The Global Air and Sea Freight Operations course is essential for mastering the transportation of goods by air and sea, which are pivotal to global business success. These transportation modes are vital links in the supply chain, facilitating the movement of raw materials and finished products essential for production and consumption.
In this comprehensive course, you'll gain in-depth knowledge of air and sea freight procedures, documentation, and best practices. Learn about international conventions, risk management, and cost control to optimize your freight operations. Understanding these dynamics not only enhances your operational efficiency but also boosts your company's market position and sustainability.
Equip yourself with the skills needed to navigate complex freight challenges, streamline logistics, and drive your business toward greater success and competitive advantage.
By the end of this GLOBAL AIR AND SEA FREIGHT OPERATIONS program, you will be able to:
- Understanding air and sea freight procedures and practices
- Learning the operations and documentation of air and sea movement
- Familiarizing the inward and outward cargo flow risks and costs
The course is specially designed for enhancing skills and broadening knowledge.
A mandatory course for executives and managers in the shipping, logistics, and distribution functions and roles.
Useful and beneficial to executives and managers from supply chain management, finance and cost management, customer and order management, supplier and purchasing management, sales, and marketing management.
Part 1: Carriage of Goods by Air
Module 1:Familiarizing the Warsaw Convention and Montreal Convention rules and regulations
- Indemnification and Immunization clauses are pre-printed on the AWB.
Module 2:Documentation used in airfreight operations from the carrier, forwarder, shipper, and consignee
- Their respective roles and responsibilities are contracted.
Module 3: Types of aircraft and airport facilities
- Palletisation and containerization of various types of ULD, general cargo, and commodity cargo.
Module 4: Airport terminal and warehouse facilities and supporting roles
- Procedurals of cargo handling, packing, marking, labeling, loading, and unloading.
- Cargo classification and rate computation in GCR, SCR, CCR. Carrier and agent charges. Determination of weight, surcharge, and rebate. (M, N, Q breakpoints, ULD and pivot charges)
Module 5: Methods of freight payment allowed (PP, CC, COD, FHD).Construction of freight rates
- Computation of valuation and carrier insurance charges.
- Principles of consolidation shipment in single or multiple movements.
- Procedures in cargo reservation and preparation of the MAWB (master airwaybill) and HAWB (house airwaybill)
Part 2: Carriage of Goods by Sea
- Module 6: Familiarizing the shipping conventions and COGSA (Carriage of Goods by Sea Act) and the implications of the Contract of Affreightment (COA).
- The Hague-Visby Rules, Hamburg Rules, and Rotterdam rules applicability.
Module 7: Documentation used in sea freight operations from the carrier, forwarder, shipper, and consignee
- Their respective roles and responsibilities are contracted.
Module 8: Types of shipping services and operators
- The implications of seaworthiness and cargo worthiness of ships and vessels.
Module 9: Various types of containers in use
- Procedurals of cargo handling, packing, marking, labeling, loading, and unloading.
Module 10: Types of containerization movement in FCL(full container load) and LCL (less than container load).
- The responsibilities of carrier and shipper in FCL and LCL.
Module 11: The kinds of freight rates (CBR, FAK, CHR ) and method of freight payment allowed
- Definition and computation of rates under freight prepaid and freight collect arrangement.
Module 12: Cargo description and determination of chargeable weight versus actual weight
- The difference between density and measurement weight in use.
- Principles of consolidation shipment in single or multiple movements.
- Procedures in the booking cargo space and preparation of the MBL (master bill of lading) and HBL (house bill of lading).
A workshop based training style with lecturing and case study simulation. Group and individual assignments for reinforcement of learning points.
Mr Stephen Kum
MBA (US)
Certified Trainer HRD Corp
Fellow of The Institute of Logistics & Transport,
Fellow of The Institute of Business Administration
Former Vice-Chairman of the Persatuan Logistik Selangor
Co-founder of Global Logistician Network (GLN)
Stephen comes to you with more than 30 years of hands-on experience in the fields of international trade, global procurement, freight operation, logistics, and supply chain management. His consultancy expertise relates to Incoterms execution, trade documentation, suppliers development, shipping risks, and export strategies.
He was the Managing Director of a global logistics provider with a network in the UK, USA, and Australasia. He has held various contractual senior positions as Country Manager of Esprit Shipping (HK), Sales Director with Karl Schroff Associates (US), and Business Development Manager with Port Cargo International (UK). Associated with Cambridge International College as their Training Consultant, Program Examiner with Durham Logistics College, and Resident Consultant with TPL Global Chains Management.
He has been involved in corporate training and executives development programs since 2002 for national corporations, industry associations, and the academy of learning excellence. Multinational companies and global market leaders including Conference and Forums organizers. His embassy clientele includes trade divisions of the Nigerian Embassy, Sudan Embassy, and Royal Thai Embassy in Kuala Lumpur. He has developed Shipping programs for Institute Technology Multimedia, Logistics program for Sentral City Institute, Freight management program for PSNB, and Open University Malaysia. Developed post-graduate courses in Supply Chain Management for Camden University and Export Management for Metropolitan University organized and others.
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“In this online course, I learned so much about Strategic Sourcing, Logistic, Supplier Relationship, SOW, Incoterm 2020, Marine Insurance CIF. After the course, I feel so much more confident in understanding the entire Logistics canvas. The trainer is very knowledgeable in the subject matter.”_ Mohd Azlan Bin Mustaffa, Head of SIRIM
“Before attending the course, I was excited to learn about procurement management. During the course, I learned about The Relationship Between Procurement, Supplier Management, and Purchasing, 3 golden rules negotiation, framework in purchasing, incoterms 2010 and 2020. After the course, I feel so good because I gained so much new knowledge about strategic procurement, Negotiation, and incoterms.”
“Good training and trainer. I have gained so much knowledge and experience after attending this training in Procurement. Mr. Stephun Kum, the expert training is able to answer all my questions and his lectures and explanation are easy to understand.” _Khairil, SIRIM
| Normal Fee |
Early Bird |
Group Fee |
| Sign up 1 pax |
Sign up 1 pax |
Sign up 3 pax or more |
| Pay 1 day(s) before course starts |
Pay 14 day(s) before course starts |
Pay 1 day(s) before course starts |
| MYR 3490 per pax |
MYR 2890 per pax |
MYR 2790 per pax |
| USD 1030 per pax |
USD 850 per pax |
USD 820 per pax |
Upon successful completion of this program, you will receive a Certificate of Achievement.
Payment mode:
1. ONLINE PAYMENT by Credit card: You can opt to register and pay online with our latest payment integration system through our website.
2. Telegraphic Transfer- You can also opt to use GIRO or telegraphic transfer of payment via international banks.
