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Logistic and Cargo Handling Training
Course Description
This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of logistics & cargo handling. It covers the cargo handling and shipping; the preparation of documents required; the bill of lading/waybill, commercial invoice packing list, and certificate of origin/free trade agreement certificate; the hazardous product documents covering document distribution, shipment preparation, and penalty; and the international commercial terms of sea freight and air freight. Further, this course will also discuss the essential skills of shippers and receivers covering reading text, document use, writing, numeracy, oral communication, thinking skills, problem-solving, decision-making, and critical thinking; and the job task planning and organizing including significant use of memory, finding information, working with others, computer use and continuous learning.


This training course will highlight:

  • Logistics and Distribution Training
  • Planning for Logistics
  • Procurement and Inventory Decisions
  • Freight Transport (by Sea Shipment)
  • Cargo handling
  • International regulations
  • Cargo segregation
  • Hazardous material identification
  • Cargo stowage and procedures to secure cargo correctly
  • Forces acting upon cargo
  • Basic crane procedures

Organizational Impact

After successful completion of the course, the Organization will benefit from general understanding of global shipping processes, cargo handling, stowage, commercial terms of sea freight by the personnel. Personnel will have a global picture of the shipping industry, it’s logistic arrangements, commercial decisions made by the shipping personnel. The delegates will also be able to understand port and ship arrangements.

Personal Impact

During this interactive course, participants will learn the factors to be considered when deciding on sea freight and air freight as a transport mode; the major elements and enclosures of the cargo handling in ports and on board ships comprising value, country of origin and type of goods, cargo stowage, separation and segregation; as well as the shipping markets, transport type, road shipment categories and shipping costs.


This training course will highlight:

  • Logistics and Distribution Training
  • Planning for Logistics
  • Procurement and Inventory Decisions
  • Freight Transport (by Sea Shipment)
  • Cargo handling
  • International regulations
  • Cargo segregation
  • Hazardous material identification
  • Cargo stowage and procedures to secure cargo correctly
  • Forces acting upon cargo
  • Basic crane procedures

Organizational Impact

After successful completion of the course, the Organization will benefit from general understanding of global shipping processes, cargo handling, stowage, commercial terms of sea freight by the personnel. Personnel will have a global picture of the shipping industry, it’s logistic arrangements, commercial decisions made by the shipping personnel. The delegates will also be able to understand port and ship arrangements.

Personal Impact

During this interactive course, participants will learn the factors to be considered when deciding on sea freight and air freight as a transport mode; the major elements and enclosures of the cargo handling in ports and on board ships comprising value, country of origin and type of goods, cargo stowage, separation and segregation; as well as the shipping markets, transport type, road shipment categories and shipping costs.

This course provides a basic overview of all significant aspects and considerations of logistics and custom clearance for managers, supervisors and all senior management. This course is also beneficial for those shipping managers, shipping clerks, forwarding and clearing controllers, clerks and transport managers.

This training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals, but will greatly benefit:

• Shipping personnel of the Company
• Shore based operations personnel
• Shore based technical personnel
• Company’s Administration Personnel
• Human Resources, Crewing personnel

 

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

30% Lectures
20% Workshops & Work Presentations
20% Case Studies & Practical Exercises
30% 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 One: Shipping Documents and Terms of Shipping

Topics to be covered

  • Customs and Shipping Definitions
  • Document Preparation
  • Incoterms
  • Essential Skills of Shippers and Receivers
  • Planning for Logistics
  • Procurement and Inventory Decisions
  • Freight Transport (by Sea Shipping)

 

Day Two: Cargo handling

Topics to be covered

  • Cargo handling
  • International Regulations
  • Cargo Segregation
  • Cargo Stowage and Procedures to secure cargo correctly
  • Forces acting upon cargo

 

Day Three: Dangerous cargo

Topics to be covered

  • Hazardous material identification
  • IMDG Code
  • Carriage and Stowage of Hazardous materials
  • Liquefied gases
  • Ship’s stores, bunkers
  • Other materials

Day Four: Port cargo handling facilities

Topics to be covered

  • Type of cargo handling equipment
  • Basic lifting procedure
  • Oil cargo handling facilities
  • Chemical cargo handling facilities
  • Port arrangements
  • Smart port

 

Day Five: Other transportation solutions

Topics to be covered

  • Warehouses
  • Shipping markets
  • Transportation types
  • Road Shipping categories
  • Shipping costs
  • Case studies

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
MAR123-01
2026-03-29
Dammam
USD 5450
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MAR123-02
2026-06-14
Dubai
USD 5450
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MAR123-03
2026-09-14
Istanbul
USD 5950
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MAR123-04
2026-12-06
Dubai
USD 5450
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