Question 1:

(a) Define the term "Multimodal transport".
(b) State the advantages of multimodal transport for forwarders.
(c) Describe the different forms of multimodal transport operations and operators.
(d) Show the relationship of a Multimodal Transport Operator (MTO) with the intervening parties.

Question 2:

Describe how the main international conventions have brought positive impacts to multimodal transport and to what extent these conventions have helped in the facilitation of transport and trade.

Question 3:

Describe under which legal framework of international shipping rules the international carriage of goods by sea is governed.

Question 4:

Describe and explain how the United Nations Convention on International Multimodal Transport 1 of Goods (Geneva, 24 May 1980) has brought about a major shift in the multimodal movement of goods.