Shipping and Maritime Management Course
Who Should Enroll?
For Students:
🔸 Maritime/non-maritime graduates seeking global shipping careers
🔸 Those targeting study-abroad programs with maritime specializations
For Professionals:
🔸 Seafarers transitioning to shore-based management roles
🔸 Logistics professionals expanding into maritime sectors
🔸 Those needing certifications for skill assessments (ACS Australia, WES Canada)
For Immigrants:
🔹 Preparing for Canada’s Express Entry (NOC 72602) or Australia’s Skills Lists
🔹 Seeking employer-recognized qualifications for overseas maritime jobs
Certification Options:
- Certificate in Global Shipping Operations (short)
- PG Diploma in Maritime Management (mid)
- Executive Program in Shipping & Logistics (advanced)
Complete Syllabus
- 📦 MODULE 1: Introduction to Shipping & Maritime Industry
- History and evolution of maritime transport
- Global trade routes and shipping lanes
- Types of cargo & vessels (container, bulk, Ro-Ro, tankers)
- Major shipping companies & port networks
- Organizations: IMO, BIMCO, FIATA, UNCTAD
🛠 Activity: Vessel type identification case study
⚓ MODULE 2: Vessel Operations & Chartering
- Ship registration, flagging, classification societies
- Types of charters: Voyage, Time, Bareboat
- Laytime, demurrage, dispatch
- Role of shipbrokers
- Voyage estimation and economics
🛠 Simulation: Chartering negotiation game
🚢 MODULE 3: Port Operations & Terminal Management
- Types of ports: Hub, feeder, inland, dry ports
- Port infrastructure & layout
- Cargo handling equipment & procedures
- Port community systems (PCS)
- Port performance metrics
🛠 Project: Port productivity analysis using global benchmarks
📦 MODULE 4: Maritime Cargo Logistics
- Containerization and intermodal logistics
- Bill of Lading types and functions
- Cargo stowage and segregation
- Dry vs wet bulk logistics
- Freight forwarding & consolidation
🛠 Simulation: Stowage plan design for a bulk vessel
⚖️ MODULE 5: Legal, Regulatory & Compliance
- INCOTERMS 2020
- Marine insurance, P&I Clubs
- Customs procedures & documentation
- International Maritime Law (SOLAS, MARPOL)
- Sanctions, embargoes, and restricted cargo
🛠 Case Study: Legal dispute on cargo damage
- 💰 MODULE 6: Shipping Finance & Economics
- Cost structures in shipping
- Ship financing & leasing models
- Freight markets & indices (Baltic Dry Index)
- Risk management and hedging
- Economic impact of shipping on global trade
🛠 Project: Financial modeling of a container route
⚙️ MODULE 7: Ship Management & Marine Engineering (Optional)
- Technical management: Maintenance, crewing, repairs
- Energy efficiency and green shipping
- Classification and surveys
- Marine fuels: HSFO, VLSFO, LNG
- Ballast water management
🛠 Workshop: Ship energy efficiency management plan (SEEMP)
🌐 MODULE 8: Digital Transformation in Shipping
- Digital twins & maritime IoT
- Blockchain in shipping documentation
- E-navigation and AI route planning
- Autonomous ships and smart ports
- Platforms: TradeLens, Portcall, Windward
🛠 Lab: Blockchain-based e-Bill of Lading demo
📈 MODULE 9: Global Trade, Supply Chain & Shipping Markets
- World trade patterns & logistics corridors
- Role of shipping in supply chains
- Container shipping alliances
- Disruptions: Suez blockage, pandemic impact
- Future trends: Decarbonization, digitization
🛠 Capstone: Analyze the impact of geopolitical risk on a shipping lane
🎓 MODULE 10: Industry Exposure & Capstone Project
- Port/terminal visit or virtual tour
- Guest lectures by shipping executives
- Real-time problem solving for shipping/logistics firms
- Capstone Project Presentation
🛠 Deliverable: Complete maritime logistics strategy report