{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Intermodal Rail Cargo Handling","description":"A container leaves Hamburg by truck, a gantry crane lifts it onto a rail wagon at an inland terminal, and a second truck delivers it to the consignee in Munich – the cargo never leaves the box. That sequence defines intermodal rail cargo handling: the physical transfer of standardized loading units (containers, swap bodies, semi-trailers) between rail and at least one other transport mode at a purpose-built transhipment terminal. Keeping the unit sealed throughout eliminates repacking labor and ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/intermodal-rail-cargo-handling","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-25T10:26:42.952856","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermodal_freight_transport","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/intermodal-rail-cargo-handling","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Intermodal Rail Cargo Handling · A container leaves Hamburg by truck, a gantry crane lifts it onto a rail wagon at an inland terminal, and a second truck delivers it to the consignee in Munich – the cargo never leaves the box. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermodal_freight_transport"}