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Intermodal Transport
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What is Intermodal Transport?
The process of moving cargo from place to place using more than one method of transport - truck, rail, plane, ship, or any combination of those. Using intermodal transport, a shipper or buyer contracts with multiple carriers to transport a single container along a route.
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Multimodal Transport Full Container Load (FCL)
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