Multimodal Transport

2. The efficiency of multimodal transport
Multimodal transport brings great efficacy for parties in international transportation (carriers, shippers, forwarders, and so on) and for the society. The efficacy of multimodal transport is the combination of advantages of the cargo container, the consolidation and the through transport.
Through transport have advantages as folows:
- Create a unique focal point for freight from door to door.
The shipper only needs to contact a single person is MTO in everything related to freight transport in many different ways, including claims for compensation, losses or damages of goods
- Increase the speed of delivery.
Achieve this by reducing transit times and time of goods at storage area to convey, through planning and coordinating among transport modes constitute single operation.
- Reduce transportation costs.
Thanks to the combination of two or more modes of transport that it effectively reduces the cost and time of transport, particularly the combination of sea transport and air transportation is used by a lot of companies.
- Simplify documents and procedures.
Multimodal transport which uses a single transport document is multimodal transport document or multimodal transport bill of lading. Customs and transit procedures is also simplified on the basis of agreements, international conventions or area, two or more parties.
- Multimodal transport creates better conditions to use means of transport, new transport technologies and more efficient management of transportation systems.
- Multimodal transport creates new transport services and contributes to addressing unemployment in society
3. Shipping document of multimodal transport
3. Shipping document of multimodal transport
A multimodal transport document is a bill of lading covering two or more modes of transport, such as shipping by rail and sea.
A complete multimodal transport document should contain the following elements: 1. Name of the carrier