Learning Platform - "Markets & Trading"
Course: 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:
- Supply chain
- Means of transport
- Freight defined
- Construct or contract
- Shipment operations – Bill of lading
- Shipment operations – Loading & unloading
- Shipment operations – Lay time versus layday
- Shipment operations – NOR, demurrage & despatch
- Routes
- Well-known land- & seamarks
- Cargo – Types of cargo
- Cargo – Types of cargo – Container
- Cargo – Types of cargo – Dry bulk
- Cargo – Types of cargo – Wet bulk
- Types of vessels – Dry bulk vessels
- Types of vessels – Wet cargo vessels
- Types of vessels – Barges
- Shipping codes – Capesize
- Shipping codes – Panamax
- Chartering – Chartering & charter types
- Chartering – Charter types – Trip charter
- Chartering – Charter types – Time charter
- Chartering – Charter types – Bareboat charter
- Chartering – Charter types – Demise charter
- Chartering – Insurance
- International Maritime Organization – IMO
- International Maritime Organization – IMO codes
- Freight trading – Shipowner, charterer & broker
- Freight trading – Freight contracts
- Freight trading – OTC markets & exchanges
