• Covers a wide range of disciplines related to maritime transport of goods
• Nature of cargo vessels and containerisation included
• Details on global maritime organisations
• Covers th use of international terms of delivery and freight costs
• The means and methods to develop strategies for greater efficiency in the maritime movement of goods internationally are also discussed

Industry professionals, academicians and students

PART 1 - THE MARITIME SECTOR

• Overview of the UNCLOS
• Vessel Traffic Monitoring
• Types of Marine Cargo Traffic

PART II - THE CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA

• Types of Cargo Vessel
• The Nature of Cargoes
• The History of Containerisation
• Chartering
• The INCOTERMS
• Maritime Organisations
• The Shipping Organisation & Shipping Process
• Intermodalism
• Maritime Cargo Legislation
• Shipping Costs
• Ro-Ro Shipments
• Freight Documentation
• Marine Insurance
• The Influence of Payment Terms on Marine Cargo Documentation
• Customs Maritime Cargo Reporting & Controls
• Multimodal Information and the International Supply Chain
• The Cargo Documentary Approach
• The Duty of Disclosure, Dangerous Goods and Port information
• Cargo Stowage and Loading
• The IMO FAL Convention and the ISPS Code
• A View from the Bridge, A View from the Shore, and the Role of the Shipping Agency
• The Short Sea Sector and the Marine Motorway
• Perceived Anomalies in Marine Reporting
• Automatic Identification System (AIS)

PART III - AWARENESS, VIGILANCE & COMPLIANCE

• The Audit Trail
• ISO 28000/28001 and Six Sigma
• Documentary and Procedural Requirements

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• Arbitration
• Gram on Chartering Documents
• The Nuts and Bolts of Reinsurance
• Multimodal Transport: Avoiding Legal Problems
• Steel: Carriage by Sea: Fifth Edition