In multimodal transport, a single freight forwarder or multimodal transport operator (MTO) takes end-to-end responsibility for moving goods across two or more modes of transport – such as road, rail, and sea – under one contract and one transport document.
Source: https://unctad.org/topic/transport-and-trade-logistics/multimodal-transport
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