Shipbroking and Chartering Fundamentals 2014 is a course that covers topics such as:
- Shipping abbreviations – their origins, meaning and the risks that their usage can bring
- Shipbroking – the profession, its origins, purpose and commercial relevance
- Charter party – its usage, purpose and legal influence on a charter agreement
- Alternative chartering strategies
- Voyage estimating – how ship owners determine freight rates
- CFR vs FOB sale terms
- Bills of lading
- Laytime definitions
- Arbitration and litigation
Shipbroking and Chartering Fundamentals 2014 brings together:
- Managers already in shipping and chartering to refresh on fundamentals
- Trainee shipbrokers and operations department staff
- Bulk commodity traders, purchasing officers for bulk commodities
- Ship brokers, owners, charterers, government bodies, lenders and insurers