Introduction
- The world of transport has changed considerably over the last few decades.
- International transportation of goods is increasingly carried out on a door-to-door basis, involving more than one mode of transportation.
- Since the advent of the container in the mid-1960s, there has been an exponential increase in containerized transport, which is forecast to continue well into the future.
- Shippers and consignees are often interested in dealing with one party (Multimodal Transport Operator, MTO), who arranges for the transportation of goods from door to door and assumes contractual responsibility throughout, irrespective of whether this is also the party who actually carries out the different stages of the transport.