Certificate in Container Terminal Operations & Management

Start Date End Date Venue Fees (US $)
26 Oct 2025 Live-Online $ 2,500 Register

Certificate in Container Terminal Operations & Management

Introduction

This course examines the essentials of container terminals from all angles, providing detailed knowledge and practical information for those wishing to increase or update their understanding. To understand and be part of this dynamic sector, you need a detailed knowledge of container terminals and the trends shaping their development: the drivers of container traffic growth, ever-larger ships, innovative equipment, and evolving trade routes requiring new container terminals. As more facilities become operational, competition increases, and the focus on costs, efficiency, and service delivery becomes even more crucial.

Objectives

    • To describe the nature, importance and component activities of the container terminal operations.
    • To explain how delivery route, mode of transport and container status influence the terminal process.
    • To describe the facilities provided for the container terminal operations.
    • To explain the administrative, documentary and handling procedures followed for the handling of containers transported by road, rail and inland waterway.
    • To outline the main safety and security procedures and precautions necessary for the handling operations.

Training Methodology

This is an interactive course. There will be open question and answer sessions, regular group exercises and activities, videos, case studies, and presentations on best practice. Participants will have the opportunity to share with the facilitator and other participants on what works well and not so well for them, as well as work on issues from their own organizations. The online course is conducted online using MS-Teams/ClickMeeting.

Who Should Attend?

  • Terminal and port operators
  • Container shipping owners, managers, brokers and charterers
  • Freight, cargo and intermodal logistics service providers, stevedores, forwarders and operators
  • Port and maritime authorities, management, regulators and consultants
  • Terminal providers and developers

Course Outline

Introduction to Container Shipping

  • Global economy, trade and transport
  • History of container shipping trade and transport
  • Evolution of liner shipping services
  • Container types and classification
  • Dimensions and capacities
  • Purposes
  • Marks and numbers
  • Container terminology
  • Full Container Loads (FCL)
  • Less than Container Loads (LCL)
  • Door-to-door, port-to-port
  • Container management
  • Owning versus leasing
  • Container demand
  • Tracking and tracing containers
  • Container loss, damage, maintenance and repair
  • Container packing and securing
  • Container security and integrity
  • Seals and locking techniques
  • Scanning
  • Safety considerations

The operation, Management and Commercial Understanding of the Container Terminal Business

We'll demonstrate how the container business has evolved and continue to dominate maritime transportation innovation

Container Terminal Characteristics:

We'll explore the different elements of container terminal operations and the full cycle of ships, yards, and gate activities.

 

Container Terminal Operations

We will cover all the essential theoretical and practical aspects of container terminal operations. Private port operators and public port authorities give a detailed overview of issues such as:

  • Quay-wall infrastructure
  • Technical terminal management
  • Container terminal configuration and lay-out
  • Computerized operational systems
  • Intermodal shifts
  • General container policy

HSSE Management of Terminals

We'll consider the key health, safety, security and environment in container terminals and how they are managed.

Commercial and Financial Aspects of Container Terminal Operations

We'll demonstrate the sources of revenue for a container terminal, understand the typical cost structure and gain an appreciation source of finance and investment appraisal for container terminal development projects.

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