Current Issues of Multimodal and Intermodal Cargo Transportation

Pencheva, Velizara; Asenov, Asen; Sładkowski, Aleksander; Ivanov, Boril; Georgiev, Ivan

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-87120-8_2

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“…Although most freight transport uses two or more modes of transportation, freight flows are interrupted at transport terminals where the freight owner unloads cargo and processes documents. Multimodal transportation overcomes this difficulty by creating a single document that includes all modes of transportation throughout the entire multimodal transport chain (Pencheva et al 2022). By reducing transport costs and providing doorto-door services, multimodal transport may facilitate countries' economic development (Erceg, Erceg & Kilic 2020).…”

Section: Multimodal Transportmentioning

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Conflict of lien laws relating to the sale of abandoned goods carried by multimodal transport in Ethiopia

Takele,

Jaleta

2023

Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management

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Background: Inland dry ports in Ethiopia serve as extended destinations for goods transported by sea, especially under the international multimodal transport system, to fulfil customs formalities. Ethiopia’s multimodal transport law gives carriers lien rights to detain cargo and documents to recover all sums payable under multimodal contracts. However, the country’s customs law gives customs the right to sell abandoned goods by auction and collect duties and taxes before any other payments are made.Objectives: This study critically examines current regulations and practices relating to carriers’ lien rights to recover uncollected charges on goods abandoned at inland dry ports.Method: A qualitative case study design is used to analyse the challenges and provide solutions for multimodal transport operators dealing with abandoned goods at inland terminals.Results: A major reason for abandonment is that the proceeds of sales of abandoned goods are insufficient to pay for taxes and logistics expenses. The Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Services Enterprise has lost an estimated 1.5 million USD annually from abandoned containers in multimodal transport.Conclusion: Based on the legislation and court of appeal precedents presented in this paper, multimodal transport operators’ uncollected charges should take priority over tax and duties for the proceeds of selling abandoned goods. As Ethiopia is a landlocked country, it needs to resolve this issue to ameliorate its multimodal transport system.Contribution: This paper suggests revising existing regulations and practices relating to unclaimed goods at inland terminals to recoup logistics costs ahead of tax. This will facilitate multimodal transport services’ use of inland terminals as extended destinations of seaports.

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Section: Multimodal Transportmentioning

confidence: 99%

Conflict of lien laws relating to the sale of abandoned goods carried by multimodal transport in Ethiopia

Takele,

Jaleta

2023

Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management

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“…Sea-rail intermodal transportation is to cope with these difficulties. Sea-rail intermodal transportation between different modes of transportation requires organization and effective interaction through the comprehensive specification and coordination of operations to achieve "one declaration, one inspection, one release" for the goods; this interaction needs the efficient integration of resources and information technology systems to achieve the support [19]. In transportation and logistics, hubs are often introduced in various forms, mainly important locations with storage functions, transportation organization functions, and coordination of operations, such as freight terminals, distribution centers, logistics centers, and intermodal terminals [20].…”

Section: Port-centric Intermodal Transshipment Hubsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A transshipment hub is a centralized facility for aggregating, consolidating, transshipping, and distributing traffic between transportation nodes and where transportation modes can be changed. The direct interaction point of sea-rail intermodal transportation is the port, where all transportation modes are connected and merged, and the efficiency of the transportation mode connection directly affects the efficiency of the interaction point and the progress of the transportation [19,21,22]. Although some study material refers explicitly to the sea-rail terminal as a transshipment hub for sea-rail intermodal transportation, one or more terminals cannot act as a hub alone [23,24].…”

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Evaluating the Service Capacity of Port-Centric Intermodal Transshipment Hub

Lan

Wang

2023

JMSE

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Port-centric intermodal transshipment hubs are significant nodes in the global freight network and are likewise the gateway to a country’s external communications. It is vital to increase the service capacity of PCITHs, and it is necessary to assess the service capacity of port-centric intermodal transshipment hubs to respond to the growth of economies and global freight needs. This study provides a detailed definition of port-centric intermodal transshipment hubs through a review of relevant kinds of works from the literature and analyzes their primary functions. Based on the research perspective of sea–rail intermodal transportation, the three evaluation dimensions of service capacity of port-centric intermodal transshipment hubs are divided into radiation scale capacity, transportation connection capacity, and resource integration capacity, focusing on the functions of cargo aggregation, cargo transfer, and connection of different transportation modes. The service capacity evaluation indicators were then selected based on the three dimensions. The subjective and objective weightings were calculated by the G1 weighting method and the modified CRITIC method, and the combination weightings were determined based on game theory. The service capability of port-centric intermodal transshipment hubs was evaluated by the fuzzy matter element method, and the evaluation results were quantified by the Euclidean closeness degree. Finally, through the barrier degree model, the current indicators of PCITHs that urgently need improvement were explored, and targeted improvement suggestions are proposed in this paper. The results show that Tianjin Port has the highest service capacity, followed by Ningbo Zhoushan Port. The port rail dedicated line mileage is the most critical area that needs attention in Ningbo Zhoushan Port and Qingdao Port. Tianjin Port needs to improve the container sea–rail transportation volume, while Guangzhou Port and Xiamen Port need to improve the sea–rail container handling capacity.

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