Shipping & Port Terminal Management

OBJECTIVES:

• Explain the developments in port and terminal
• Participate effectively in the process of acquiring related terminal equipment
• Monitor and control the operations and utilisation of terminal/ports resources.
• Set an optimum maintenance programme for their terminal equipment
• Analyse the costs and financial aspects of their terminal operations
• Comply with legislative requirements for safe operations

PROGRAMME DETAILS:

• Introduction to shipping
• Vessels types and their use
• Ports and their impact on shipping
• Terminal facilities
• Storage and transit
• Influence on supply chain throughput

• Terminal operations
• Types and characteristics
• Receiving, offloading activities
• Loading and dispatch
• Terminal delays and associated impacts on operations
• Planning the operations
• Resource requirements
• Information
• People
• Equipment

• Productivity and utilisations factors
• Management and control
• Costing and financial factors
• Monitoring and control traditional and good practices

• Intermodal movements
• Customs procedures
• Intermodal vehicles
• Intermodal infrastructure
• Track and tracing systems
• Documentation requirements
• Role of 3PLs

• Safety and security
• Safety of operations
• Security of cargo; and people
• Handling equipment
• Dangerous and hazardous goods
• Legislation and shipping operations