Functions of Inland Terminals

Type	Function
Satellite terminal	Close to a port facility. Accommodate additional traffic and serve functions that have become too expensive at the port. Container transloading.
Freight distribution cluster / load center	Access regional markets (production and consumption). Intermodal, warehousing, and logistics functions. Linked with logistics parks and free trade zones.
Intermodal / Transmodal facility	Link large systems of freight circulation either through the same mode (e.g. rail-to-rail) or through intermodalism (e.g. rail-to-truck).