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International Trade Procedures and Documentation Ginni Nijhawan, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 8: International Transport System

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
8.1 Basic Terms in Relation with Transportation

8.2 Characteristics and Relations
8.3 Modes of Transportation
8.4 Intermodal Transportation
8.5 Significance of Transportation Services
8.6 Summary

8.7 Keywords
8.8 Review Questions
8.9 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:
Explain the Concept of transportation
Discuss the Characterstics of transportation
Describe the Modes of Transportation
Explain the Intermodal Transportation
Discuss the Significance of transportation services

Introduction

When the goods or the products are ready after labelling, pricing, packing, packaging, etc. then
these goods are sent to the transport company, which helps in supplying it to the customer
through land, air or sea transportation. Thus, transportation of goods or logistics is a key part of
the Supply Chain Management.

Life in communities has changed over the years. One of those changes is in transportation.
Transportation is a way of moving people or things from one place to another. The importance
of international transportation as a fundamental element supporting the global economy is
promoted by the growth of the amount of freight being traded as well as a great variety of
origins and destinations. Economic development in the whole world has been the dominant
factor behind the growth of international transportation in recent years. Transportation is the
operational area of the supply chain that geographically positions the inventory. Network
structure is established by facility selection. It creates the framework of transportation
requirements and simultaneously limits the alternatives available.
Transportation requirements can be accomplished in three basic ways:

By a private fleet of equipment
Contracts with transport specialists
Engage the services of carriers on individual shipment basis.

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