An Indian Spice Company Sells Its Spices to a Retailer

An Indian spice company sells its spices to a retailer in Phoenix, Arizona. In order to get the product to the end-user, the spices are shipped via ocean liner to a port in the Gulf of Mexico and then placed on a railway car to Albuquerque, New Mexico. From Albuquerque, the spices are placed on a truck and taken to the retailer in Phoenix. This is an example of

A) common carrier transportation.
B) just-in-time delivery.
C) contract carrier transportation.
D) international transportation.
E) intermodal transportation.