Fundamentals in Maritime Business
- Maritime Industry
- Ship Types and Sizes
- Maritime Economics
- Vessel Traffic & Monitoring
- Ship Reporting & monitoring
Maritime Economics
- Shipping and the economy
- Shipping and Market cycles
- The 4 shipping markets
- The supply and demand for Sea Transport
- Freight rates
- Trading areas flows
- The economics of New builds and Second-hand ships
- Politics & economics
Financial Management in a Maritime Business
- Understanding financial terms
- Issues of Financing in the maritime industry
- The financial aspects of cargo management
- The operating statement
- Breakeven and decision making (cost / revenue relationships)
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- Financial Controls
Ship Cargoes and Vessels
- Types and Nature of Marine Cargo
- Types of cargo vessels
- The Port System
- The development of containerization
- Intermodalism – Multimodal Information and the International Supply Chain
- The Liner Bill of Lading, The Through Bill of Lading, The Booking Note, Time Charter (BoxTime, Slot Charters (SlotHire)
- Marine Cargo Documentation & payment Terms
- Customs Maritime Cargo Reporting & Controls
- The Duty of Disclosure, Dangerous Goods and Port information
- Cargo Stowage and Loading
Insurance and Claims
- The duties of insurance brokers
- underwriters and claims agents
- crew injury
- explosion and fire
- collision
- salvage operations
- Cargo damage.
Maritime Regulations
- safety
- Security
- Environment
- Quality
- ballast water
Maritime Law and Regulations
- the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA)
- Hague-Visby Rules
- Limitation of liability
- The International Convention Regarding Bills of Lading
Chartering Management, Negotiations & Contracts
- The process of chartering and shipbroking practices
- Negotiations
- Fixtures
- post-fixtures
- Voyage estimations
- Charter party types
Global Maritime Intermediaries
- Ship Managers
- Banking and Investment Institutions
- Ship Agents
- Classification Societies
- Bunkering Brokers
- Crew Managers
- Suppliers
- Inspectors
Port & Terminal Management
- Ports as facilitators of global
- regional trade and transport
- Port management and concession agreements
- Private vs. public Terminal Management
- Pilots and Tugs