container yards

Warrant Officer Sander describes that entry to container yards is a secure process requiring notification and often escort, vehicle scanning, and compliance with health and safety rules.

“You cannot just get into that yard without them knowing that you are there. It is a secure premises. For most of these yards, you either go in under escort, you are scanned in, they scan your vehicle, they do everything. Depending on the level of occupation health and safety, your vehicle might not even be allowed in. So you walk. So they know you are there, then it is just good manners to go and introduce yourself and say this is what we are busy with, we might be here a little bit, we might be here long, or I need the following resources.”

Warrant Officer Sander states that many container yards have issues with counterfeit goods.

“A lot of yards, especially with counterfeit goods.”