Multimodal transportation is the transport of goods under a single contract but carried out by several modes of transport.
All this is made possible by multimodal transportation, which involves the phased delivery of a consignment of goods by several modes of transport simultaneously. This can be a combination of sea and rail transport, road and air. Some other combinations are possible. Sometimes two or three different options are combined without any restrictions. In some cases, helicopter delivery is even used when there are no other delivery solutions due to difficult accessibility.
Container multimodal transportation is often carried out by combining sea and rail routes. A ferry or cargo ship plus a vehicle of the required modification are used. Most often, the container is transported on trailers, open platforms with low sides. Loading and unloading of the container are carried out using a manipulator.
The organization of multimodal transportation is carried out by a specialized company. For example, you can order high-quality and cost-effective delivery of goods from China to Ukraine or other European countries. Logistics specialists will quickly calculate the route of the cargo, select the necessary routes and an acceptable mode of transport.
Also, in the company, specialists take responsibility for processing the accompanying documents for the transported cargo. Clients are offered tracking of cargo delivery along the entire route, which is very convenient for both the customer and the contractor.
Multimodal container transportation, as mentioned above, is not only sea and road routes but also rail transport. Delivery of containers by water routes in almost 100% of cases is combined with other methods of goods supply. After all, the container will definitely have to be unloaded and sent to the final destination. Therefore, in most cases, a vehicle will be needed to take the container on board and transport it to the desired city.
The price for this service of such transportation may vary depending on the destination country, the classification of the shipment, and the volume of the transported cargo.
Multimodal transportation of goods using vehicles or rail transport is the delivery of small-sized or oversized cargo in the shortest possible time. The water route will take much longer, which is necessarily taken into account by logistics company specialists when planning the route.