Objectives
- To provide training on groupage and consolidation operations
- To show groupage operations, infrastructures and equipment in detail and from a practical perspective
- To offer deep insights into road, maritime and air logistics and groupage, its actors, roles, market segmentation and trends
Methodology
The course on groupage and consolidation is highly specialised. The contents are divided into workshops and lectures complemented by audiovisual material. During the workshops the participants will visit several port facilities, infrastructures, warehouses and NVOCC’s. The classes are interactive and the students are encouraged to participate actively. The documentation will be handed out both in hard and electronic copy. At the end of the course, successful participants will receive a diploma.
Contents
Lectures:
- Intermodal Groupage:
- History, NVOCC, National and International Groupage, Benefits (cost and environment), Types of cargo
- Consolidation Centres:
- Supply Chain
- Infrastructure, warehousing and equipment
- Groupage Handling
- Regulations, documentation and procedures
- Management of a container terminal
- Insurance and risk management
- Road transportation
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- Development of new routes
- Added value
- Import-export procedures
- Customs Procedures: import-export (FCL-LCL)
Workshops:
- Visit to NVOCC
- Visit to a container terminal
- Visit to an industrial packaging manufacturer