Container terminals (CTs) are situated in Kwai Chung-Tsing Yi basin. There are nine terminals under the operation of five different operators, namely Modern Terminals Ltd (MTL), Hongkong International Terminals Ltd (HIT), COSCO-HIT, DP World and Asia Container Terminals Ltd (ACT). They occupy 279 hectares of land, providing 24 berths and 7,694 metres deep water frontage.

The water depth of the Kwai Chung-Tsing Yi basin is 15.5 metres. The total handling capacity of the container terminals is over 19 million TEUs per year.