{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Licensed Multimodal Transport Operators (MTO)","description":"A Multimodal Transport Operator (MTO) organizes door-to-door cargo movements across at least two modes of transport – sea, road, rail, or air – under a single contract of carriage, assuming full carrier liability for the entire journey. This distinguishes the MTO from a conventional freight forwarder acting purely as agent: the MTO is principal to the shipper and remains liable even for segments performed by subcontractors. The MTO issues its own transport document – typically a House Bill of La","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/licensed-multimodal-transport-operators-mto","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-25T14:57:49.635577","citation":"https://unctad.org/topic/transport-and-trade-logistics/multimodal-transport","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/licensed-multimodal-transport-operators-mto","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Licensed Multimodal Transport Operators (MTO) · A Multimodal Transport Operator (MTO) organizes door-to-door cargo movements across at least two modes of transport – sea, road, rail, or air – under a single contract of carriage, assuming full carrier liability for the entire journey. · Quelle: https://unctad.org/topic/transport-and-trade-logistics/multimodal-transport"}