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国际多式联运 4 国际多式联运与集装箱运输 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 accentuated by public policy that