminal, factory or warehouse.

Around Indian ports, haulage productivity depends on terminal gate queues, e-seal and customs readiness, empty-container return depots and night-time entry rules. Detention on containers that are returned late is a common extra cost. Ask our desk how this applies to your consignment.

Period: General definition. Data as of 29 Sep 2026. How we count

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The numbers behind this answer

Also called
drayage, container haulage, CT (container trailer) movement
Category
Road
Related terms
Direct port delivery (DPD), Direct port entry (DPE), Container freight station (CFS), Trailer

Sources

  1. SSL logistics glossary

Period: General definition. Data as of 29 Sep 2026.

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