{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Intermodal Transportation","description":"Intermodal transportation moves goods across two or more transport modes – vessel, rail, or truck – without handling the loading unit at each transfer point. Containers, swap bodies, or semi-trailers travel intact throughout the journey; only the carrier beneath them changes. A single contract of carriage covers the entire route, with one operator bearing overall liability. On long-haul corridors, a container might leave a factory by road, transfer to rail at an inland terminal, and complete its","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/intermodal-transportation","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T11:14:21.281085","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermodal_freight_transport","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/intermodal-transportation","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Intermodal Transportation · Intermodal transportation moves goods across two or more transport modes – vessel, rail, or truck – without handling the loading unit at each transfer point. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermodal_freight_transport"}