Combined transport is a form of
intermodal transport
Intermodal transport (or intermodal transportation) involves the use of more than one mode of transport for a journey. It may refer to:
* Intermodal passenger transport
* Intermodal freight transport
See also
* Intermodal transportation center
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, which is the movement of goods in one and the same loading unit or road vehicle, using successively two or more modes of transport without handling the goods themselves in changing modes. Combined transport is
intermodal transport
Intermodal transport (or intermodal transportation) involves the use of more than one mode of transport for a journey. It may refer to:
* Intermodal passenger transport
* Intermodal freight transport
See also
* Intermodal transportation center
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where the major part of the journey is by rail,
inland waterway
A body of water, such as a river, canal or lake, is navigable if it is deep, wide and calm enough for a water vessel (e.g. boats) to pass safely. Such a navigable water is called a ''waterway'', and is preferably with few obstructions against d ...
s or
sea
The sea, connected as the world ocean or simply the ocean, is the body of salty water that covers approximately 71% of the Earth's surface. The word sea is also used to denote second-order sections of the sea, such as the Mediterranean Sea, ...
, and any initial and/or final legs carried out by road are as short as possible.
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Accompanied combined transport
Accompanied combined transport is a form of intermodal transport, which is the movement of goods in one and the same loading unit or road vehicle, using successively two or more modes of transport without handling the goods themselves in changing ...
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Car shuttle train
A car shuttle train, or (sometimes) car-carrying train, is a shuttle train used to transport accompanied cars ( automobiles), and usually also other types of road vehicles, for a relatively short distance.
Car shuttle trains usually operate on ...
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Intermodal freight transport
Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation (e.g., rail, ship, aircraft, and truck), without any handling of the freight itself when changing ...
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Multimodal transport
Multimodal transport (also known as combined transport) is the transportation of goods under a single contract, but performed with at least two different modes of transport; the carrier is liable (in a legal sense) for the entire carriage, even th ...
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Ro-ro ferry
Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro) ships are cargo ships designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, buses, trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels or using ...
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Rolling highway
In rail transportation, a rolling highway or rolling road is a form of combined transport involving the conveying of road trucks by rail, referred to as Ro-La trains. The concept is a form of piggyback transportation.
The technical challen ...
References
BALLIS, A. & GOLIAS, J. 2004. Towards the improvement of a combined transport chain performance. European Journal of Operational Research, 152, 420–436.
Rail freight transport
Road transport
Water transport
Intermodal transport
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