Study On The Application Of International Multimodal Transport And The Development In China

International multimodal transport is a new type of advanced transportation on the basis of the container transport. International trade plays an increasingly important role in the global economy. International trade drives global economic grow and also accelerates the international logistics and international transport industry. As an advanced mode of transport, International multimodal transport will be the trend of international transport. International multimodal transport plays an important role in the development of international trade and international logistics.This article starts from the concept of international multimodal transport and makes a brief analysis of the advantages of international multimodal transport through comparing to a single traditional mode of transport from cargo owners, carriers, government of the three different angles. International multimodal transport has the advantage of improving freight quality, lowering freight costs, shortening the transit time and avoiding complicated procedures of goods transport. Application of international multimodal transport in developed countries is more mature. In the developed countries infrastructure is better. Technology of the multimodal transport is advanced. EDI is more powerful.International container transport develops rapidly in china. Land bridge is more and more diversity. Sea-rail intermodal develops steadily. In the future development, International multimodal transport will move to the direction of integrated logistics and seamless connecting. Information technology will be more and more important. International multimodal transport network will become the core resource. Also there are many problems of the multimodal transport in china. Infrastructure is poor. Railway system is weak and lack of uniform freight. Finally the article points out the path to the future development of international multimodal transport in china.In this paper, the application of international multimodal transport is the main line. Combining the cases the article makes research on international multimodal transport in china and developed country. Then it points out the problem of international multimodal transport in china. Finally it tells us the path to the future development of international multimodal transport in china.