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Multimodal transport


Multimodal transport is the articulation between different modes of transport, in order to make faster and more efficiently transfer operations of material and goods (including containers, pallets or similar articles used for cargo consolidation). The multimodal transport is one in which it is necessary to use more than one type of vehicle to transport the goods fromtheir place of origin to final destination, but mediating a single contract of carriage.
According to the general concept of multimodal transport, freight can be transported in bulk multimodal media, with or without containers or make domestic multimodal transport operations. Multimodal transport is usually performed by a multimodal transport operator, who concludes a multimodal transportcontract and assumes responsibility for compliance as a carrier.
Internationally, the OTM are mainly: shipping companies, trucking, rail or cargo remailers (forwarder). It is important to mention the difference between the top three and the last, which is in the same ownership or possession of the means of transport.
Within the scope of the shipping companies, the vast majority operate multimodaltransport, and have not only with the means to implement the maritime segment, but in many cases they have with the terrestrial.
For non-owners of the means of transport are: the cargo consolidators, customs brokers and storage installations, among others.
Additionally, the Multimodal Transport Operator may undertake to provide a supply service to your customer on a regular basis and just intime. This is the only contract of carriage including just in time. The certainty of a transport "just in time" inventories to program and have the equipment, raw materials or finished products in the right place at the required amount and in a timely manner, thus reducing production costs and marketing to avoid, among others, large storage facilities, treatments and care for special goods. Bothdeficiencies and excesses increase costs, lower performance and can affect product quality.
Faced with a loss, at any place or time of travel of the goods, the shipper or cargo owner has only one partner who is responsible for the loss, damage or delay in delivery of goods. The front of the user OTM assumes full responsibility for the movement of goods from origin to destination. That is, regardlessof the route (ship, rail, road, river or air) where the damage occurred or the loss of the goods, the MTO is he who must answer before the user, for such eventualities, except in circumstances established exonerative regulations.
The powerful multimodal transportation is to make the combination of modes of transport are competitive with unimodal, segmented or combined, and transformed into areality to achieve complementarity of transport modes. For this reason the implementation of the Intermodal Transportation is required to enable Multimodal Transport. Multimodal Transport allows industrial move their goods, from origin to final destination with a single contract of carriage, with technical care of the load, lower transportation costs, in the right quantity and frequency required.Some of the contracts and activities that are needed technically in international transport of goods, are: the packaging, consolidating containers properly stowed, intermodal transfer, cash transportation modes by loading and unloading, storage, procedures and customs inspections. All these activities can be undertaken under the responsibility of the Multimodal Transport Operator.

YINDRISKABENEFITS OF MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT.

Multimodal Transport has benefits for the country, for carriers and users. Some of these benefits are:

For the Country:
1. Decongesting Sea Ports
2. Lower costs in the control of goods,
3. Increased security from the collection of taxes,
4. Self smuggling,
5. Reduction in cost of revenues from customs duties,
6. Increased competitiveness of our products...