Osnovni cilj članku je istraživati relevantne faktore multimodalnih transportnih lanaca, njihovih prednosti i slabosti, ali i probleme sinkronizacije rada svih sudionika u multimodalnom transportu. Razvoj informacijskih tehnologija i metoda optimalizacije multimodalnih transportnih lanaca sve se više temelji na kompjutorskim programima koji su reprezentativna sredstva u procesu rješavanja složenih transportnih problema.Vjeruje se da će sadašnje istraživanje, aplicirana metodologija i rješenja unaprijediti multimodalne transportne lance poradi zadovoljavanja kompleksnih sadašnjih i budućih logističkih zahtjeva globalne ekonomije. The basic aim of this treatise is to research into relevant features of the multimodal transportation chains, their advantages and disadvantages as well as the problems of the sinchronization of work of all participants in multimodal transport. With the development of information technology the method of optimisation of the multimodal transportation chains is more and more based on the computer programs being representative tools in solving of the comprehensive tasks.It is believed that the present research, the methodology applied and its findings, should promote and improve the multimodal transportation chains in order to cope with the complex contemporary logistic demands of global economy.