A parcel terminal for inserting and receiving parcels, said terminal comprising: a console; at least one insert and discharge area for user identification and parcel insert or retrieval located in the console; a frame comprising two opposite rows of columns, each row having at least seven columns and at least three columns are provided on either side of the insert and discharge area, and each column having equal width and being suitable for storing a multitude of platforms, each platform configured to hold a parcel, in which at least one column is accessibly connected to the at least one insert and discharge area; and a mast configured to move along a corridor between the two opposite rows, and comprising two loaders attached on opposite sides of the mast in direction of the corridor and being capable of independently moving vertically along the mast and horizontally extending perpendicularly against the direction of the corridor toward either one of the column rows; wherein the combined width of the loaders measured in direction of the corridor and a width of the mast in direction of the corridor is such that when one of the loaders is positioned at the column with an access to the at least one insert and discharge area, the other loader on the opposite side of the mast by default is positioned at a fast-loading column, which is a column located two columns away from the console, thereby allowing simultaneous loading at the at least one insert and discharge area and unloading at the fast-loading column. a console; at least one insert and discharge area for user identification and parcel insert or retrieval located in the console; a frame comprising two opposite rows of columns, each row having at least seven columns and at least three columns are provided on either side of the insert and discharge area, and each column having equal width and being suitable for storing a multitude of platforms, each platform configured to hold a parcel, in which at least one column is accessibly connected to the at least one insert and discharge area; and a mast configured to move along a corridor between the two opposite rows, and comprising two loaders attached on opposite sides of the mast in direction of the corridor and being capable of independently moving vertically along the mast and horizontally extending perpendicularly against the direction of the corridor toward either one of the column rows; wherein the combined width of the loaders measured in direction of the corridor and a width of the mast in direction of the corridor is such that when one of the loaders is positioned at the column with an access to the at least one insert and discharge area, the other loader on the opposite side of the mast by default is positioned at a fast-loading column, which is a column located two columns away from the console, thereby allowing simultaneous loading at the at least one insert and discharge area and unloading at the fast-loading column. a frame comprising two opposite rows of columns, each row having at least seven columns and at least three columns are provided on either side of the insert and discharge area, and each column having equal width and being suitable for storing a multitude of platforms, each platform configured to hold a parcel, in which at least one column is accessibly connected to the at least one insert and discharge area; and a mast configured to move along a corridor between the two opposite rows, and comprising two loaders attached on opposite sides of the mast in direction of the corridor and being capable of independently moving vertically along the mast and horizontally extending perpendicularly against the direction of the corridor toward either one of the column rows; wherein the combined width of the loaders measured in direction of the corridor and a width of the mast in direction of the corridor is such that when one of the loaders is positioned at the column with an access to the at least one insert and discharge area, the other loader on the opposite side of the mast by default is positioned at a fast-loading column, which is a column located two columns away from the console, thereby allowing simultaneous loading at the at least one insert and discharge area and unloading at the fast-loading column.