# Maritime Logistics and Freight Forwarding

> Manage ocean freight, multimodal transport, documentation and freight-forwarding operations efficiently and profitably.

- **Provider:** Afriskora Training Solutions
- **Category:** Ports, Customs & Logistics
- **Duration:** 5 days
- **Formats:** classroom (cities across Africa), live virtual (Zoom/Teams), in-house for teams
- **Certificate:** Afriskora Certificate of Completion, verifiable online
- **Booking:** request dates and a quote; invoice and EFT payment
- **Web page:** https://afriskora.co.za/courses/transport-ports-logistics/maritime-logistics-and-freight-forwarding
- **Request dates:** https://afriskora.co.za/request-training?course=maritime-logistics-and-freight-forwarding

## Overview

Freight forwarders and shippers must navigate carriers, documents, regulations and costs across many parties. This course covers shipping markets, container and bulk shipping, multimodal transport, Incoterms, bills of lading and transport documents, cargo insurance, freight costing and the forwarder's legal liabilities.

## Who should attend

- Freight forwarders and clearing agents
- Importers' and exporters' logistics staff
- Shipping line and agency staff
- Supply chain managers

## Learning outcomes

- Understand shipping markets and services
- Plan multimodal transport routes
- Prepare and check shipping documents
- Calculate freight costs and quotations
- Manage liability, claims and cargo insurance

## Course outline

### Day 1: Shipping markets

- Liner and tramp shipping
- Container shipping
- Freight rates
- Shipping alliances

### Day 2: Freight forwarding

- Role of the forwarder
- Booking and consolidation
- Multimodal transport
- Corridors to landlocked countries

### Day 3: Documentation

- Bills of lading
- Incoterms 2020
- Commercial documents
- Electronic documents

### Day 4: Costing and pricing

- Freight cost elements
- Surcharges
- Quotations
- Profitability

### Day 5: Risk and liability

- Cargo insurance
- Liability regimes
- Claims
- Case studies