Business model innovation
International multimodal transport integrates at least two modes of transportation, including sea freight, air freight, and railway, and reduces the coordination costs for shippers to coordinate with multiple parties through unified bill of lading management. For example, the China Europe freight train adopts the "sea freight+railway" model, which shortens the overall transportation time to 60% of traditional sea freight and reduces costs by 25%.
Core operating procedures
Contract signing: It is necessary to clarify the division of responsibilities for the transportation interval. For example, when using FCA terms, the freight forwarder assumes full risk upon taking over the goods at the place of origin.
Document management: The multimodal transport bill of lading (MTD) needs to be simultaneously labeled with the ocean container number and railway waybill number to ensure traceability of information for each transportation segment.
Risk prevention mechanism
Suggest adding a "change of transportation mode clause" to the contract to stipulate the cost sharing rules for switching to alternative transportation modes due to unexpected situations such as port strikes.
By purchasing multimodal comprehensive insurance, the risk of damage to goods in different transportation sections can be covered, and the recommended coverage amount is not less than 110% of the CIF value of the goods.
