Understanding Shipping is a course that imparts a basic shipping knowledge and is ideal for new entrants to the shipping industry, and to anyone in other professions who have close associations with shipping. It comprises nine modules with written assignments, culminating in an oral and short written exam.
Contents: 5.1 The Cargo Owner 5.2 The Shipbroker 5.3 Shipowners and Ship Operators 5.4 The Charterer 5.5 Preparing the Ship for Cargo 5.6 The Loading Port 5.7 Loading the Ship 5.8 Before Departure 5.9 After Departure 5.10 The Sea Passage 5.11 The Discharge Port 5.12 The Redelivery of the Ship/Off-hire 5.13 International Shipping Organisations