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MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT [2 records]

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Record 1 2015-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Goods
  • Foreign Trade
  • Statutes and Regulations (Transportation)
  • Maritime Law
DEF

... the carriage of goods by at least two different modes of transport, from a place at which the goods are taken in charge situated in one country to a place designated for delivery situated in a different country.

OBS

combined transport: term and definition officially adopted by the International Chamber of Commerce in its publication No 298: "Uniform Rules for a Combined Transport Document".

OBS

In the USA and in Canada, the terms "inter-modal" and "multi-modal transport" are also used for a similar concept in a domestic context. "Combined transport" applies only when the goods are carried across national borders.

OBS

mixed-carrier transportation: Since the 1973 publication of "The Uniform Rules for a Combined Transport Document" number 273, by the ICC [International Chamber of Commerce], authors no longer use the expression "mixed-carrier transportation" which was found in the Encyclopaedia Britannica, in an article written before 1973.

PHR

combined transport document

Key term(s)
  • multimodal transport
  • intermodal transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport de marchandises
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Législation et réglementation (Transports)
  • Droit maritime
DEF

[...] transport de marchandises par au moins deux modes de transport différents, à partir d'un lieu situé dans un certain pays où les marchandises sont prises en charge jusqu'à un lieu prévu pour la livraison situé dans un pays différent.

OBS

transport combiné : terme et définition officiellement adoptés par la Chambre de Commerce Internationale dans sa publication : «Règles uniformes pour un document de transport combiné».

OBS

transport combiné : terme recommandé par le Centre de traduction et de terminologie juridiques de l'Université de Moncton.

PHR

document de transport combiné

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte de mercancías
  • Comercio exterior
  • Legislación y reglamentación (Transporte)
  • Derecho marítimo
DEF

Transporte de mercancías por al menos dos medios de transporte distintos, por ejemplo, barco, camión y ferrocarril.

OBS

No confundir con "transporte multimodal", que se realiza bajo un único contrato y una sola responsabilidad. En el "transporte combinado" no existe una responsabilidad única frente al usuario.

PHR

documento de transporte combinado

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Record 2 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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