INTER-MODALISM

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Course Title: International Marketing Logistics
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Q4.) Write short notes on the following :

(c.) Inter-modalism

Ans: Intermodal transportation may be defined as the transportation of a person or a load from its origin to its destination by a sequence of at least two transportation modes, the transfer from one more to the next being performed at an intermodal terminal. The concept is very general and thus, it means many things to many people: transportation of containerized cargo by a combination of truck, rail, and ocean shipping, dedicated rail services to move massive quantities of containers and trailers over long distances.

Intermodal freight transportation refers to a multi-modal chain of container-transportation services. This chain usually links the initial shipper to the final consignee to the container and takes place over long distances. Several intermodal terminals are part of this chain: the initial and final sea-port container terminals, where containers are transferred between the ocean navigation and land transportation modes, as well as in-land terminals providing transfer facilities between the land modes.


In the intermodal system of transport, the carrier provides a single Bill of Lading for the entire voyage and obligates the requirement of shipper to interact with various intermediate transport operators.