A comprehensive guide to issues affecting today's agents

• Module 1 – Ships and the Maritime Environment
• Module 2 – The Work of the Ship and Port Agent
• Module 3 – Commercial Relationships
• Module 4 – Ship Documentation
• Module 5 – Cargo Documentation
• Module 6 – What Agents Need to Know About Chartering
• Module 7 – Port Agency Operations
• Module 8 – Legal Aspects of Ship and Port Agency and Insurance
• Module 9 – Finance, Accounting, Credit Management
• Module 10 – Contemporary Issues
• Case Study – Current Issues in Ship and Port Agency

• Analyse the competitive landscape of agency provision
• Recognise marine industry terminology
• Classify the types of services offered/required of an agent
• Describe the agent/principal relationship
• Categorise how an agent is remunerated
• Recognise the agents role in relation to this documentation
• Describe the various INCOTERMS and their impact on the agent
• Explain the different types of charterparties and their implication on the agent
• Explain the step by step process of vessel arrival and the role of the agent
• Describe the elements of shipping and maritime law which are relevant to agents
• Discriminate between types of revenue and expenditure

Delivered in partnership between the National Maritime Training Centre at North Kent College and Lloyd’s Maritime Academy, the course continues to be the ideal professional development course for existing ship managers, prospective ship managers and for those who work alongside the ship management sector.

The Diploma in Ship & Port Agency has been academically assessed to provide 60 credits of prior learning accreditation towards a unique MBA delivered in partnership between Lloyd's Maritime Academy and Middlesex University.