Container transport where the major part of the journey is by rail or inland waterways. Initial and final legs carried out by road are as short as possible.

Carriage by more than one mode of transport against one contract of carriage.

Combined transport means goods are transported on a route using several different means of transport. Special types of combined transport include container transport, piggy back transport and ro-ro (roll-on roll-off) transport (road/rail + ship). With these variants, the whole vehicle or parts of the vehicle (containers, swap bodies) are loaded ont [..]

Movement of goods under a single transportation document, either via several modes of transport subject to different sets of regulations or via several modes of transport subject to a single set of re [..]