MASSPORT: Ports: Conley Terminal: Terminal Process

Terminal Process

Conley Terminal Main Telephone (617) 464-8200
Directions to Terminal (617) 464-8252
Operating Hours Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Last Inbound Truck Accepted at 4:15 p.m.

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Instructions for Truckers to Move Quickly through Conley Terminal

1. Always know your Massport assigned trucker code.

2. To deliver an empty container to the terminal, have documentation to show to whom the container belongs, unless it was picked up from Conley Terminal and is being returned. An empty container must be clean and odor-free when arriving at the terminal or it will not be accepted.

3. To pick up an empty container from the terminal, know your booking number, Shipping Line, size and type of container.

4. To deliver a full container to the terminal, know whether it is import or export cargo.

import

Have a clear and legible delivery order
Know the steamship line responsible for the container

export

Use Lanes marked EXPORTS ONLY, to have the container weighed
Have at least 4 clear and legible copies of the dock receipt
Know the steamship line responsible for the container
If it is a return from Customs Inspection, be sure to have the proper Customs documentation notify the pre-gate clerk that the container is returning from customs inspection.

5. To pick up a full container from the terminal:

Know the container number and to whom it belongs
Have your delivery order paperwork before arriving at the terminal
Be sure to have the proper Customs documentation
Ensure that the container has all releases prior to arriving at the terminal (Steamship Line, Customs, and/or USDA)
If the container is being picked up for export:
- Have all steamship line releases and dock receipts BEFORE arriving at the terminal
- If it is going for customs inspection, notify the pre-gate clerk that the container will be returned after Customs inspection

Speed Limits: Gate Area 5 MPH, Yard Area 10 MPH, Roadways 15 MPH.

Whenever picking up equipment, drivers must stop at the pre-gate area first. All bare chassis must be signed in to the yard with an interchange unless the chassis is clearly and permanently marked as owned by the trucking company.

Documents Required for Container Pick-Up and Delivery at Conley Marine Terminal

To Pick-Up a Full Container of Import Cargo:

Delivery order

Customs Form 3461

Be sure container is released by Line

To Deliver Export Cargo:

Four copies of the dock receipt

To Pick Up Export Cargo:

Written authorization from the Line

To Pick Up Import Cargo:

Booking number, container size and type

To deliver an empty container no paperwork is required.

Failure to have required documents will result in delays in processing.