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3.4.1. Lack of physical and information infrastructure
The lack of terminals and missing links, or lack of infrastructure interoperability, often limits
transport services.
Intermodal freight transport service is provided mainly by the private sector. However, the
private sector cannot provide a fully seamless intermodal freight transport service without the essential
transport, ITS and telecommunications infrastructure framework supplied by governments.
In addition, to date little progress has been made in achieving compatibility for the tracking,
tracing and monitoring of intermodal transport flows, despite experiments undertaken in this field.
While the road transport sector continues to introduce real-time information systems that can report on
the status of any consignment being shipped to clients, intermodal transport has virtually nothing
comparable to offer. Punctual and reliable information is needed for intermodal operators and
ultimately for shippers.
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