This film was shot across three night shifts, gathering about fourteen hours of material, cut down to four minutes and twelve seconds.

It follows the sequence: the pilot boat heading out, the ship coming alongside, the quay cranes working, the tally check, the truck movements, and back to the screens in the control room.

Why the night shift

The reason for choosing nights is straightforward: everyone has seen a port in daylight. The port at night says more about how continuous this industry is.

The operating figures shown in the film were supplied by the terminal, covering containers handled on the shift, average time per box and equipment availability.