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Date Submitted: 11/19/2012 04:03 PM
Modes Of Transportation
Rail
Advantage:
1. Fast medium to transportation
2. Suitable for long term distances
3. Economical medium to transportation
Disadvantage:
1. Requires special infrastructure
2. Changes of accidents are high
Road
Advantage:
1. Provide high flexibility
2. Allow easy travel
3. Serve as initial and final stage of freight transport
Disadvantage:
1. Low capacity
2. High energy and area use
Sea
Advantage:
1. Play major role in international trade
2. Effective methods of transporting large quantities of non-perishable goods
3. Less costly than air transportation
Disadvantages
1. Accident can cause water pollution and creating dangers for marine life
2. Effected by weather conditions
Air
Advantage
1. Quick mean of transportation
2. Suitable for long distances
3. Suitable for transporting of heavy goods
Disadvantages
1. Not suitable for short distances
2. Release pollutant like carbon dioxide in the environment
Goods | Form | Carrier |
Cars | Land | Trailer |
Oil | Land | Pipelines |
Timber | Sea | Ships |
Body parts | | |
Eggs | | |
Forms of transportation
1. Land Transportation e.g. railways, animal routes, airports and pipelines
2. Air Transportation e.g. airplane, helicopter ect
3. Sea Transportation e.g.; cruise ship, boats, deep water habour ect.
4. Canal and River Transportation e.g.; cargo
5. Animal Transportation e.g. horse, donkeys, oxen and bison
Importance of transportation in trade
Transport is important since it enables trade between people which in turn establishes civilizations. Transport is a key necessity for specialization, allowing production and consumption of products to occur at different locations. Economic growth has always been dependent on increasing the capacity and rationality to transport. No exporter can approach an export transaction without taking into account its transport and logistics requirements. Transport is...