Freight – Cargos, vessels, routes & operations

About the online training programme

This course covers the shipping of vessels across the international waterways. It is explained how different types of cargos are classified, what types of vessels are used for shipment and what routes are most common. Furthermore, ship operations can be mastered, as well as the chartering of vessels. In addition, attention is given to chartering and how this can be arranged for. In other words, this course provides the fundamentals of freight.

Course Contents

This course covers the following video lessons:

1. Supply chain
2. Means of transport
3. Freight defined
4. Construct or contract
5. Shipment operations – Bill of lading
6. Shipment operations – Loading & unloading
7. Shipment operations – Lay time versus layday
8. Shipment operations – NOR, demurrage & despatch
9. Routes
10. Well-known land- & seamarks
11. Cargo – Types of cargo
12. Cargo – Types of cargo – Container
13. Cargo – Types of cargo – Dry bulk
14. Cargo – Types of cargo – Wet bulk
15. Types of vessels – Dry bulk vessels
16. Types of vessels – Wet cargo vessels
17. Types of vessels – Barges
18. Shipping codes – Capesize
19. Shipping codes – Panamax
20. Chartering – Chartering & charter types
21. Chartering – Charter types – Trip charter
22. Chartering – Charter types – Time charter
23. Chartering – Charter types – Bareboat charter
24. Chartering – Charter types – Demise charter
25. Chartering – Insurance
26. International Maritime Organization – IMO
27. International Maritime Organization – IMO  codes
28. Freight trading – Shipowner, charterer & broker
29. Freight trading – Freight contracts
30. Freight trading – OTC markets & exchanges