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One of the most prominent targets of the EU Transport Whitepaper is the ambition to shift 30% of road freight, transported more than 300 kilometers, to multimodal by 2030 and 50% by 2050. Transport and logistics industries are working on achieving this goal with a strong commitment and contribution from chemical companies. The critical factors for success are the interconnectivity and interoperability of European transport systems in terms of infrastructure, processes and law, as well as logistics collaboration between supply chain partners. The purpose of this article is to introduce the concept of multimodal transport in chemical logistics with its key challenges, and to show the role supply chain collaboration plays on logistics when shifting road transport to multimodal ones. Vertical and horizontal collaboration with logistics service providers (LSPs), in order to develop quality multimodal service delivered at a good price, will be investigated. The research problem is analyzed using a survey conducted among chemical companies operating in Poland, as well as logistics companies serving them. The research is part of the “Promotion of Multimodal Transport in Chemical Logistics” project within INTERREG Central Europe Programme.
Keywords: Sustainability, multimodality, intermodality, horizontal and vertical collaboration, chemical logistics© This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.