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14 - 15 November 2024
In Person

Ship and Port Agencies

Explore comprehensive vessel operations from arrival to departure

About the Course

The ship & port agents are an indispensable resource for shipowners, and charterers and are vital to the daily operations of the overall shipping industry. The agents’ variety of assistance required by their principles throughout port calls are comprehensive and range from berth allocations, bills of lading, multimodal freight collection, customs documentation to crew transfer, bunker calls as well as contractual agreements for maritime assets.

Who Should Attend

Shipping professionals and anyone interested in the maritime sectors wishing to learn more about the roles of the agents.

  • Port agency
  • Cargo agency / cargo brokers
  • Shipowners’ / charterers’ agents
  • Ship managers
  • Freight forwarders, 3pls

Key Learning Objectives

  • Understand the roles and duties of the ship and port agent
  • Apply relevant maritime conventions and regulations to the port agency
  • Undertake vessel operations for ship agent: pre-arrival, in-operations and post-departure
  • Understand the finances and liabilities of an agent in relation to a ship operator, ship crew, cargo owners, and port authorities

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14 Nov 2024

2 days

09:00 17:00 Singapore

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Singapore

Paul Black

English

SGD$3,695.00

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Course Information

Instructional Delivery Method: In-Person
Prerequisite & Advanced Preparation: Reading material will be sent prior to the course

Learn More About This Training Course

Delivered by Paul Black

Paul Black is a hands-on business development and operations senior executive in the ports, shipping and freight forwarding industry. He tutors the essentials of shipping and port agency courses having been a port agent for many years in London, Africa and the Middle East handling a range of vessels including bulkers, container vessels, refer vessels, general cargo ships and RO/RO carriers, liner vessels and trampers.

Run this course in-house

Informa Connect Academy’s customised training solutions have helped organisations deliver tailored learning in different languages to suit every requirement.

Jonathan Lee

Manager - Policy

Maritime and Port Authority (MPA)

“Thanks to the course I’ve gained a better understanding of the shipping industry, the rules and practices, which allow me to better shape policy recommendations. The trainer shared great case studies and participants were most interactive”