Lloyd's Maritime Academy
Diploma in Ship and Port Agency
Online United Kingdom
DURATION
12 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
04 Feb 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 3,899 *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance learning
* + VAT @ 20% for UK individuals and UK companies
Introduction
A comprehensive guide to issues affecting today's agents
Exploring the agents’ essential duties and obligations to the ship or cargo owner in port, and the vital role they play in the supply chain.
The online Diploma in Ship & Port Agency, delivered in partnership with North Kent College, provides a complete and detailed guide to the shipping agent role.
Ideal Students
This 12-month professional development programme is a must-study if:
- You are at an early stage of your career and wish to develop your knowledge in this field
- You are an experienced agent wishing to update your knowledge and prepare for new challenges
- You are a general manager or operations manager at an agency company
- You are a seafarer wanting to move into a shore-based role with an agency
- You are a professional wishing to develop a role in ship and port agency
- You work at a shipping company and wish to understand the work of the agent
Curriculum
- Module 1 – Ships and the Maritime Environment
- Module 2 –The Work of the Ship and Port Agent
- Module 3 – Commercial Relationships
- Module 4 – Ship Documentation
- Module 5 – Cargo Documentation
- Module 6 –What Agents Need to Know About Chartering
- Module 7 –Port Agency Operations
- Module 8 – Legal Aspects of Ship and Port Agency and Insurance
- Module 9 –Finance, Accounting, Credit Management
- Module 10 – Contemporary Issues
- Case Study – Current Issues in Ship and Port Agency
Program Outcome
What you'll learn
- Analyse the competitive landscape of agency provision
- Recognise marine industry terminology
- Classify the types of services offered/required of an agent
- Describe the agent/principal relationship
- Categories how an agent is remunerated
- Recognise the agent's role in relation to this documentation
- Describe the various INCOTERMS and their impact on the agent
- Explain the different types of charterparties and their implication on the agent
- Explain the step by step process of vessel arrival and the role of the agent
- Describe the elements of shipping and maritime law which are relevant to agents
- Discriminate between types of revenue and expenditure
Program Tuition Fee
Program delivery
100% Online
- Accessible – 24/7 availability from wherever you have an internet connection
- Flexible – take control of where, when, how and the rate at which you study
- Professional – industry-leading course directors and tutors
- Quality – study the same course used by corporations for internal training
- Network – with tutors and like-minded professionals from around the world
- Save money – no additional travel or accommodation costs