Training Course: Maritime Professional Training

Introduction

In this workshop If the business really wants to keep the competitive advantage, a significant portion of the knowledge, experience, and new ideas are required to support this requirement. As a result, the anticipated expansion would necessitate a highly trained and multi-skilled staff from various marine and maritime professional backgrounds.

Workshop objectives

• Detailed knowledge about fundamental relations between economy, trade, and maritime transport
• A thorough analysis of challenges and trends in the maritime market
• Identification of the fundamental principles of maritime law within the broader context of the law and legal systems
• A clear understanding of the evaluation process of the ship finance sector in terms of markets, participants, sources of ship finance, latest trends, and future challenges
• A critical evaluation of the advantages/disadvantages of dissimilar theoretical methods of management and leadership

Maritime Apprenticeship Workshop Outlines

Day 1

Maritime Industry:

• Maritime overview
• Maritime theory approach
• Key maritime philosophies
• Maritime role as a trade facilitator
• Dimension of the global marine industry

Maritime Freight Market:

• Trade pattern
• Ports and their impact on shipping
• Economic globalization and shipping
• Global trade routes and commodities
• Economics importance of maritime trade

Day 2

Ship Types & Sizes:

• Shipping business management
• Purpose, benefits, and particularities
• Ship types & sizes
• Ship designs
• Ship structure

Maritime Financial Management:

• Economic theories
• Stages of shipping cycles
• Key principals
• Key factors & trends in transportation mode
• Cost-optimization & value-added concerns

Day 3

Chartering Management Process (1):

• Shipbroking overview
• Detailed chattering process
• Types of chartering
• Post-fixture operator
• Pre-fixing & post fixing

Chartering Management Process – (2):

• Laytime calculation
• Fixture negotiations
• Voyage management
• Shipping optimization systems
• Glossary of port & shipping terms

Day 4

Transport Intermediaries:

• Freight forwarders
• Drivers of efficiency
• Non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs)
• Customs brokers & export packers
• Clearance and payment procedures

Port & Terminal Management:

• Port logistic
• Port hinterland connectivity
• Private vs. public terminal management
• Port management and concession agreements
• Trends in maritime transport and port development

Day 5

Ship Technical Management & Inspections:

• Ship parts & designs
• Safety & performance
• Purchasing inventory control
• Vessel Inspection and reports
• Dry dockings and significant repairs

Maritime Law:

• Maritime law components
• Lex Mercatoria
• Hague-Visby Rules
• Limitation of liability
• An understanding of COGSA