5. Intermodal transport organization
The intermodal transport chain, which runs from a shipper (consignor or freight forwarder) to a consignee, is shown in the table 4 .
5.1 Actors' performance
Table 3 lists the players involved in various forms of intermodal transport, without specifying where in the chain they are contractors or service providers. The main principals are always the shipper or the consignee, but very often the complexity of the operations leads them to entrust the responsibility for organizing transport to a freight forwarder or directly to a shipowner, if their size allows it. When the responsibility of principal is transferred to a shipowner, this leads...
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