Shipping, Clearing and Forwarding Administration

• Explaining the functions carried out in an airfreight export, import and consolidation operation.
• Describing the functions carried out by an overborder freight forwarding operation.
• Outlining the functions carried out in a surface freight operation.
• Describing the work carried out by the clearing/compliance function in a forwarding operation.
• Describing typical support functions within a freight forwarding organization.
• Describing the work of a marketing/sales department in a freight forwarding organization.
• Outlining the transition of the industry from traditional freight forwarding to international supply chain management

CONTENT

• Import Documentation
• Port policies and procedures
• Principles and practice of shipping
• Clearing and forwarding laws and practice
• Explaining the functions carried out in an airfreight export, import and consolidation operation.
• Over-border freight forwarding operation.
• Surface freight operation.
• Clearing/compliance functions in a forwarding operation.
• Outlining the transition of freight forwarding to supply chain management
• Roles of multimodal logistics operations.
• Equipment used to pack and transport goods by surface.

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.