Maritime transport is a lifeline of international trade. In the era of globalisation door-to-door transport is emphasized which require more than one mode of transport-the multimodal transport, operates under the regulatory regime of different jurisdictions governed by different legal norms and institutional mechanisms. Legal rules -at national and international levels-developed on strictly separated lines with respect to the various modes: railway law is different from road laws, road law is different from air law, and the air law is different from maritime law and the affiliated activities...