Multimodal Transport (Course)

Online Professional Course in International Multimodal /
Combined Transport
Structure of the Online “Professional Course in International Multimodal / Combined
Transport” (5 ECTS)
taught by EENI Business School & HA Independent University:
- Introduction to the Multimodal / Intermodal / Combined Transport
- Key concepts related to the Multimodal transport: combined rail-road
transport, rolling road, ro-ro, consolidation, transshipment...
- Intermodal transport chain and actors: shipper (exporter), freight
forwarder, transport agent, carrier and consignee (importer). Multimodal Transport Operator (MTO)
- Multimodal Transport Units: semi-trailer, intermodal wagons (pocket,
kangaroo, basket)
- Intermodal Loading Units (ILU): ISO container, swap body, semi-trailer
- Infrastructure and multimodal equipment: intermodal terminal, multimodal
platform, nodal point (HUB), dry port, cranes.
- UNCTAD/ICC Rules for Multimodal Transport Documents
- FIATA Multimodal transport documents
- Insurance and costs of the Multimodal Transport
- United Nations Convention on International Multimodal Transport of Goods
of 1980
- United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea (Rotterdam Rules)
- Road-Rail Combined Transport
- Multimodal and combined transport in the European Union
- Combined Transport (CT) Directive
- Analysis of the EU Combined Transport
- European Multimodal Transport Corridors
- From the Piggy-Back Transport to an Intermodal Transport System
- Case study:
- Case Study: The Road-railway System (piggyback, Lohr UIC wagons) of
the Lohr Group
- The Port of Algeciras (Spain): an intermodal logistics platform and a hub
port in the Mediterranean
- Hong Kong: the world’s leading cargo transshipment hub
- Intermodal Terminal of the CFL Group (Luxembourg)
- Eurasian Land Transport Initiative (Silk Road, China-Europe)
- The Sri Lanka Multimodal Transport Project
- Economic Impact of the Enhanced Multimodal Connectivity in the APEC Region
FIATA Multimodal transport documents - International
Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA)
- Negotiable Combined Transport Bill of Lading (FIATA FBL)
- Non-negotiable FIATA Multimodal Transport Waybill (FIATA FWB)
- Electronic FIATA Bill of Lading (eFBL Bill of Lading)
- Forwarders Certificate of Receipt (FIATA FCR)
- Forwarders Certificate of Transport (FIATA FCT)
- Warehouse Receipt (FIATA FWR)
Containers and International Transportation- Customs Convention on Containers (CCC)
- International Convention for Safe Containers
- Convention Relating to Temporary Admission
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The objectives of the Online “Professional Course in Multimodal / Combined Transport” are
the following:
- To understand the importance of the Multimodal / combined transport
in the foreign trade
- To analyse the key concepts related to the Multimodal transport,
main players of thee combined transport chain, multimodal
transport and loading units as well as the necessary infrastructures and equipment
- To know how to use the UNCTAD / ICC Rules related to the Multimodal
transport documents
- To analyse the different multimodal transport documents (FBL,
FWB) of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations
(FIATA)
- To study the main conventions related to the Multimodal transport
- To analyse the combined transport in Europe
Example of the Online Professional Course: Multimodal / Combined Transport

The eLearning “Professional Course in Multimodal / Combined Transport” is part of the following Online Higher Education Programs taught by EENI Business School & HA University:
- Logistics Courses:
Transport in Africa,
Maritime transport, Rail transport, Air transport, Road transport, Marine Transport,
Multimodal
- Diplomas: Foreign Trade, International Transport
- Masters: International Transport,
Transport in Africa, International Business, Foreign Trade, Export Back Office
- Doctorates: Global Logistics, Global Trade
Learning materials in or
Transport multimodal
Transporte Multimodal
Transporte multimodal
(free multilingual training).
- Credits of the “Professional Course in Multimodal / Combined Transport”: 5

- Total Tuition Fees: EUR 120 (Pricing Policy)
- Organisation: EENI Business School & HA University
- Students can begin the course when he/she wishes (open enrolment) and from any place in the world
- Requires an average dedication of 12 hours per week
- Duration: 5 weeks
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Download the syllabus of the Professional Course (PDF)
The course contains exercises that are evaluated, which the student must work
out and pass to obtain the diploma “Professional Course in Multimodal / Combined
Transport” issued by EENI Business School & HA Independent University.

Online Enrolment Procedure (continuous):


Area of Knowledge: Foreign trade.
Related topics: Incoterms
- International Road Transport Union (IRU)
Trans-African Road Network: Lobito Corridor - Northern Corridor. |
Case studies related to the Multimodal transport available in French:
- DELTA 3 (Multimodal and logistics platform of Dourges Nord - Pas de Calais)
- Dry port of Bobo Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)
- Interstate Convention on Multimodal Freight Transport (OHADA)
Case studies related to the Multimodal transport available in Spanish:
- Multimodal transport in Latin America
Description of the Online Professional Course: Multimodal / Combined Transport.
The Multimodal transport is the transport of cargo units with a different modes of transport (maritime, land, rail, etc.), under a single
document and formalising a single transport
contract.
The definition according to the United Nations (UN) Convention on International
Multimodal Transport of Goods:
“The transport of goods using at least two different
modes of transport, under a multimodal transport contract, from a
place located in a country in which the multimodal transport operator
takes the products under its custody, to another place designated for the delivery,
located in a different country.
The operations of pick-up and delivery of goods carried out in the performance of an unimodal transport contract, as defined in such contract, shall not be considered as international multimodal transport.”

The key figure is the OTM (Multimodal Transport Operator), a natural
or legal person that implements a multimodal transport contract acting as
the principal, assuming the responsibility for the compliance with the contract.
For the multimodal transport, the document used is the FIATA Multimodal
Bill of Lading (CTBL). This document is very similar to the B / L (Bill of
Lading) of the Maritime Transport.

FIATA: International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations
The
products carried by the multimodal transport are usually palletised or containerised. The advantages of using a container are:
- Loading and unloading time is reduced up to 70%
- Manual operations of the stevedores are reduced up to 70%
- The possibility of damages and thefts is reduced
- Delivery periods and carriage charges are reduced
- Paperwork is simplified
- A better tracking of the products in transit is provided (electronic services).





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