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