1. What is the difference between multimodal and intermodal transportation?
A) Multimodal uses only one mode of transportation, while intermodal uses more than one mode of transportation.
B) Multimodal refers to a transport movement in which the goods remain within the
same loading unit, while intermodal refers to the use of more than one mode in a transport chain.
C) Multimodal refers specifically to a transport movement in which the goods remain
within the same loading unit, while intermodal refers to the use of more than one mode in a transport chain.
D) There is no difference between multimodal and intermodal transportation.
2. What is the purpose of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) in industrial applications?
A) Moving materials around a manufacturing facility or a warehouse
B) Loading and unloading vessels at the quayside
C) Transporting containers over short distances
D) Lifting and stacking containers in the yard area
3. What is an important aspect of forklift operation to consider?
A) Ability to transport containers over short distances
B) Increased maneuverability with rear-wheel steering
C) Greater lifting capacity with rear-wheel steering
D) Ability to negotiate a turn at speed with a raised load
4.What is the purpose of a reefer trailer? A) To carry livestock B) To carry flatbed cargo C) To transport containers
D) To carry refrigerated cargo.
5. What is the benefit of using a semi-trailer instead of a permanently coupled unit?
A) It has a better ratio between its own and cargo weights B) It is less expensive
C) It is easier to load and unload D) It has a stronger frame
6. What is the main reason why empty containers are repositioned? A) To find a local exporter
B) To send it back to the Far East
C) To fill all the containers that arrive with imported goods D) To avoid loss of revenue
7.What is the standardization of intermodal transport?
A) The movement of freight in a standardized loading unit
B) The use of intermodal containers for all types of freight
C) The standardization of all transport modes
D) The use of trucks for short distances and ships for long distances
8.What is the main advantage of intermodal transport?
A) It is more energy-intensive than other types of transport
B) It is more expensive than other types of transport
C) It is more environmentally friendly than other types of transport
D) It is more reliable than other types of transport
9.What is the role of governments in addressing negative externalities of transport?
A) To be more directly interventionist B) To increase road capacity
C) To reduce investment in upgrades and capacity enhancements.
D) To support private interests in freight operations
10. What is road user charging?
A) A policy implemented in some parts of Europe
B) A policy that charges users for the use of public roads
C) A policy that charges users for the use of private roads
D) A policy that charges users for the use of toll roads.
11. Why is it difficult to sustain competition between rail operators in Europe?
A) Rail operators in Europe do not have extensive infrastructure networks
B) Rail infrastructure in Europe is privately owned
C) Rail operators in Europe pay access charges for their use of the track infrastructure D) All of the above
12. When did true intermodal transport emerge?
A) When wooden boxes were developed in the early days of rail
B) When strong metal containers were developed
C) When COFC was introduced in the 1980s
D) When Malcom McLean conducted the first trials of a container vessel
13. What is the advantage of using intermodal transportation?
A) It is always the cheapest method of transportation.
B) It allows for faster transport of goods.
C) It reduces manual labor and saves time, effort, and money for shippers.
D) It can only be used for short-distance hauls.
14. Which category of locomotives contains a diesel engine combined with an electric engine? A) Electric B) Non-electric C) Hybrids D) None of the above (list)
15. What is the purpose of straddle carriers in ports?
A) Loading and unloading vessels at the quayside
B) Moving containers between the loading/unloading areas and the container stack
C) Moving materials around a manufacturing facility or a warehouse
D) Lifting and stacking containers in the yard area
16. What is the primary function of forklifts in warehouses? A) Moving empty containers
B) Handling all kinds of palletized goods, sacks, and drums
C) Transporting a container over short distances
D) Lifting and stacking containers in the yard area
17. What are some key factors that have contributed to the changes in the economic geography of port cities?
A) Increased dredging of river ports.
B) Construction of deeper water container ports
C) Consolidation of the port industry under a few globalized terminal operators D) All of the above
18. When should intermodal transportation be used?
A) When the weight of goods is more than 25 tons
B) When the cargo is considered to have a high value
C) When the cargo flow is not continuous or regular
D) When the haul is more than three hundred miles within a day
19. What is the definition of centrality?
A) An intermediate location in between centers
B) An accumulation of flows and infrastructure
C) A central location exerts a centripetal pull on the region D) None of the above
20. What is a corridor in transport terminology?
A) An accumulation of flows and infrastructure
B) A large swathe of land through which multiple routes are possible along numerous
separate pieces of infrastructure
C) A specific piece of infrastructure between two places D) Both A and B T OR F?
F 1. Niche intermodal rail freight traffic uses the same equipment and containers as
the standard intermodal rail traffic:
Niche intermodal rail freight traffic operates independently of the more standard intermodal rail traffic.
T 2. Transport networks, like communication networks, consist of links and nodes
which are interlinked with each other:
F 3. The point-to-point model is the most common model used in intermodal rail freight transport.
The hub-and-spoke model is more common in intermodal rail freight transport.
F 4. In general, the majority of freight flows transported by IWW are liquid cargo
The majority of freight flows transported by (IWW) are dry bulk, not liquid cargo.
F 5. The maintenance of the vessels takes place in the low-cost countries:
The building of vessels typically takes place in the low-cost countries
T 6. The Extended Gate Concept (EGC), means that customs are conducted at the
inland terminals terminals instead of at "X" port QUESTION
1. Let's say we know the formula for market share which can be expressed as:
z = (x / y) * 100, and we want to find the intermodal transport revenue (x).
Intermodal Transport Revenue (ITR) = x
Total Transportation Industry Revenue (TTR) = y Market Share (MS) = z
The suggested formula/answer when we isolate "x", will be as follow: Z=(X/Y)*100  Z*Y=X*100  Z*Y/100=X
Multimodal transport revenue is: X=Z*Y/100
2. If we know the Growth Rate is giving by:
((Current Value - Previous Value) / Previous Value) * 100.
So, after isolating P, we can rearrange the formula: P = C / ((G / 100) + 1), then
similarly, if we know the previous value (P) and the growth rate (G), and we want to
find the current value (C), the suggested formula/solution will be: P = C / ((G / 100) +1) => P*((G/100)+1)=C
3. If we have the previous average trucking distance = 200 miles, new average
trucking distance = 100 miles, transportation cost per mile = $2, number of shipments
per year = 500 and annual fixed cost for the distribution center = $50,000
Let's denote the previous annual trucking cost as C. We can modify the formula to
include the fixed cost. So, the suggested formula/solution will be: New annual variable cost:
$2/mile * 100 miles/shipment * 500 shipments/year = $100,000 Total annual trucking cost:
$100,000 (variable cost) + $50,000 (fixed cost) = $150,000
4. A port has a total available port area of A square meters. Currently, O square
meters of the port area are occupied. The port management wants to achieve a target
Port Occupancy Rate of 75%. Calculate the minimum required occupied port area to
reach the target occupancy rate.
What is the simplifying expression after isolating O (dividing both sides of the
equation by 100 and multiplying both sides of the equation by A)?
Let P be the Port Occupancy Rate P=O/A 0.75=O/A O=0.75*A
5. A port operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The total available hours for port
equipment operations in a month is 720 hours. During that month, the port equipment
was operational for 560 hours. Additionally, there were 10 hours of scheduled
maintenance performed on the equipment. HINT, using this formula: U = (0 / (A - M)
* 100. Calculate the Port EquipmentUtilization
Number of hours used after maintenance:
A - M = 720 hours - 10 hours = 710 hours
The Port Equipment Utilization:
U = (560 hours) / (710 hours) * 100 U = 78.87% ĐỀ 2
1. What are the two types of intermodal transportation?
A) Double-stack and semi-trailer B) Truck and rail C) COFC and TOFC
D) Wooden box and metal container
2. What are intermodal containers?
A) Freight containers that can only be used on one mode of transport
B) Freight containers that can be used across multiple modes of transport without the
need to unload/reload the items inside.
C) Freight containers that are too large for most modes of transport
D) Freight containers that are not manufactured according to ISO guidelines
3. What is a node in transport terminology?
A) A location or a point in space.
B) An access point for joining the network of ships
C) A point joining two linkages within a system and Al D) Innovation
4. What is a transport network?
A) A single company network strategy
B) The accumulation of all available services within a given area
C) A set of links between spatial data
D) None of the cited in this list
5. What is the Trans-European Network-Transport (TEN-T) program?
A) A program that identifies high-priority transport linkages across Europe
B) A program that covers only passenger transport
C) A program that covers only freight transport
6.What is the main advantage of intermodal transport?
A) it is faster than other types of transport
B) It is more environmentally friendly than other types of transport
C) It is cheaper than other types of transport
D) It allows for the choice of carrier at every stage of shipment
7. What is the standardization of intermodal transport?
A) The movement of freight in a standardized loading unit
B) The use of Intermodal containers for all types of freight
C) The standardization of all transport modes
D) The use of trucks for short distances and ships for long distances
8. What is the percentage of empty container handling in world parts? A) 10% B) 20% C) 30% D) 40%
9. What is the difference between swap bodies and ISO containers?
A) Swap bodies have four folding legs under the frame B) ISO containers are stronger
C) Swap bodies can be stacked or used on sea transport
D) ISO containers are easier for truck drivers to connect to them
10. What is a curtain sider trailer?
A) A type of box trailer with a movable curtain
B) A trailer used for carrying pigs
C) A type of ISO container used for refrigerated cargo D) A trailer without sides
11.What is the primary advantage of rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTG) over rail- mounted gantry cranes. (RMG)? A) Greater lifting capacity B) Higher traveling speed
C) Ability to move to different locations more easily D) Powered by electricity
12. What is the main advantage of locomotives used for the transport of freight? A) High speed
B) Integrated engine and passenger wagon C) Easily exchangeable
D) Designed for shunting and marshalling of wagons at terminals
13. What is the difference between COFC and TOFC in intermodal transportation?
A) COFC transports standardized containers, while TOFC transports truck trailers.
B) COFC transports truck trailers, while TOFC transports standardized containers.
C) COFC and TOFC both transport standardized containers.
D) COFC and TOFC both transport truck trailers.
14. What are some guidelines for manufacturing intermodal containers? A) They must be made of wood.
B) They must be able to withstand different types of weather.
C) They must be a unique size for each mode of transport
D) They must be painted a specific color
15. How has the move to purpose-built facilities with deeper water affected port cities?
A) It has increased job numbers and strengthened the link between port and city.
B) It has reduced job numbers and severed the link between port and city,
C) It has had no impact on job numbers or the link between port and city.
D) It has made it easier for cargo to pass through port cities.
16. What is the loading gauge in transport terminology?
A) The width and height of a train carriage
B) The width and height of a truck
C) The width and height of a shipping container
D) The width and height of a bridge or a tunnel
17. How can emissions be reduced in road transport? A) Through modal shift
B) Through improvements to road operations
C) Through the use of low-emission vehicles only
D) Through the use of electric vehicles only
18. What is the main advantage of intermodal transport?
A) It is faster than other types of transport
B) It is more environmentally friendly than other types of transport
C) It is cheaper than other types of transport
D) It allows for the choice of carrier at every stage of shipment
19. What is the main disadvantage of intermodal transport?
A) It is too slow and can result in loss of time and speed
B) It is too expensive due to the capital-Intensive equipment required
C) it is not environmentally friendly
D) It increases the risk of damage to the cargo due to multiple shifting and handling
20. What is the main disadvantage of intermodal transport?
A) it is too slow and can result in loss of time and speed
B) It is too expensive due to the capital-intensive equipment required
C) It is not environmentally friendly
D) It increases the risk of damage to the cargo due to multiple shifting and handling T OR F
T 1. The purpose of using intermodal techniques for niche rail freight traffic is to
operate independently of the standard intermodal rail flows.
F 2. In designing transport networks, the product characteristics, transport distance,
transport time demand, and competition with other traffic modes are not important parameters.
In designing transport networks, product characteristics, transport distance, transport
time demand, and competition with other traffic modes are indeed important parameters.
T 3. Most vessels are designed in the country of operation.
F 4. Under E-terms, the seller maximize his risk by sharing the goods available at his own premises
Under E-terms , the seller minimizes his risk as the buyer takes on responsibility once
the goods are made available at the seller's premises.
F 5. In the Intermodal Terminal Development the private sector tends to focus on
social and economic benefits, such as employment and attracting new establishment:
In the intermodal terminal development, the private sector tends to prioritize
investment opportunities rather than solely focusing on social and economic benefits
like employment and attracting new establishments.
F 6. Market Share is a paramount decision since it is ultimately the core factor of
success in the competitiveness to develop an efficient intermodal services:
Market Share is a paramount decision since it affects the effectiveness and efficiency
of the terminal and ultimately also the competitiveness of the intermodal services.