Container terminal operation method

A container terminal operation method for a container terminal including a vertical type storage area in which a storage block is arranged such that a traveling lane is formed from a quay wall toward a land side, the container terminal operation method comprising:

• causing a container conveying vehicle to orbit through a lateral side, in a longitudinal direction, of the storage block, an area closer to a land than a land-side end of the storage block, and an apron;
• and
• handing a container over between the storage block and the container conveying vehicle on the lateral side in the longitudinal direction, wherein
• a handover area of the container between the container conveying vehicle and an external vehicle, is defined in the area closer to the land than the land-side end,
• a one-way external traveling lane for the external vehicle is defined from an entrance to an exit of the container terminal so as to pass through the handover area, and
• the handover of the container in the handover area is carried out in a state where both the container conveying vehicle and the external vehicle are directed in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the storage block.