{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Means of transport","description":"Freight forwarders, shippers, and customs authorities use 'means of transport' to refer to the physical vehicle or infrastructure carrying goods from one point to another – truck, rail wagon, ocean vessel, inland waterway craft, aircraft, or pipeline. The choice depends on cargo characteristics, distance, lead time, and cost. The term also carries formal legal weight: each mode is associated with a specific carriage document – bill of lading for sea freight, air waybill for air, CMR consignment ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/means-of-transport-2","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-16T06:01:36.267688","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_mode","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/means-of-transport-2","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Means of transport · Freight forwarders, shippers, and customs authorities use 'means of transport' to refer to the physical vehicle or infrastructure carrying goods from one point to another – truck, rail wagon, ocean vessel, inland waterway craft, aircraft, or pipeline. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_mode"}