A container depot is a place for storing empty containers, a place for cleaning, repairing containers, and a place for carrying out container surveys when containers enter or leave. The function of the container depot is to prepare containers that will be used by exporters for the needs of exporting goods according to Institute of International Container Lessors (IICL) standards.

Container depots have an important role in economic activities, especially export and import activities, in facilitating the flow of containers and goods transport traffic as well as streamlining supply chain routes, especially in international trade. The role of container depots in the national logistics system is to support the efficiency of governance and trade systems