Managing Carriage of Goods and Incoterms

Day 1 (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM)

Module 1: Managing Carriage of Goods by Air

• Introduction to Air Freight Conventions: Warsaw and Montreal.

• Airfreight Documentation: MAWB, HAWB, roles and responsibilities of parties.

• Aircraft types, airport facilities, ULDs, palletisation, and containerisation.

• Cargo handling procedures: packing, marking, loading, unloading.

• Cargo classification (GCR, SCR, CCR) and rate computation; carrier and agent charges.

• Freight payment methods (PP, CC, COD) and principles of consolidation shipment.

Module 2: Managing Carriage of Goods by Sea

• Introduction to Sea Freight Conventions: Hague Visby, Hamburg, Rotterdam Rules, COGSA.

• Seafreight Documentation: MBL, HBL, roles and responsibilities of parties.

• Shipping services, vessel types, containerisation (FCL, LCL) and associated responsibilities.

• Cargo handling procedures: packing, marking, loading, unloading.

• Freight rates (CBR, FAK, CHR) and payment methods (prepaid, collect).

• Principles of consolidation shipment and cargo space booking.

Day 2 (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM)

Module 3: Mastering Incoterms for Global Trade

• Introduction to ICC Incoterms® 2020 rulings and provisions.

• The four groups of Incoterms: E, F, C, D terms.

• Detailed understanding of the 11 Incoterms® 2020 rules (EXW, FCA, FAS, FOB, CIF, CFR, CIP, CPT, DDP, DAP, DPU).

• Apportioning of risks and costs between seller and buyer; point of transfer conditions.

• Incoterms® 2020 compliance and comparison with 2010 and 2000 versions.

• Critical issues governing the contract of sales and contract of carriage.

• Application and implication factors across pre-transaction, on-transaction, and post-transaction stages.

• Challenges in freight and logistics execution: pre-departure, in-conveyance, and on-arrival.