Intermodal Transport of Goods in the European Union

Teaching results

Students will possess following abilities:
- in the field of intermodal transport of goods in the course of business on international markets and the internal market of the European Union,
- in the pricing of intermodal transport of goods by export, import or re-export,
- in the field of the structure of intermodal transport and the entities participating in it, the legislative standards and the contractual relations governing their operation,
- on the level and technologies of intermodal transport in EU countries,
- on the possibilities for targeted interconnection and combination of transport modalities,
- in the field of the importance of containerization for the development of international trade.
Students will obtain following skills:
- in addressing specific problems in the field of intermodal transport operations with a link to international trade,
- in the field of intermodal transport management and combination of transport modalities,
- practical application of knowledge regarding the pricing of intermodal goods transport services between EXW and DDP clauses according to INCOTERMS 2020, or between intermodal terminals (ports, airports, railway hubs, inland terminals for bimodal and multimodal transport).
Students will gain following competences:
- efficient management of intermodal freight transport,
- in dealing with negotiations with entities involved in the intermodal transport of goods and on export/import prices of intermodal transport services,
- understand the tools for managing intermodal transport by appropriately combining transport modalities in order to create added value throughout the transport chain and emphasize the importance of the sustainability of intermodal transport.