This course has been prepared to provide insightful information and education materials for anyone interested in commercial shipping and the maritime logistics supply chain. There are useful details about ship management and how finances are raised for the purchase of ships.

Shipbroking and chartering is adequately addressed in the course, and information is available for anyone keen on becoming a shipbroker, or aspiring to be any one of the different types of agents. If your ambition is to a freight forwarder, then there is enough information to kickstart you career as one.

The different types of Bill of Lading is sufficiently described for easy understanding. Incoterms 2020 is vital for anybody who intends to engage in foreign trade, either as a buyer or seller. This is why the eleven commercial terms are identified and elaborated on with materials provided to give clear guidance on buyer's and seller's rights and liabilities.

The lecture on cargo transportation lets you know how goods are packaged and arranged as cargoes using different means to take them from point of origin to destination.

Do you want to pay for and ship cargo from outside your country? Then you are enrolling in the right course that will provide details on the different types of forex transactions available to you. You will also get crucial information about the methods of payment in international trade.

The maritime industry as a whole has several private and governmental organisations. The various associations and agencies are identified and the important roles they play to protect common interests, provide training and certifications, and enact regulations for international implementation. The details of who these bodies and what they do are adequately provided.