Abstract
This article contains a short history of existing types of mixed transport in Russia and abroad. The system of export freight delivery is analyzed in association with all forms of interaction between various modes of transportation and the subjects of the transport service market (TSM). There is focus not only on the transport complex organization departments and management levels of various modes of transportation, but also on other TSM subjects (carriers, cargo owners, forwarders, stevedores, marine agents, banks, organizations responsible for expertise, customs control and document completion, etc.).
Highlights
IntroductionAccording to UNCTAD (United Nation Conference on Trade and Development) intermodal transport refers to carrying goods by several modes of transport when one carrier is responsible for the whole delivery from one departure point through one or more transshipment points to the destination point
There are various approaches to interpreting the transport terms
According to UNCTAD (United Nation Conference on Trade and Development) intermodal transport refers to carrying goods by several modes of transport when one carrier is responsible for the whole delivery from one departure point through one or more transshipment points to the destination point
Summary
According to UNCTAD (United Nation Conference on Trade and Development) intermodal transport refers to carrying goods by several modes of transport when one carrier is responsible for the whole delivery from one departure point through one or more transshipment points to the destination point. Depending on responsibility for transporting goods various shipping documents are issued. The person organizing multimodal transport is responsible for transporting the goods along the whole route, irrespective of the number of carriers when completing the single shipping document [1]. At the European Conference of Ministers of Transport held in 1994 it was stated that multimodal transport refers to transporting one type of freight by not less than two modes of transport, whereas intermodal transport means transporting goods by one mode of transport with the transshipment of the sealed container en route [2]
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