Maritime Transport
Maritime Transportation
Intermodal Transportation
Content Page Page 1 Introduction to Maritime Transport 2 2 Intermodal Transportation 2 3 Transmodal Transportation 2 4 Comparison between Intermodal and Multimodal Transportation 2 5 Intermodal Transport Cost 3 6 Containerization 3 7 Disadvantages of Containerization 3 8 Advantages of Containerization 4 9 Reference List 5
1. Introduction to Maritime Transport
Maritime Transportation has been around since 3,200BC and it is one of the commonly used modes of transportation. A total of 71% of all freights shipped globally are being transported by ships which are also equivalent to the earth’s water surface. There are several characteristics which define maritime transportation; space, geographical, physical attributes, control and its usage. Maritime Transportation operates on its own space and do not require any other support. This means aircrafts and trucks on land cannot use the space of the ocean to transport their cargo to the required destination. In addition, it can travel from one continent to another at any point of time from North, South, East or West, strategic by its control and also carry large quantities of cargo. For example, a bulk carrier is able to carry 400,000 metric tons of dead weight across miles of ocean. There are two types of transportation in maritime; intermodal and multimodal transportation. 2. Intermodal Transportation
Intermodal transportation is the competition among the various transportation modes such as land, sea and air. Also, it is the usage of at least two different modes from point of origin to destination. For example; when a container needs to be transported to a terminal, trucks need to carry the containers to the rail yard or directly to the ship for shipment where it will then be hauled to their respective destinations for discharging. 3. Transmodal
Intermodal Transportation
Content Page Page 1 Introduction to Maritime Transport 2 2 Intermodal Transportation 2 3 Transmodal Transportation 2 4 Comparison between Intermodal and Multimodal Transportation 2 5 Intermodal Transport Cost 3 6 Containerization 3 7 Disadvantages of Containerization 3 8 Advantages of Containerization 4 9 Reference List 5
1. Introduction to Maritime Transport
Maritime Transportation has been around since 3,200BC and it is one of the commonly used modes of transportation. A total of 71% of all freights shipped globally are being transported by ships which are also equivalent to the earth’s water surface. There are several characteristics which define maritime transportation; space, geographical, physical attributes, control and its usage. Maritime Transportation operates on its own space and do not require any other support. This means aircrafts and trucks on land cannot use the space of the ocean to transport their cargo to the required destination. In addition, it can travel from one continent to another at any point of time from North, South, East or West, strategic by its control and also carry large quantities of cargo. For example, a bulk carrier is able to carry 400,000 metric tons of dead weight across miles of ocean. There are two types of transportation in maritime; intermodal and multimodal transportation. 2. Intermodal Transportation
Intermodal transportation is the competition among the various transportation modes such as land, sea and air. Also, it is the usage of at least two different modes from point of origin to destination. For example; when a container needs to be transported to a terminal, trucks need to carry the containers to the rail yard or directly to the ship for shipment where it will then be hauled to their respective destinations for discharging. 3. Transmodal