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国际多式联运 4 国际多式联运与集装箱运输 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT - 43 - 4.国际多式联运与集装箱运输 4.1 The Nature of Intermodalism Competition between the modes has tended to produce a transport system that is segmented and un-integrated. Each mode has sought to exploit its own advantages in terms of cost, service, reliability and safety. Carriers try to retain business by maximizing the line-haul under their control. All the modes saw the other modes as competitors, and were viewed with suspicion and mistrust. The lack of integration between the modes was also accentuate