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Logistics Management: International Transport and Shipping Kigali Duration: 1 Week/s

Course Information

  • Course Price
  • Location Kigali Courses
  • Course Code LMITSK
  • Course Date 28 Jul - 1 Aug 2025

Course Objectives
Logistics management has become a crucial part of international commodity trade and shipping businesses. The intricacies of choosing the right mode of transport, the respective contracts and the effective management of each contract and choosing the appropriate risk mitigation mechanism are crucial for successful international trade.
Who Should Attend?
Commodity Traders, Operations Managers, Chartering Managers, Commercial managers, Supervisors dealing with chartering, operations and trading functions and strategic planners.

Course Overview
International Trade and Shipping

  • Logistics management

  • Modal interfaces and Logistics in international trade

    • Tramp trade and Liner Trade
    Ocean transport
  • Various segments and their features

  • Liquid cargo movement: crude, products, chemicals and other cargoes

  • Bulk cargo movement: various cargoes, ships and their peculiarities

  • Voyage planning and voyage estimate

    • Container Trade
  • Evolution

  • Various containerised services

  • RTW and pendulum service

  • Hub and spoke concept

  • Feeders

  • Main lines

  • Multimodal transport

  • NVOCCs and forwarders and the role they play

  • Types of containers and container inventory

    • Documentation
  • Importance of documentation

  • The documents – bills of lading, mates’ receipt, cargo and freight manifest

  • Shipper’s declaration

  • Documentary credit and related documentation.

    • Logistics Contract management
  • Various contracts in international trade and contract management

  • Various entities and their roles

    • Risk Mitigation
  • Cargo insurance

  • Hull and machinery cover

  • P & I Clubs

  • Time charterers liability cover

  • Voyage charterers liability cover


    • Learning Goal
  • Develop the skills to effectively manage logistics in international trade

  • Appreciate the various interfaces in logistics and shipping

  • Understand various segments of the shipping industry and their peculiarities

  • A clear understanding of the importance of proper documentation in Logistics including documentary credit and effectively manage the documentation requirements.

  • Understand the available risk mitigation mechanisms in logistics.


    • Course Materials
    Course notes and Case studies

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