DIFFERENT MODES OF

TRANSPORTATION
Road/Land Transportation

Road transportation can be classified as transporting either

goods and materials or transporting people from one place to
other on roads.

The major advantage of road transport is that it can enable door-

to-door delivery of goods and materials.
Maritime/Water Transportation

Maritime transportation is the most effective mode to move large

quantities of cargo over long distances. 

Cargo ships travel on almost every major body of water and

have capacity to transport the highest volume of freight of any
mode of transportation at the lowest cost.
Air transportation

The movement of passengers and cargo by aircraft such as

airplanes and helicopters.

Air transportation is the fastest growing and most time

efficient shipping mode.

Examples:
• Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airline (PAL), Air Asia, etc.
Rail Transportation

Rail Transportation is a means of transferring passengers and goods on

wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are located on tracks.

Examples:
• MRT -1
• MRT -2
• LRT -1
• MRT 7, etc
Pipeline Transportation
Pipeline transportation is a method of transportation which involves
movement of solid, liquid or gaseous products over long distances through
pipelines.

Examples:
• Batman 1 (Batangas – Manila) , Batman 2, Subic Pipeline, etc