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Your Growth, Our Mission

Shipping Management, Leadership & Strategy
Course Description
This highly current training course will provide the basis for understanding the trends that prevail in shipping at present and provide the tools for unlocking your potential. Primarily intended for professionals who already have exposure to shipping, this training course is designed to support participants in updating their knowledge of the sector and developing their skills in order to enhance their confidence and motivation and become a successful strategist and leaders. This training course will provide a bridge to participants for achieving the next level of effectiveness, revitalizing their vision, and investing more successfully in people and strengths.

This training course will feature:
• Seaborne trade and shipping
• Flagging and ship registration
• Shipping stakeholders
• Qualitative shipping and the IMO
• Industry best practice
• Current trends in shipping finance
• Vessel operations
• Bunkering
• Port safety and Port security
• Port agency
• Cargo operations
• Trends, risks, opportunities: consolidation, digitalization, connectivity, cybersecurity
• Ship registration law
• Carriage of Goods by Sea Law (charterparties)
• Marine Insurance law and practice
• Human element in the industry
• Marine Environment Protection
• Trends, risks, opportunities, including in relation to autonomous shipping

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify current trends in shipping management, finance
  • Understand Ship Registration and Flag State
  • Learn about various marine operations
  • Gain a better understanding of the legal environments surrounding shipping
  • Understand game drivers in shipping to generate growth
  • Get knowledge of the International Maritime Organization, its main function, and documents
  • Learn about best practices in the Shipping industry
  • Integrate new perspectives and enhance strategic thinking
  • Identify their leadership potential
  • Learn about International Safety Management and International Security measures
  • Get knowledge of the human factor and crewing issues
  • Discover new industry trends such as digitalization and automatization
  • Identify stakeholders in the Shipping world and the relationship between them
  • Know about marine environment protection and regulations related to it
  • Identify the risks of transporting goods by sea
  • Develop emotional intelligence and skills required by the changing shipping environment
  • Know how to make strategic decisions
  • Understand business ethics and the role of social responsibility

This training seminar will greatly benefit all individuals who wish to improve their leadership skills and develop their personal power and effectiveness: 

  • Managers
  • Team Leaders
  • Supervisors
  • Professionals
  • Technical Staff
  • Superintendents
  • Operators
  • Officers
  • Procurement professionals
  • Suppliers
  • Planners
  • Inventory professionals

This training course will make use of a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented, and deliver an exciting and meaningful learning experience. This includes lectures with active delegate participation including problem solving, reflection and discussions. Several experiential exercises will be used, with the focus being placed on current trends, industry best practice, and the interaction of attendees.

This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of the total tuition hours: -

50% Lectures
20% Workshops & Work Presentations
20% Case Studies & Practical Exercises
10% Videos, Software & Simulators

In an unlikely event, the course instructor may modify the above training methodology before or during the course for technical reasons.

DAY 1

Shipping, Trade and Finance

  • Seaborne trade and shipping
  • Flagging and ship registration
  • Shipping stakeholders
  • Qualitative shipping and the IMO
  • Industry best practice
  • Current trends in shipping finance

DAY 2

Maritime & Port Operations

  • Vessel operations
  • Bunkering
  • Port safety and Port security
  • Port agency
  • Cargo operations
  • Trends, risks, opportunities: consolidation, digitalization, connectivity, cybersecurit

DAY 3

Legal Frameworks

  • Ship registration law
  • Carriage of Goods by Sea Law (charterparties)
  • Marine Insurance law and practice
  • Maritime safety and security law
  • Marine Environment Protection
  • Trends, risks, opportunities, including in relation to autonomous shipping

DAY 4

Delivery of Vision through the Human Element

  • The Human Element in shipping
  • Manning requirements and the use of crew agencies
  • STCW 2010 & ILO MLC 2010
  • The use of standard contracts
  • Managing multicultural crews
  • Building teams, motivating and inspiring people
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DAY 5

Creating Value in Shipping

  • Leadership Development- What is your vision?
  • Enhancing emotional intelligence and developing skills
  • Visionary thinking, encouraging change and innovation
  • Becoming a strategic decisions-maker
  • The role of business ethics and social corporate responsibility
  • Value creation in an uncertain world

BTS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.

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Course Rounds

5 Days
Code Date Venue Fees Action
MAR118-02
2026-04-19
Amman
USD 5450
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MAR118-03
2026-08-10
Istanbul
USD 5950
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MAR118-04
2026-11-15
Dubai
USD 5450
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