Intermodal

Intermodal

Types of Intermodal Transport

Trucking: Containers are mainly used in intermodal transportation. After the procedures are completed by the container loading company from the loading point; The container is loaded onto the vehicle. Loads are shipped to the railway point located at the nearest point. Loading is done on the train agreed by the transporter. The products reach the train station where they will arrive in containers. The container is loaded on the road transport vehicle by the carrier's agency and delivers the products. . dönüs yükü bir noktadan yükleyecek ise ayni sekilde ilk çikis ülkesi ve lokasyonuna dolu veya bos döner.

Railway: Rail transport is one of the most important key points of intermodal transport. Convenient freight and cause less environmental pollution. If there is a railway in difficult mountainous areas at some points, it provides great advantages. It is easily loaded into the relevant train wagon without unloading the container. Loading and unloading also provides the opportunity to perform serial processing for fast delivery.

Seaway RORO Transport: The most affordable price of intermodal transportation and intercontinental as well as domestic service at points that do not have a terrestrial connection allows RORO transportation by sea. It provides convenient freight with the mixed transportation method integrating different transportation methods such as sea, land, air, railway without container transfer. RORO Ships can load mobile products with chassis. Containers loaded on trailers; the trailer is loaded onto the ship; At the destination, unloading is provided with the tow trucks of the contracted agency.

Airways Transporting: Although it is not often seen in intermodal transports, the containers go to the arrival airport by plane by air. It is used for urgent and sensitive loads of multinational companies. In general, the transportation of valuable products is done by this method. Since air transportation is higher in cost compared to other transportation modules, this transportation method has little use.

In Intermodal Carriage Contracts A separate contract is drawn up for each transport module. Because the conditions of each transportation method are different, the fine points in the logistics sector such as demorage, warehouse etc. The extra costs that may occur, such as, vary according to the different transportation methods. In the intermodal transportation method, a contract is drawn up for land, sea, rail and air transportation in accordance with the conditions for each of them.

Container Types Used in Intermodal Transports: In general, 45' containers and special equipment are commonly used. It also uses container types such as 40 and 20 dc specific to projects.