PG Diploma in Shipping and Freight Forwarding

The shipping industry is central and often referred to as the life blood of the global economy, transporting goods - oil and gas, food stuffs, commodities, manufactured products for import and export;that account for near about 90% of the world trade.Students of this course will learn the following key topics:

• Fundamental concept of International Trade, role of Supply chain and logistics in International trade.
• Understand the framework of export and import documentation.
• Role and effectiveness of Freight Forwarding, International organizations in forwarding and trade.
• Understand the role of transportation, selection of various modes of transportation for facilitating freight forwarding.
• Understand the role of transportation, selection of various modes of transportation for facilitating freight forwarding.

Eduqual,UK

1. Introduction to International trade, objectives of international trade, factors leading to international trade, Understand the link between international trade and SCM. Role of SCM and logistics in International trade. International trade environment,Economic integration, Regional trade blocks in improving international trade.

2. Documentation – EIC Code, Bill of Lading, Types of Bill of Lading, Freight Bill, Claims; Documentation – International: Sales documents, Export declaration, Export License, Import License, consular invoice, Commercial invoice, certificate of origin, certificate of value, Carnet, Phyto Sanitary certificate, Bill of Entry, Export Bill of Lading, Ocean Bill of Lading, insurance certificate. INCOTerms 2010 ,Letter of Credits

3. Fundamental principles and freight forwarding, Role of UNCTAD – United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, ICC – International Chamber of Commerce, WCO – World Customs Organization, WTO – World Trade Organization, World Bank , ISO – International Organization of Standardization, FIATA – International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association

4. Various Modes of transport, About time zones and transportation, Major routes of all modes, The Trans-Asian- European corridors, Linkages between modes and economic groupings, Climatic conditions and transport, suitability of mode for the freight. Trade and geopolitics(Markets and their trends)

5. To understand the Customs Clearing & Freight Forwarding environment as well as the complication of consolidation and the delays in clearing and moving the freight.

Westford School of Management offers a range of UK bachelor degrees and graduate programs in UAE through our partnerships with British universities. These courses include MBAs, PGPM, and BA/BBAs that focuses on business and liberal arts subjects. We only work with the best education providers in the UK to ensure our students are offered only the best courses and leave our campus with the knowledge and skills they need to excel in the world of business and finance.

We specialize in offering courses to professionals who wish to hone their skills and improve their career prospects through higher education. Our Postgraduate Diplomas for professionals include Islamic banking, supply chain and logistics, human resources, and project management. These graduate programs in UAE are all designed to fit in around your current working demands, so you can develop your skills while still maintaining your career.