Shipping Documentation – Do and Don’t
Course Code: CL04
Course Objective
- For new entrants to the logistics industry, it will be a good opportunity to learn about the importance of shipping documentation and its consequences if it is not done properly
- For practitioners in the logistics industry, it will enable them to clear doubts about some aspects in shipping documentation.
- For the merchants, it will help them to understand how shipping documents are processed and the carrier’s requirements in exports and imports.
Target Audience
- Anyone dealing with b/l documentation e.g. banks, merchants, shipping line and logistics service providers and for those considering a career switch to the logistics industry.
Course Outline
- Review of the trading process and types of documents used for both exports and imports
- Differentiate shipping terms and Incoterms
- Shipper’s obligations in giving accurate cargo information in the b/l
- Review some important clauses behind the b/l on limits of liability, delays, and time-bar
- Differentiate the types of bills of lading and their usage e.g. non-negotiable b/l, negotiable b/l and sea waybill, and switched b/l
- Case studies/practical exercises on proper cargo delivery, preparing bills of lading in accordance with shipper’s or buyer’s requirements, shipping line clauses on the b/l.
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