
Discover the value of sea trading routes and maritime facilities and learn why this course is essential for understanding global maritime trade.
Ports transfer goods and passengers between ship and shore, near natural resources or major shipping routes, with water basins, berths, and hinterlands; examples include Richards Bay, Algeciras, and Port Said.
Explore how ports are classified by location, depth, and purpose, including seaports, cargo ports, container ports, break bulk, water ports, fishing ports, and inland ports, with regional examples.
Explore major iron ore routes from Australia and Brazil to China, Japan, South Korea, and Europe, using capesize ships and occasional handysize, supermax, or panamax vessels.
This course is the second part of my previous course Introduction to Maritime- Shipping Industry
This introductory course covers the essential elements of maritime facilities, such as ports, terminals and their role in the international shipping industry.
This course will help you gain knowledge about maritime industry and international trade, covering two main topics:
1. Different maritime facilities, and
2. The main maritime shipping/ trading routes.
Audience
The course - Introduction to Sea trading routes and maritime facilities - is for the ones who are interested in Maritime transportation and Shipping industry.
It will be useful for anyone working either in shipping or in an organization that has a connection with the movement of goods by sea.
If you are a professional and you need to refresh your knowledge, this introductory course is exactly what you are looking for.
Course objectives
This course aims to establish a foundation of industry knowledge and allow the learner to build on that foundation.
On successful completion of this course, the learner will have gained a good understanding of:
- the different maritime facilities (ports, terminals), their use, and their importance;
- the main maritime shipping/ trading routes.
All these knowledge can be applied in the workplace in many types of organizations.
This course contain quizzes and additional files with information.
There is a Bonus Lecture (Lecture 16. Liner services and Tramp shipping) in which in a simple and understandable way are described the main features of Liner services and Tramp shipping.