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Multimodal Transport
Combine strengths to maximize efficiency
In today’s fiercely competitive business environment, retailers, manufacturers and traders need a supply chain partner who can provide end-to-end multimodal transportation services with a single contract and a single point of contact. SRK Logistics excels at planning, designing and managing multimodal services that combine the separate strengths of air, sea, rail, road and inland waterways transportation while offering high visibility. Fully integrated to maximize efficiencies, these combined transport services are reliable and help cut costs, save time, and protect the environment.
What are the benefits of multimodal transport?
When it comes to fulfilling contractual responsibilities, multimodal shipping simplifies the whole procedure. Here are the benefits of multimodal transport:
Saves Time
Shipping companies in a multimodal system coordinate between all modes of transport. You may reduce the time it takes for your freight to arrive by dealing with only one provider. By using many modes of transportation, shippers can rest easy knowing their packages will arrive safely and quickly. Multimodal transportation systems also boost output. It’s far simpler to run a company when one person is in charge of the complete transportation chain rather than having to juggle many phone calls.
Communication
Clearer communication is the deciding factor between multimodal and intermodal movement. Freight operations are already challenging when just one carrier firm or service has to be contacted. Delays in loading and shipping may result from having to coordinate with several carriers. Better transportation management and fewer work for your legal team’s contracts department are also benefits of using a single contract for the whole relocation.
Cost Efficiency
Intuitively, it could make more sense to go with the least expensive shipping companies. Though the cheapest choice isn’t always the safest or most dependable, With multimodal shipping, you may save time and effort by enlisting the help of a freight broker. You may save money by using a 3PL’s knowledge to negotiate with a reputable multimodal carrier for the best possible pricing.
Accessibility
Unless you’re transporting delicate goods across the ocean or any kind of freight across the ocean, which requires movement between ports, keeping the cargo in a single container makes it more difficult for the carriers to reach the cargo. In the meanwhile, using a variety of modes of transportation simultaneously implies that each method will have its own set of limitations.
Stress Free
You just have to deal with one shipping company from start to finish if you choose door-to-door service. When businesses use multimodal shipping, they just have to deal with one shipping service provider and one set of shipping terms. You may streamline your company’s supply chain by forming a partnership with a single carrier to handle all of your shipments.
Faster Transportation
Recent limitations limiting truckers’ ability to log substantial amounts of driving time have slowed the pace of certain overland shipments. Having many means of transportation covered under a single agreement provides both peace of mind and a more even distribution of travel time. This will prevent drivers from spending too much time on the road and will prevent delivery delays. Improved freight tracking is another perk of using a speedier mode of transportation. Tracking your package is easier and more effective when it’s traveling quickly.
Mutimodal Transport Examples
- Rail-sea transport
- Road and air transport
- Road and sea transport
- Road-rail transport
- Road-rail-water transport
- Road-rail-air transport
- Road-rail-sea transport