T/GZLA 002-2023 Multimodal transport management and service specifications
T/GZLA 002-2023 Multimodal transport management and service specifications
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Scope
Scope: This standard specifies the terms and definitions, basic principles, basic requirements for intermodal transport operators, requirements for intermodal transport management and services, and evaluation of intermodal transport management and services. This standard applies to intermodal transport management and services. Main technical content: 3.1 Intermodal transport The transport of goods loaded in a single, unchanged transport unit, which is continuously transported by two or more modes of transport successively, and during the rapid conversion of transport modes, there is no operation on the goods themselves. [GB/T 42184-2022, Definition 3.2] 3.2 Intermodal transport operator A joint transport operator who signs an intermodal transport contract with the shipper and assumes full responsibility for the entire transport process. Note: This includes but is not limited to actual carriers, online platform road freight operators, non-vessel operators, freight forwarders, etc. [GB/T 42184-2022, Definition 8.2] 3.3 Intermodal transport contract An agreement signed by the parties involved in the intermodal transport legal relationship, which specifies the demand and supply sides of intermodal transport, the quantity and quality of the goods, the content of the services, the price or remuneration, the performance period, location and method, breach of contract liability, dispute resolution methods, rights and obligations, etc. [GB/T 42184-2022, Definition 9.2] 3.4 Intermodal transport waybill A document recording the information of the goods, the intermodal transport participants, and the carriers of each segment, which is a contractual document or component of the intermodal transport contract between the intermodal transport operator and the shipper, and the carriers of each segment. [GB/T 42184-2022, Definition 9.3] 3.5 Intermodal loading unit A storage and transport container that can be easily converted between different modes of transport and meet un