Operations Manual
The Operations Manual for APM Terminals Vado Ligure (Vado Gateway) available for download on this page, provides detailed information about the procedures that should be followed to ensure a smooth and efficient container handling at the terminal.
This includes (page number in brackets):
Gate
- Truck Gate Services Description (4)
- TAS – Truck Appointment System (5)
- Access Permits (5)
- Receipt of full export containers (5)
- Verified Gross mass (VGM) (6)
- Seal Inspection and reporting (6)
- Dangerous Cargo handling (7)
- Out of Gauge/Break-Bulk import/export (7)
- Delivery of Import Full Containers (7)
- Empty containers acceptance (8)
- Empty containers delivery (8)
- Equipment Interchange Receipt (EIR) (8)
- Containers Customs Clearance (8)
Rail
- Rail Schedule (10)
Vessel Related Operations
- Changes to Service deployment (11)
- Long term monthly schedule. (12)
- Short term schedule (weekly) (12)
- Vessel call / cut-offs (13)
- 72 hrs before vessel ETA (14)
- 48 hrs before vessel ETA (14)
- 24 hrs before vessel ETA (14)
- Delay on berth (15)
- Load instructions (15)
- Loading instructions for Empty Containers. (15)
- Late arrivals (16)
- Discharge instructions (16)
Value added services
- Inspection Empty Container (17)
- X-Ray Scanning (17)
- Cargo Inspections (17)
- FITO Inspection (18)
- Sanitary, AGE CONTROL, PIF Inspections (18)
- Radiometric Inspection (18)
- Customs Inspections (18)
- Reefer Container Additional Services (19)
- Break-bulk cargo (19)
- Cargo to be containerized (20)
- Labelling Request (20)
Damage and Claims
- Claim Communication (20)