Now includes a 120-page manual (Supplied at Registration) essential for additional exercises and deeper understanding. It covers extensive cargo information, enabling quick learning and practical application. Topics include freight fundamentals (air, sea, and land), chartering, consolidation, cargo rating, Incoterms 2020, dangerous goods, international trade payments, technology, and more. Certificate Included.
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This section will describe the several main units that exist in a cargo company and as well the main international cargo networks.
The students will learn the major terminologies in cargo; this will serve them as a major foundation and as well to better understand the subjects to come after
Get the fundamentals of such a vast topic that is essential in freight forwarding
Understand the main terminologies such as load boards and the service fees of freight brokers and dispatchers
It is important to get an idea about the major cargo planes in relation to Airbus and Boeing (check manual) and the types of sea carriers.
Students will learn the main principles in selling, the types of selling and the great importance of setting a sales process.
Discover the risks/costs of seller/buyer for every Incoterm and the changes between 2010 and 2020
Understand the main terminologies involved in insurance and get a general knowledge of insurance clauses
Know the 4 main types of payments and the fifth new payment now in the market
Identify what is the purpose of each document and what is included in it
The students will learn how to stow cargo more efficiently.
Students will learn how to calculate the weight charges of different modes of transportation
Students will learn how to determine the chargeable weight of consolidation that yields lower rates and the benefits of combining high density with low density cargo
Know the types of ship charters and also know the freedoms of the air, significant terminologies used in aircraft chartering and how to manage floor loading limitations.
Public, private, bonded and basically all other types of warehouses
Give a general understanding of the importance of proper packaging and customs
Know what are the 9 classes of dangerous goods and provide some examples and explain the marking and labelling needed for a dangerous goods shipment
Understand the importance of supply chain and the role of the freight forwarder in it
This section will enable the student to understand the tremendous developments taking place in the cargo world
The student will have a chance to review some of the information that he or she took, learn additional information and immerse in real-life situations (2 case studies)