{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Combined Transport","description":"Combined transport comes into play when long-haul legs need to shift from road to more resource-efficient modes. Goods remain throughout in a single standardized load unit – container, swap body or semi-trailer – while the main haul is carried out by rail or inland waterway. Pre- and end-carriage road legs are kept as short as practicable, and the load unit is never opened or the cargo rehandled at the modal interchange. This sets combined transport apart from conventional transshipment, where c","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/combined-transport","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T11:27:53.927250","citation":"https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombinierter_Verkehr","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/combined-transport","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Combined Transport · Combined transport comes into play when long-haul legs need to shift from road to more resource-efficient modes. · Quelle: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombinierter_Verkehr"}