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INTERMODAL CARRIAGE [1 record]

Record 1 2009-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Goods
DEF

The carriage of goods successively by at least two modes of transport without the transhipment of goods en route.

OBS

Intermodal refers to the capacity to go from ship to train to truck, or the like.

OBS

intermodal carriage; intermodal transport: terms officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Key term(s)
  • inter-modal carriage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport de marchandises
DEF

Utilisation de deux modes de transport ou plus pour acheminer une marchandise d'un point à un autre.

CONT

La mission [du] Groupe de Travail est de contribuer au développement de technologies, systèmes, concepts et stratégies innovatifs permettant d'améliorer les opérations de transport intermodal de passagers et de marchandises.

OBS

multimodal : Se dit, dans le cadre du commerce international, d'un transport de marchandise sous l'autorité d'un transporteur principal et sous la forme, généralement, d'un conditionnement par conteneur.

OBS

Un réseau de transport qui contient plusieurs modes [voitures, bus, métro, ...] est donc multimodal.

OBS

transport multimodal; transport intermodal : termes uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte de mercancías
DEF

Transporte de unidades de carga con diferentes medios de transporte (marítimo, terrestre, etc.), bajo un solo documento y formalizando un solo contrato de transporte.

OBS

No confundir con "transporte combinado", por el cual no existe una única responsabilidad frente al usuario.

OBS

transporte multimodal: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

PHR

Documento de transporte multimodal.

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