The differentiation of the multimodalism implemented by an MTO is precisely the benefits that he promotes. In summary, some of these benefits are (4):
• more appropriate purchase and sale contracts;
• Better use of the capacity of our transportation matrix and
• utilization of more energy efficient mode combinations;
• Better use of information technologies;
• Negotiation gains of scale;
• Better use of the infrastructure for support activities such as storage and handling;
• Taking advantage of inter
national experience either for transport and trade bureaucratic procedures;
• Reduced overhead costs, among others.
WORLD REGULATION RATIFIED IN BRAZIL
Historically, carriers reduced their exposure to claims for damages, including, in their Bills of Lading, all sorts of exemptions and limitations of liability. To avoid carriers’ abuses, countries have celebrated conventions which established bases and limits of liability.
Currently, the great diversity of laws and conventions which fix carriers liability for each mode of transport is probably the biggest obstacle to the development of the Multimodal Transport. According to the UN (2001), a multimodal operation consists of several transport modalities, such as, sea, road, rail or air. Each mode is subject of a convention or mandatory national law. Table 1 below presents a summary of relevant international conventions by