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Large investments were made in intermodal freight projects. An example was the US$740 million Port of Oakland intermodal rail facility begun in the late 1980s. [2] [3] Since 1984, a mechanism for intermodal shipping known as double-stack rail transport has become increasingly common. Rising to the rate of nearly 70% of the United States ...
A container chassis, also called intermodal chassis or skeletal trailer, is a type of semi-trailer designed to securely carry an intermodal container. Chassis are used by truckers to deliver containers between ports, railyards, container depots, and shipper facilities, [1]: 2–3 and are thus a key part of the intermodal supply chain.
A container port, container terminal, or intermodal terminal is a facility where cargo containers are transshipped between different transport vehicles, for onward transportation. The transshipment may be between container ships and land vehicles, for example trains or trucks , in which case the terminal is described as a maritime container port .
Containerization is a system of intermodal freight transport using intermodal containers (also called shipping containers, or ISO containers). [1] Containerization, also referred as container stuffing or container loading , is the process of unitization of cargoes in exports.
A transloading facility in Texas, between rail and road transport. Transloading, also known as cross-docking, is the process of transferring a shipment from one mode of transportation to another. It is most commonly employed when one mode cannot be used for the entire trip, such as when goods must be shipped internationally from one inland ...
The definition of inland port in the jargon of the transportation and logistics industries is: An inland port is a physical site located away from traditional land, air and coastal borders with the vision to facilitate and process international trade through strategic investment in multi-modal transportation assets and by promoting value-added ...
A map of AllianceTexas’ new smart port project, which will transform the busy inland port into a high-tech mobility center. The $262 million project will be supported by an $80 million federal ...
'International Container Bureau') (BIC) [2] [3] oversees standards for intermodal containers (commonly referred to as shipping containers). The goal of the organization is to promote cooperation among corporations, governments and independent organizations relating to intermodal freight transport , the process of containerization , and the ...