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Understanding Intermodal Transportation

CLX Logistics

Intermodal is a term we see all the time in freight and supply chain logistics, but what does it actually mean? It’s pretty simple – intermodal transportation uses two or more modes or carriers to transport freight from shipper to consignee. The Intermodal Transportation Process.

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Record Number of China-Europe Freight Trains

Logistics Business Magazine

To help with reduced shipping capacity due to the pandemic, over the last two months, the China-Europe freight train service has experienced a record peak in services. As of 6th May, the number of China-Europe freight trains originating in Xi’an reached 1,000 this year, 78 days earlier than the same period last year.

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Financial Results Confirm Logistics Strategy

Logistics Business Magazine

The affiliated companies, for example, contributed the lion’s share of EUR 30 million to the total increase in turnover of EUR 45.46 As an example, Sander mentions the development of full load transports with the integration of permanent carriers at the Düsseldorf location, which is developing rapidly.

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Why Do You Need a Warehouse with Rail Siding?

Kanban Logistics

For example, Kanban’s distribution campus in Rocky Mount, NC is served by CSX rail and by the brand-new CSX Carolina Connector. Eliminate the need for short-haul trucks: Rail siding enables warehouses to easily access trains, thus eliminating the need to move shipments to and from the warehouse via truck. Because rail is about 3.5

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Port Expands Hub for New Silk Road

Logistics Business Magazine

Mukran Port significantly expanded its transport connections on the New Silk Road in October. In addition to a direct container train between Mukran and Rotterdam, weekly short sea services to Scandinavia (Karlshamn, Sweden) and Lithuania (Klaipeda) now complement the Baltic Sea Port’s service portfolio.

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The Ins and Outs of Intermodal

Radius Logistics

What is intermodal? It involves moving freight using two or more modes of transportation, without any handling while changing modes. An example of intermodal transport would be going from truck, to rail, to truck, to ship and back to truck. If that wasn’t enough, it’s also extremely cost effective.

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Logistics 101: What Are The Most Common Shipping Terms?

ShipLilly

What is intermodal shipping? Intermodal transportation is a freight delivery method that involves two or more modes of transportation. From the point of pick up to the point of delivery if you need, for example, something to be shipped via train and then picked up by a truck, you would use intermodal shipping.