Shipping can be define as a physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo, by land, air, sea, it also can be describe the movement of items by ship. For safety purposes, some cargo/goods are forbidden by air due to their nature or weight, such goods will be carried by sea. And to know which vessel will be suitable for the cargo and also the container to be used as well as document to cover the goods for security reasons, the course will enable the student to have adequate knowledge on vessels types, document and stuffing & unstuffy.

Course Outline

• Ship Operation
• Cargo Operation
• Documentation
• Business Law
• Marine Insurance
• Port Administration
• Rate & Charge
• Clearing & Forwarding
• Port Operation

Key Topic

• Understand the world geography
• Air/Sea transport essentials
• Cargo Package management-domestic & international
• Designing, costing & budgeting of fit package
• Understand the package components.

COURSE STRUCTURE

SHIPPING MANAGEMENT COURSE IS AVAILABLE IN CLASSROOM LECTURE & PRACTICAL BASED TRAINING.

ELIGIBILITY

HSC, a good understanding of English language, world geography & basic mathematics. Anyone wishing to start a career as a Shipping Manager.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

•  O’ Level Certificate (WAEC, NECO, GCE)
• Higher Certificate (OND,NCE,HND,BSc)
• Excellent english skills and any other language.

CAREER/JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Counter executives, sales & marketing executives, clearing & forwarding agents, airport duty officers, freight forwarders, distribution / logistics manager, Port manager, shipping Officer, Rail operations manager, Transportation manager – passenger services, transportation planner, warehouse manager, Customer service coordinator, operations agent, export/import sea freight coordinator, fleet & facilities manager, logistics operations manager etc.

Course Duration: 12 weeks (3Months)