Training in Dry Bulk Cargo

Name: Training in Dry Bulk Cargo
Start: 2026-04-21T00:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-05-12T23:59:59+01:00
Location: Escola Europea – Intermodal Transport

21 April – 12 May 2026

GENERAL INFORMATION

OBJECTIVES

HOW?

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PROGRAMME

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QUESTIONS

PARTICIPANT’S PROFILE

Professionals and students from business, law, engineering, logistics, and international trade interested in bulk shipping markets and port operations.

Some of the companies that entrust the training of their employees with the Escola:

GENERAL INFORMATION

21 April – 12 May 2026

Hybrid

Online | Barcelona

English

OBJECTIVES

Provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the dry bulk shipping business.
Analyse maritime markets and the role of commodity traders, shipowners, brokers, and operators.
Introduce the legal framework governing chartering contracts and maritime disputes.
Understand financial decision-making and capital allocation in bulk shipping
Apply knowledge to a practical case involving real port and trading operations

HOW?

Theory & Practice
- Theoretical foundations: Dry bulk commodities, vessel types, trade flows, chartering, maritime law, and capital allocation principles.
- Practical learning: Team case study on planning and analysing bulk operations; workshops on risk, costs, and coverage strategies.
- Final plenary: Presentation and debate to consolidate insights.
Real-World Insight
- Port operations: Maritime visit to the Port of Barcelona to understand bulk logistics and infrastructure.
- Industry facilities: Guided visits to ICL, ELIAN, and PORTCEMEN for a close look at bulk handling and storage operations.
Masterclasses
- Market intelligence: Sessions on market trends, gas markets, and agri-commodities delivered by leading professionals (e.g., Ivo Sarjanovic, David Grainger, Pedro Nonay).
- Industry strategy: Insights from shipowners and capital investment experts, including Thomas Jarde and Edgar Fernandez.
- Trading dynamics: Perspective from top trading houses, led by Jordi Costa of Bunge.

This course, based on an experiential learning method, combines:

Online classes

Online theoretical classes on topics of interest in port operations with relation to bulk cargo, conducted by experts and academics in the sector.

Participants of the Port Operations Summer School

Visits

Visits to port terminals to see the logistics operations in real time.

Networking

Specific networking activities between the participants and the experts of the sector.

PROGRAMME

Tuesday - 21st April 2026 (online)

14:30	Welcome – Presentation of the course – Eduard Rodés & Joel Grau
15:00	The Maritime Industry: Fundamentals and Notions I of Shipping – Joel Grau
16:45	Break
17:00	Masterclass : Commodities and Markets. The B1ig picture – Pedro Nonay (Consultant, former executive at Louis Dreyfus and Solaris. IEB. Harvard)
18:00	End of the day

Thursday - 21st April 2026 (online)

Tuesday - 28th April 2026 (online)

Thursday - 30th April 2026 (online)

Tuesday - 05th May 2026 (online)

Thursday - 07 May 2026 (online)

Monday - 11 May 2026 (in-person)

Tuesday - 12 May 2026 (in-person)

09:00	Meeting point at the Escola Europea
09:10	Masterclass : Operator: Trading houses – Jordi Costa (BUNGE)
10:30	Presentation on Bulk Operations at the Port of Barcelona – Barcelona Port Authority
12:00	Maritime Visit to the Port of Barcelona
13:30	Lunch (included)
14:30	Group work on a practical case study
16:30	Group presentations of the practical case study
17:30	Closing Ceremony and presentation of diplomas

TUITION

The standard programme fee is
2,500€
A 20% discount is applied for collaborators,
and students can benefit from a discount of up to 50%.

The programme can also be taken entirely online at a special rate of 750€.

*Course subsidized by Fundae (formerly Fundación Tripartita) for Spanish companies

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A first class experience, with very professional and experienced instructors in maritime and port operations, as well as excellent people. Navigation was quite productive and contributed greatly to raising our knowledge, so that it could be replicated in our organizations.

Manuel Touzard

Course was very well organized. There were no delays. Lecturers were knowledge of the topics they were presenting.

Jeyhur AbdullayaPort of Baku (Azerbaijan), 2019

M’ha semblat molt interessant, ben pensat i ben conduït per l’Escola i el seu personal.

Anon.2018

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13 April, 2026

14:30	Red hats. Commodity Traders – Joel Grau
15:50	Break
16:00	Masterclass: Mega tendencies – Ivo Sarjanovic, (Arab Bank. University of Geneva. Former Cargill Global Head of Soybeans and Sugar. Oxford, Harvard)
16:55	Break
17:05	Masterclass: Shipowners – Thomas Jarde (Senior Vice President at Clipper Group)
18:00	End of the day

14:30	Legal concepts, Chartering and documents. Notions I – Joel Grau
15:40	Break
15:50	Legal concepts, Chartering and documents. Notions II – Joel Grau
16:50	Break
17:05	Masterclass: Maritime Law – TBC (Uría Menéndez)
18:00	End of the day

08:30	Meeting point at the Escola Europea and transfer
09:00	Visit to ICL
11:00	Visit to ELIAN
13:15	Lunch (included)
16:45	Group work on a practical case study
20:30	Networking dinner (included)

Training in Dry Bulk Cargo

21 April – 12 May 2026

GENERAL INFORMATION

OBJECTIVES

HOW?

PARTICIPANT’S PROFILE

PROGRAMME

QUESTIONS

PARTICIPANT’S PROFILE

GENERAL INFORMATION

21 April – 12 May 2026

Hybrid

Online | Barcelona

English

OBJECTIVES

HOW?

This course, based on an experiential learning method, combines:

PROGRAMME

TUITION

For more information…Contact us!

Collaborators:

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