Increasing the market share of intermodal transport is a policy of the European Union because the use of transport modes such as rail and short-sea-shipping has the potential to improve quality of life and reduce pollution. Integration of the different transport modes (maritime, road and railway) is a major focal point, and information technology is one of the instruments to achieve this integration. However, information exchange in intermodal transport is characterised by a number of different approaches each with its own terminology and regulatory framework, and by a complex network of small and large organisations each with its own culture, procedures and degree of automation.