Registration deadline: Thursday, January 14, 2027
Dates: January 27 to May 5, 2027
Schedule: Wednesday evenings, 6:00 to 9:00 pm
Delivery mode: Online
Language of instruction: English
Duration: 45 hours
Description
This 45-hour course will cover:
- How international shipments really move in practice.
- How to plan shipments end-to-end.
- How to produce a sales agreement.
- What information to gather for the cargo.
- How to select modes and routes.
- How to apply Incoterms 2020.
- How to compare quotes, interpret schedules and cut-offs.
- How to complete the international documents (B/L, invoice, packing list, certificate of origin).
- How to reduce costly delays such as demurrage and detention.
- How to manage the risks-carriers liability, cargo insurance.
- What method of release to select (OBL, Telex Release, Express Release, e-BL).
- How to select the right international method of payment (including Letter of Credit document checking).
Each class includes hands-on exercises and case studies. A comprehensive case study covering the entire expedition, from start to finish, will be conducted at the end of the course.
Prerequisites and Other Course Information
Prerequisites
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management and Introduction to Import and Export Procedures courses.
- You must ensure that you have a stable internet connection and a device capable of supporting a Teams meeting with a working microphone and camera. It is also your responsibility to verify that your device is compatible with the applications and/or software covered in the course, if applicable.
Hardware Requirements
None
Software Requirements
None
Attendance and Virtual Classroom Behavior
This course requires your individual presence and your active, consistent and sustained participation in your individual work. Your individual responsibilities are to complete the work assigned, to be online and ready to work within the first five minutes of the class.
Active Participation
While the use of the camera remains optional, active participation implies that the learner takes part in discussions, answers and asks questions, either verbally or via the chat integrated into the meeting and participates in group and/or individual exercises. The instructor’s feedback is taken into account to validate that a learner’s participation has met the expectations for issuing the certificate.
Electronic certificates of completion will be given to students who have attended and actively participated in 80% or more of the scheduled classes. We will no longer issue paper certificates.
