A logistics provider receives a shipment in a container, transports it by ocean carrier to a European port, switches to rail for onward movement to Central Europe, and finally delivers it by truck to the destination warehouse—all within the same loading unit and without unpacking.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermodal_freight_transport
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