MultiModa and Freight Forwarding

The carriage of goods by one single mode of Transport, namely Road, Rails, Sea, Inland Waterway, Air, Space, called ...

• Unimodal

• Intermodal

• Combine modal

• Multimodal

The carriage of goods by MORE than TWO modes of transport without any handling of the freight when changing the modes through an intermodal transport chain with one single contract of carrier, called ...

• Unimodal

• Intermodal

• Combine modal

• Multimodal

The most advantage of multimodal is ....

• low cost

• faster

• one single document

• large capacity

Multimodal characteristics ....

• using at least two modes of transport

• single contract

• performed by MTO

• all is correct

Vessel operator in MTO, except ...

• airline

• trucking

• freight forwarder

• shipping line

Shipper that does not have mode of transport, called ...

• Carrier

• MTO

• VO

• NVO

The advantage of land transport, except ...

• flexible

• direct route to destination

• possible to change destination immediately

• suitable for high value shipment

The disadvantage of air transport, except ...

• expensive

• high maintenance cost

• limited destination

• suitable for high value shipment

The disadvantage of air transport, except ...

• nature of network

• not suitable for short route

• not suitable for perishable goods

• stiff route

NVO company, except ...

• DHL Global

• KN Sigma

• Dunex Cargo

• Maersk