Intermodal Freight Transport Course
Explore intermodal freight transport. Join this course to understand the principles and practices of using multiple transportation modes for efficient and cost-effective cargo movement. BMC Training offers Intermodal Freight Transport Course in Warehouse , Logistics , Supply Chain and Inventory Courses.
- English
- 156 Training Sessions
- Confirmed
- Three Weeks
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Course Syllabus
Introduction
On completion of this practical course you should be able to:
- Define the specific concepts, tools and techniques required by smooth international cargo trade/movement.
- Discuss general management and business concepts for freight transport.
- Examine the role of the Channel Tunnel in the development of long-haul combined transport operations between the UK and Europe
- Justify the use of, a number of different transport modes, such as road, rail or inland waterway or either short- or deep-sea shipping.
- Determine the means of delivering goods using two or more transport modes, recounting both European experience and UK developments
- Reporting on the extensive political influences on the forms of transport
Course Outline
What Is Intermodal Freight Transport?
- The background to intermodalism
- The impact of the Channel Tunnel
- Freight transport growth
- Definitions
- Why intermodalism now?
- The potential market for intermodal transport
- The future for intermodal freighting
UK and EU Policies for Intermodal Transport
- UK Government policy
- Intermodal policy in the EU
- Chronology of reports and legislation
Intermodal Developments in the UK
- Euro-trade and the Channel Tunnel
- The rail scene
- Tall and long boxes: the new container revolution
- Government grant aid
- Commercial developments
- Combined transport vehicles
- Working time and fuel prices
Intermodal Transport in Europe
- Euro-enlargement
- IRU/UIC position statement on combined transport
- Research and further action
- The EU’s Intermodality Task Force
- Rail interoperability
- Inland waterways
- Current activities: an overview
- Financial support
- Operational developments
- The way forward
Intermodalism in North America and World Markets
- North America
- Canada
- The Baltic States
- Asia
- The Middle East
- Australia
The Road Haulage Role in Intermodalism
- Lorry sizes and weights for intermodal operations
- Operator licensing, community authorizations and professional competence
- Exhaust emissions, noise limits, and energy consumption
- Limits on driver working times
- Safety law for carrying containers and working in docks
- Safety in docks
- Lorry Road User Charging: LRUC
- Road traffic accidents
- Road haulage operations
Rail-Freight Operations
- Britain’s privatized railway
- Rail operations in Europe
- European Railway Agency
- The Euro-wide railway: Railion
- UK rail-freight strategy
- Rail freight in decline
- The loading-gauge issue
- Piggyback operation
- Rolling highways
- The Central Railway project
- Channel Tunnel Rail Link
- Eurotunnel
- Freight aggregators and integrators
- Locomotive power
Inland Waterway, Short-Sea, and Coastal Shipping
- Waterway statistics
- Inland waterways
- UK inland waterways
- Inland waterways in Europe
- Short-sea and coastal shipping
- Container shipping
Environmental and Economic Issues
- An environmental solution
- Freight by road, rail, or waterway?
- The EC’s view
- The environmental impact of transport
- ‘Something must be done’
- Vehicle exhaust emissions
- Environment reports
- The economic issue
Grant Aid and Government Support
- UK Government grants
- EC grants
Intermodal Networks and Freight Interchanges
- The TEN-Ts
- Trans-European Rail Freight Freeways
- Motorways of the Sea
- Infrastructure developments in retrospect
- Freight interchanges (terminals)
- The EC’s 2004 list of 30 TEN-T projects
Intermodal Road and Rail Vehicles and Maritime Vessels
- Road vehicles
- Bimodal semi-trailer systems
- Rail wagons
- Maritime vessels
Intermodal Loading Units, Transfer Equipment and Satellite Communications
- Swap bodies
- Freight containers
- Lifting equipment
- Other handling equipment
- Satellite tracking of vehicles and loading units
Carrier Liability in Intermodal Transport
- International agreements
- Liability in domestic road and rail operations
- International carriage of goods by road: CMR
- International carriage of goods by rail: CIM
- Compensation for loss
- Liability rules for multimodal transport
- GIT insurance protection
Intermodal Documentation and Authorizations
- CMR consignment notes for international haulage journeys
- Consignment notes for own-account carriage by road
- CIM consignment notes for international rail journeys
- Combined/multimodal transport documents
- Legal requirements for international road haulage journeys
- Community authorization
- Road haulage cabotage
- Bilateral road haulage permits
- Eco-points for transit of Austria
- Permit checks
- Own-account transport operations
- Other documents
Customs Procedures
- Community Transit
- Transport International Routier (TIR)
- ATA Carnets
- Carnets de Passage
International Carriage of Dangerous Goods
- Dangerous goods legislation
- The international carriage of dangerous goods by rail: RID
- The carriage of dangerous goods through the Channel Tunnel (IGC)
Safety in Transport
- Safety in road freighting
- Rail safety
- Freight container safety regulations
- International standards for swap bodies
- Maritime safety
- Duty of care