Multimodal transport

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1. INTRODUCTION

2. MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT
a. Meaning
b. Advantages of multimodal transport
c. Difference between Multi-Modal Transport Contract & Other Contract

2. LAWS RELATING TO MULTI MODAL TRANSPORT
International level
a. The MT Convention, 1980
b. UNCTAD/ICC Rules for Multimodal Transport Documents
National level
a. Reasons for Enactment of Multi-Modal Law In India
b. An overview of Multi-Modal Transport Act 1993

3. CONCLUSIONS

4. BIBLIOGRAPHY

INTRODUCTION
In its essence Multi Modal Transportation of goods means transportation of cargo from the premises of the shipper to those of the consignee, by more than one mode of transportation, under a single contract which has its evidence in form of a single multimodal transport contract.
As a general rule criteria such as Speed, Safety, Reliability, Availability and Flexibility in any transportation system ensures an efficient door to door service & there by determine the quality& success of any mode of transportation.
Traditionally, a system of unimodal transportation was in vogue. Under this system of transportation, cargo used to be carried by a single carrier, this was later on replaced by the concept of segmented transportation, where in each leg of cargo transportation began to be carried out by different modes, under a series of

Bibliography: Primary sources : Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act 1993 United Nations Convention on International Multimodal Transport of Goods 1980 Electronic sources : http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/posdtetlbd2.en.pdf http://www.scribd.com/doc/19300648/An-Overview-of-Law-of-Multi-Modal-Transportation-of-GoodsResearch-Paper