{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Cargo transportation","description":"Cargo transportation is the physical movement of goods from an origin to a destination by one or more transport modes – road, rail, sea, air, or multimodal combinations. It forms the operational core of any supply chain and is carried out by carriers, freight forwarders acting as carriers, or integrated logistics providers. Each mode is governed by its own liability framework: the CMR Convention for road, CIM for rail, the Hague-Visby or Rotterdam Rules for sea, and the Montreal Convention for a","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/cargo-transportation","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-16T05:57:28.786934","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freight_transport","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/cargo-transportation","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Cargo transportation · Cargo transportation is the physical movement of goods from an origin to a destination by one or more transport modes – road, rail, sea, air, or multimodal combinations. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freight_transport"}