E1809C: Transportation Management Outcomes Discuss the basic modes of transportation and roles of a freight forwarder Discuss the basic modes of transportation and their characteristics Describe multimodal transport and intermodal handling equipment Discuss the cost of air and sea freight based on transportation terms Transportation The movement of goods and persons from place to place and the various means by which such movement is accomplished Ability and need to transport large quantities of goods or numbers of people over long distances at high speeds in comfort and safety. Transportation is an enabler of civilization -Enables the ability to trade and communicate Including inbound, outbound, internal, and external movements